Men’s Health Week #3: South Asian Men
Let’s beat stress together! As Men’s Health week is here I am reminded how much my mental and physical health were affected by my anxiety around accepting my sexuality and how difficult I found this from a cultural perspective. My biggest fear was being rejected by family and close friends. At 19 (way before the […]
Men’s Health Week #2: PrEP, Let’s talk about it.
As a Sexual Health Outreach worker at Birmingham LGBT I like to keep up-to-date with any information that can help me with my work, part of my role involves sexual health advice, whilst on an internet outreach session, some people asked me how best they can protect themselves against Sexually transmitted infections, if they […]
Men’s Health Week #1: Beating Stress!
As you may be aware its Men’s Health Week this week (June 13th-19th). This year’s theme is STRESS, how to deal with it, how to spot it, and how to beat it. As part of Men’s Health Week we’ll be posting 5 blog posts all this week to highlight different issues, experiences, and tactics for improving Men’s […]
Sun, Sea and Safe sex
There are a number of factors to consider when it comes to practising safer sex and being on holiday. People generally go on holiday to have a good time, relax, let their hair-down and try new experiences. We might lose some of the inhibition’s we would normally have at home this factored in with perhaps […]
New Independent Rape and Sexual Violence Advocate for LGBT people
Bev Higgins writes about her new role working with the LGBT Community I became an ISVA to help survivors to have their say, and get the help and support to overcome the impact of sexual abuse, and not face prejudice or mistreatment. As a member of the LGBT community myself and as a professional, I […]
There is still much more work to do!
Today, May 17th is IDAHOT or IDAHOBIT day, the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia. This day is recognised across many accepting countries and by those in countries whose struggle still goes on. Today is a day to highlight and campaign for equal rights for all people of all sexualities and gender identities the […]
Ageing Better
It is recognised that people can become less active, disconnected from friends and family and more fearful of their surroundings as they get older. They may also be seen by wider society as people who are ‘done to’ – for instance, as pension claimants and patients – rather than people who are capable of making […]
Trans* day of visibility – More than visibility
Trans* day of visibility – More than visibility Today is International Trans* Day of Visibility (TdoV). The goal of today is to bring the accomplishments of Trans* people into the spotlight and combating cissexism. The theme of TdoV this year is #MoreThanVisibility meaning that this year we want to do more than ever to combat […]
Guest Blog Megan Key
With thanks to Megan Key, this article was originally published for the National Diversity Awards. I know about the benefits of exercise. I know because I used to weigh 19 stones, was a binge drinker and a chain smoker. I also suffered chronic anxiety for three years, spent seven years in therapy and have been suicidal […]
Personally Speaking
A blog by Alexus Savage Thursday 31st March sees the yearly event that is Transgender Day of Visibility (TDoV) come rolling into view. So, what is TDoV, well essentially it is a day to show your support for the Trans community. It aims to bring attention to the accomplishments of Trans people around the globe […]