Gay perverted

A new report published by SurvivorsUK has found that nearly half of lgbtq+ and bisexual men have experienced sexual assault.

The groundbreaking explore is some of the first of its kind looking into gay and bisexual men’s encounter of sexual force in the UK. The research, which was carried out by the polling company Survation and commissioned by SurvivorsUK, also found that of those who reported experiencing sexual violence, nearly 40% felt they could not tell anyone about it.

Reporting rates amongst gay and bisexual men are also particularly minor, with only 14% of respondents who experienced sexual assault saying that they had reported it to the police.

Other key findings:

• 45% of gay and pansexual men have experienced sexual assault.
• 37% of gay and multi-attracted men felt they could not communicate to anyone after experiencing sexual assault.
• Over a third of gay and bisexual person men reported experiencing sexual assault in a bar or pub.
• Only 14% of respondents who experienced sexual assault reported it to the police. Of those who did describe to the police, nearly a third said they felt disbelieved or appreciate their complaint was not taken seriously.
• A quarter of respondents reported that an

  Prof. Herek's blog

   

    

   

   

   

   

  Open bibliography
  in a separate
  window

  Members of disliked minority groups are often stereotyped as characterizing a danger to the majority's most vulnerable members. For example, Jews in the Middle Ages were accused of murdering Christian babies in ritual sacrifices. Black men in the United States were often lynched after being falsely accused of raping White women.

  In a similar fashion, gay people have often been portrayed as a threat to children. Back in 1977, when Anita Bryant campaigned successfully to repeal a Dade County (FL) ordinance prohibiting anti-gay discrimination, she named her organization "Save Our Children," and warned that "a particularly deviant-minded [gay] mentor could sexually molest children" (Bryant, 1977, p. 114). [Bibliographic references are on a different web page]

  In recent years, antigay activists have routinely asserted that lgbtq+ people are minor molesters. This argument was often made in debates about the Boy Scouts of America's policy to exclude same-sex attracted scouts and scoutmasters. More recently, in the wake of Rep.

  Sexual health for gay and bisexual men

  Having unprotected penetrative sex is the most likely way to pass on a sexually transmitted infection (STI).

  Using a condom helps protect against HIV and lowers the risk of getting many other STIs.

  If you’re a man having sex with men (MSM), without condoms and with someone new, you should contain an STI and HIV check every 3 months, otherwise, it should be at least once a year. This can be done at a sexual health clinic (SHC) or genitourinary medicine (GUM) clinic. This is key, as some STIs do not cause any symptoms.

  Hepatitis A

  Hepatitis A is a liver infection that's spread by a virus in poo.

  Hepatitis A is uncommon in the UK but you can receive it through sex, including oral-anal sex ("rimming") and giving oral sex after anal sex. MSM with multiple partners are particularly at risk. You can also get it through contaminated diet and drink.

  Symptoms of hepatitis A can appear up to 8 weeks after sex and include tiredness and feeling sick (nausea).

  Hepatitis A is not usually life-threatening and most people make a complete recovery within a couple of months.

  MSM can avoid getting hepatitis A by:

  • washing hands after se
    
    

    Under provisions in the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012, men with historical convictions for consensual gay sex may apply to the Home Office to own their convictions disregarded (i.e., deleted, or where not possible, annotated) and pardoned.

    The offences covered by the legislation are offences under Section 12 (buggery) and Section 13 (gross indecency) of the Sexual Offences Act 1956, as successfully as the equivalent military service offences and corresponding offences under earlier legislation. Where eligible, previous cautions, warnings and reprimands for the same offences can be considered.

    The conditions for a disregard are that the activity giving increase to the offence must have been consensual, with a person of 16 or over, and any activity now would not be an offence under section 71 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (sexual activity in a public lavatory).

    The statistics regarding applications for consideration received by the Home Office to date, (i.e., from October 2012 to October 2022) are as follows:

    • total number of applicants: 522
    • total number of convictions considered: 785 (note: some applicants have more than one conviction)

    Number of convictions eligible

    Category