On the surface, All of Us Strangers is a dark and twisty love story. Underneath, there is the often-present storyline seen in queer cinema: that of trauma and tragedy.
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Haigh’s ghostly, dream-like setting offers a powerful remedy for an ageing generation of gay men coming to terms with the grief that pervaded their young lives.
Contrary to stereotypes, relationships between older and younger men were not all about money or sex, but rather mentorship and support.
In 1983, during the early days of the AIDS epidemic, the US Food and Drug Administration made the decision to ban gay men from donating blood. Now, 40 years later, it is dropping that rule.
Experts on the history of sexuality in Canada say recent changes to the Expungement Act don’t go far enough, and they urge Canadians to reject attempts to divide marginalized communities.
Bias-motivated attacks became a distinct crime in the 1980s. But police investigate only a fraction of the roughly 200,000 hate crimes reported each year – and even fewer ever make it to court.
The term ‘MSM’ allows public health interventions to gloss over the social, political and cultural complexities of identity. But it’s not without its limitations.
As monkeypox vaccination programs roll out and health authorities work to reduce the spread of the virus, progress is lagging on renaming it.
How it spreads and how to protect yourself.
The author of Shuggie Bain returns to the public housing schemes of 1980s working-class Glasgow to explore the redemptive power of secure love and the dangers of violent, dominating masculinity.
Evidence suggests the development of a person’s sexuality begins before they are born.
The HIV In My Day project preserves the early history of the HIV/AIDS pandemic through the personal stories of long-term survivors and caregivers.
Gay men earn 11% less while lesbian women earn 9% more than their heterosexual counterparts.
Gay men in marginal provinces like Hainan are claiming spaces and building communities in their own secret worlds.
New research highlights how the press excluded, shamed and invaded the privacy of those living with HIV.
New laws due this summer will allow gay men who have had the same partner for three months or more to give blood
Idealized standards for muscular, fat-free male bodies may be fuelling the use of SARMs, or selective androgen receptor modulators, unapproved muscle-building drugs that are easily available online.
Using cannabis may help reduce harms associated with chemsex, and provide a safer alternative for sexual and gender minority men to find intimacy and pleasure.
Set in the army during apartheid, the South African film Moffie is a masterpiece. Oliver Hermanus, a black filmmaker, explores how toxic white masculinity breeds racism and homophobia.
At the National Gallery of Victoria’s summer blockbuster, Keith Haring, Jean-Michel Basquiat: Crossing Lines, Haring’s sexuality is obscured.
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Honorary Professor, DVCE Portfolio, Deakin University
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Honorary Senior Lecturer, UNSW Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Communication, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Health Studies, University of Westminster
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Professor of History, University of Washington
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Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Social Science, The University of Queensland
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Research Fellow, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne
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Professor, School of English and Theatre Studies, University of Guelph
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Chair in Intellectual Property and Technology Law, University of Stirling
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Lecturer of Applied Linguistics, University of Johannesburg
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Director, Project on Civil Discourse, American University School of Public Affairs
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Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia
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Assistant Professor, Applied Human Nutrition, Mount Saint Vincent University
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