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April 24, 2010 Posted by GorgeousBoys in Internet, Science & Technology, Sports, Health & Fitness

HOT NEW WEBSITE: Gaysurfers website

A new site called Gaysurfers.net is hoping to attract the attention of the world’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender surfers. Surfing is often seen as a macho sport where many fear rejection for being gay. In the past, some professionals who came out lost their sponsorships. So, to provide more solidarity among LGBT surfers worldwide, gaysurfers.net came to be. Membership is anonymous, free, and secure. Among the site’s offerings are gay surfing articles, lists of LGBT friendly surf spots, and a list of films inspired by “gay” and “surf” themes. If you like charging the waves (and you’re gay) then reach for your mouse and point it to Gaysurfers.net.

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April 23, 2010 Posted by GorgeousBoys in Sports, Health & Fitness

SURVEY SAYS: Females Who Engage in Barebacking At Higher Rates For STDs Than Gay Men

A new survey by the NYC Department of Health found that women make their male partners use condoms during anal sex far less frequently than gay men. Of the more than 100,000 NYC women who engage in anal sex each year, only 23% use condoms compared to 61% of men who have sex with men. The report also found that women who engage in unprotected anal sex get tested for HIV much less frequently than women who always use condoms during anal play: 35% versus 63%. Unprotected anal intercourse is more frequent among younger females and those with many partners. 11% of Women 18 to 24 had unprotected anal sex compared to 2% of women 45 to 64. Of women with three or more sexual partners, 15% had unprotected anal sex in the past year versus 4% of those with one or more partner. Broken down by race, 8% of Asian, 7% of white, 6% of Hispanic, and 4% of black women had unprotected anal sex in the last year. Anal  sex carries a 30 times greater risk of HIV infection than vaginal intercourse. The anal membrane is much more susceptible to small rips that facilitate infections compared to vaginal or oral sex. Now that more and more women are having anal sex, they need to be aware of the inherent risks and understand the importance of using protection to limit the risks of spreading STDs.
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April 9, 2010 Posted by GorgeousBoys in Laugh Out Loud, Sports, Health & Fitness

Get Your Fleet On: "elective rectal cleansing" Now For Men!

 Now that we as a culture have become inured to marketing for such once-taboo topics as erectile dysfunction, personal lubrication and manscaping, get ready for the ad world to literally hit bottom. As in, recreational enemas. You still there? No, we’re not pulling this one out of our butt. C.B. Fleet Inc., the Lynchburg, Virginia, company synonymous with at-home disposable colonics, debuts a new product this month specifically for what they’ve termed “elective rectal cleansing.” And, since any new product requires an advertising campaign, Fleet is buying space starting in June in the national gay monthly Out as well as 10 regional publications and various popular websites aimed at gay and lesbian readers. Fleet also will try online ads on general-interest health websites like MensHealth.com and Prevention.com, “but certainly, it’s an easy and efficient target to reach LGBT media,” said Emily Klopp, senior brand manager for Fleet Naturals. “We’ve always known that some of our consumers were using Fleet enemas for reasons other than to relieve constipation, so we wanted to develop a product that would meet the needs of those users and provide them with a safe way to cleanse and frequently if desired,” Klopp said. Between Fleet and private label brands, consumers buy about $30 million in enemas annually. Fleet dominates the market, though because it's a private company, it won't disclose specific sales figures. Fleet's new version hits shelves at CVS drug stores and Target this month, followed by Walgreens next month and Rite-Aid in June. Wal-Mart is the only major retailer so far to balk at carrying it, Klopp said. The company commissioned polling firm Harris Interactive last year to research the market potential and found that 3.7 percent of the general population had used an enema to “electively rectally cleanse” in the prior year. A study focusing specifically on gay and bisexual men found 21 percent of them had done so. Yet Harris found the two populations do so for different reasons: 80 percent of the general population said they used an enema for “health and well-being” while 87 percent of gay and bisexual men said they did so as a precursor to “anal intimacy.” About 38 percent of the general population said they used enemas for “anal intimacy”; respondents were permitted to select more than one answer. To market the product in a manner that doesn’t gross anyone out, Fleet turned to Euro RSCG. The ad firm produced a series of print ads showing, for instance, a donkey–A.K.A. ass–above the tagline: “Keep it clean. Naturally.” Gay marketing expert Mike Wilke gave Fleet kudos for even acknowledging this market when, not long ago, it might have been too icky to embrace. “Especially because we’re talking about a company that doesn’t do a lot of advertising to begin with, it’s meaningful that they’re advertising at all, that they’re advertising in a charming way and they’re going after a market that companies don’t always go after,” said Wilke. While Fleet is clearly embracing the implicit pre-anal-sex element of the new product for gay and bisexual male customers, they also believe the “health and well-being” market is the bigger potential opportunity. “We ran focus groups and one person said it helped him think clearly, that he needs to cleanse daily to get thru the day,” Klopp said. “Without it, he said he feels muddled.” Others claimed electively cleansing helped with weight loss and acne, although Klopp is quick to note that there is no research to support any such health benefits. The packaging makes a similar disclaimer. The Fleet Naturals line appears in a mocha-colored box and has important differences from its famous green-boxed forebear. Whereas the traditional enema contains a laxative because it is chiefly intended to relieve constipation, Fleet Naturals has no active ingredient but contains aloe to enhance the sought-after fresh sensation. The original version used a petroleum-based lubricant on its tip, but the new one uses a water-based lube, a nod to the fact that it may be deployed in close proximity to sexual intercourse with latex condoms that can break when they interact with petroleum products. One of Fleet’s arguments for its Naturals line is that it is safer for regular use than using the laxative-inducing version and more effective and hygienic than other methods people use to anally douche. “They’re bringing a new SKU onto the shelf in their product category by having something that’s distinct in the marketplace,” Wilke said. “It may be hard to grow the market but they can steal a share from another aspect of the category. The market can also be people who are using showerheads.” Indeed, Klopp insisted that’s precisely the goal. “I think it would be a tough sell to tell someone who has never rectally cleansed before that they need to try it,” she said. “That could be an objective for Year 2 or 3.” Heh heh. She said the number 2. To see the ads for the new Fleet product, click here, here, and here.
Steve Friess is a freelance writer based in Las Vegas. He writes the blog www.VegasHappensHere.com.
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April 5, 2010 Posted by GorgeousBoys in Milestones

Gay Professional Wrestler Found Dead in NYC

Police say a man who identified himself as one of the first openly gay professional wrestlers was found dead of an apparent suicide in his New York City apartment. Police say Chris Klucsaritis (KLOO'-suh-REYE'-tihs) was found by his brother in the living room of his apartment Friday. A suicide note has been recovered. The 40-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene. The Medical Examiner's office is investigating to determine the exact cause of death. Klucsaritis wrestled under the name Chris Kanyon. He started his career in the late 1990s and was part of the championship tag team "Men at Work." He later joined World Wrestling Entertainment. He retired in 2004. But Klucsaritis still wrestled on occasion, billing himself as an openly gay wrestler. Associated Press Reporting
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January 23, 2010 Posted by GorgeousBoys in Crime & Punishment

Gay Olympic Equestrian Rider Arrested For Hiding STD Status From His Boyfriend

A former Olympic equestrian rider has been arrested in central Florida, accused of failing to tell his former partner that he carried a sexually transmitted disease. According to a Marion County Florida Sheriff's Office affidavit, Darren Chiacchia was arrested Wednesday. He has been released on $2,000 bond. Chiacchia's former partner told investigators that he discovered Chiacchia's medical paperwork while vacationing in New York with the 2004 U.S. Olympic equestrian team member. The 45-year-old Chiacchia is also a Florida Horse Park board member, a 2003 Pan American gold medalist, and a prominent activist for the county's equestrian community. He also has a farm in the area and teaches students to ride. The charge is a third-degree felony degree; it could be upgraded to a first-degree felony if Chiacchia is found to have committed multiple violations of the crime. The victim told deputies that, while he and Chiacchia were vacationing in New York, the victim saw some of Chiacchia's medical documents. The report redacts what those documents said, but the law Chiacchia is accused of breaking -- Florida Statute 384.24(2) -- makes it unlawful for any person who knowingly has "human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection" to have sex with another person and not tell them prior to the act. The victim told investigators that he asked Chiacchia at the beginning of their relationship about his medical "status" and that Chiacchia told him he was negative for any infection. The State Attorney's Office issued a subpoena for Chiacchia's medical records and obtained them. However, Circuit Judge Edward Scott ordered that the medical records be used only as part of the Sheriff's Office investigation. Chiacchia tells The Associated Press the allegations are shocking and upsetting and "in the end the truth will prevail." Story Ocala News via AP
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January 1, 2010 Posted by GorgeousBoys in Sports, Health & Fitness

Gay Games Seeks Contributions for Scholarship Athletes

 Thirty four lesbian & gay athletes from countries as diverse as South Africa, China, Chile and The Philippines have even greater reason to celebrate the New Year. The international Federation of Gay Games has awarded scholarships to these 34 sports & cultural participants so they can attend and participate in the 2010 Gay Games in Cologne, Germany, from July 31st to August 7th. Ten additional deserving applicants from Indonesia, Jamaica, Mexico, Pakistan, Philippines, South Africa, and Sri Lanka have been approved, but won’t be able to go to Germany unless $20,000 in additional scholarship funds are raised. (Games Cologne is separately funding some athletes from Eastern Europe.) Contributions can be made online at http://www.gaygames.com/en/donate/. “Many of these athletes face challenges that most of us will never experience,” said Paul Oostenbrug, co-chair of the FGG Scholarship Committee. “Where being openly gay or lesbian can risk life or limb, participating in the Gay Games may seem like a luxury. But the experience is extremely moving for them, and offers our scholarship athletes a chance to learn how the LGBT sports movement can be a vehicle for change in their own community. Without a full scholarship, participation would be impossible.” Gay Games scholarships include travel, room and board, and waived registration fees, plus special leadership and organizational development programs designed to help participants build local capacity for LGBT sports & cultural programs. The FGG’s Scholarship Fund works in cooperation with the host city scholarship program. For the 2010 Gay Games, Games Cologne is separately funding as many as 200 participants from Eastern Europe. There were more than 100 scholarship recipients at the 2006 Gay Games in Chicago.
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December 23, 2009 Posted by GorgeousBoys in Sports, Health & Fitness

Bareback Porn Ban In California Doesn't Cut It In Court

In a welcome rebuke to AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), an organization whose protest signs featuring Lifestyles Condoms were much in evidence at a protest march at Hustler Hollywood earlier this fall, a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge has dismissed the petition for, apparently, a writ of mandamus filed by AHF in its attempt to force the Los Angeles Department of Public Health (LADPH) to require that adult performers use condoms during every sex scene. AHF's petition asked the court to direct the LADPH to "discharge its ... duty to combat an acknowledged epidemic of sexually transmitted diseases stemming from production of hardcore pornography" by requiring condom use or taking other appropriate measures. According to an article in the Los Angeles Times by Kimi Yoshino, Judge David P. Yaffe told AHF that it is the health department, not the courts, which is responsible for overseeing health threats to county residents, and that the LADPH has "broad discretion" in how it performs that duty. AHF's petition accused the health department of failing to act to deter what it has described as an epidemic of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among adult performers, even as the health department itself has backed off somewhat from the misleading statistics it had earlier released about the infection rate among the performer population. Indeed, where Yoshino had once cited hard numbers on positive STI results reported to the health department, her statement in the current article, still employing the department's flawed statistics, says, "county health officials released data that showed 18 HIV cases and more than 3,700 cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis had been reported since 2004 by a San Fernando Valley-based clinic that mainly serves the porn industry." However, according to Brooke Hunter, who runs the day-to-day operations at AIM Healthcare Foundation, the cited statistics are terribly misleading because they include not only the adult performers which AIM tests, but also the non-performer "civilians" who also use AIM's testing services. "We have draw stations in every state in the United States, and we test adult industry and civilians alike," Hunter told AVN. "We are unique in that we do test the adult film industry, but we are not unique in the fact that we do what most HIV and STD testing and screening facilities do: We test people who come in and ask. We don't turn someone away, saying, 'We only serve the adult industry.' And sometimes a result comes up positive for those people, so there you go. When you're testing for something, there's a possibility that it comes up, but as far as the industry as a whole, it still stands: There have been five performers [who have tested HIV-positive] during the incident in 2004; that's it." Hunter also lauded the Free Speech Coalition for its recently-released Bloodborne Pathogens Plan, which was formulated by healthcare professionals as well as AIM founder Dr. Sharon Mitchell. "It was a lot of painstaking labor that everybody put in that, and it's good," Hunter said. "When people not involved in the industry, who don't know its day-to-day life, try to meddle in an area in which they're not directly involved, I think it looks bad for them. He [AHF president Michael Weinstein] has gotten involved with the Shelly Lubbens and these crazies and [former performer] Darren James, and I don't understand why he felt the need to regulate our industry, and the only reason I would think would be an ulterior motive. I bet you had this decision gone the other way, we would have seen a rapid Christmas sale for Lifestyle condoms; it woulde be all over the website: 'Get your Lifestyle condoms here now that they're mandatory,' and I bet he's got a boilerplate letter ready to go to all the production companies, going, 'Well, now that this law is in place, you can purchase your Lifestyle condoms here, and I would be happy to give you a 20 percent break on the price.'" AHF has reportedly put Darren James, who is allegedly responsible for the 2004 HIV transmission to four other performers, on its payroll. It is unclear what James' duties will be for AHF other than as a spokesperson for their mandatory condom campaign. Indeed, AHF spokeswoman Lori Yeghiayan claimed today on the LA Weekly blog that the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (CalOSHA) already has the power to require condom use by adult performers, most of whom are independent contractors. "In our view, the current regulation, which is about preventing the transmission of blood-borne pathogens in a work place—most often in a hospital or medical setting—also applies to the porn industry," Yeghiayan told LA Weekly reporter Dennis Romero. "We're asking for compliance." AHF has made frequent statements to this effect, ignoring the fact that making sexually explicit content is a First Amendment-protected activity, and it is the industry's position that requiring condoms during sex scenes would severely affect the erotic message of its products. On the whole, Hunter was overjoyed with Judge Yaffee's decision. "The judge's response is fantastic, and I frankly would have been surprised had they ruled any other way," Hunter said. "The people who are trying to impose the law on condoms are not people who are performers, producers or directors; they are someone else with an agenda." "It's a good thing," she continued. "Let us continue to run our business ourselves. We are safer. It's much safer to work within the adult industry than it is to go out to a bar, have a couple of cocktails and end up in bed with somebody." In a press release today, AHF vowed to appeal Judge Yaffee's ruling. FROM AVN NEWS
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December 19, 2009 Posted by GorgeousBoys in News And Scoops

Rugby Star Thomas Reveals He Is Gay!

gareth-thomasRugby star Gareth Thomas has said he hopes coming out publicly will "send a positive message" to the sport. The 35-year-old wants young gay people, particularly those with aspirations in sport, to be reassured after he became the first high-profile player to announce he is gay. The former British and Irish Lions and Wales captain, a supporter of the children's charity NSPCC, said: "If it makes one young lad pick up the phone to ChildLine, then it will have been worth it." Thomas said he became aware of his sexual orientation at the age of 16 or 17 but could not accept it and feared it would affect his playing career.
He told the Daily Mail he was "anxious about people's reactions" but "just couldn't ignore it any more".
rugby_nudeThe rugby star, Wales's most-capped player, said he realised in summer 2006 that he could no longer live a lie. He told his wife, Jemma, that he was gay and admitted cheating on her with male partners. Thomas, who plays for Cardiff Blues, said he felt like his life was "falling apart" as his four-year marriage broke down. The star recounted to the paper how he cried in the changing rooms of Cardiff's Millennium Stadium, after representing Wales in November 2006. He later came out to coach Scott Johnson, who advised he speak to a few of his international colleagues for support. Thomas said: "He told two of my team-mates, Stephen Jones and Martyn Williams, and as I sat in the bar waiting for them, I was absolutely terrified, wondering what they were going to say. "But they came in, patted me on the back and said: 'We don't care. Why didn't you tell us before?'
"Two of my best mates in rugby didn't even blink an eyelid."
The Welsh Rugby Union and the Cardiff Blues backed Thomas after his decision to come out. Roger Lewis, WRU group chief executive, said "it would be remiss of the WRU not to remind him of the high esteem in which he is held in the game in Wales at a time when he has decided to bring such personal reflections to public notice".
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November 3, 2009 Posted by GorgeousBoys in News And Scoops

First Ever Openly Gay Major League Baseball Owner

cubs_chicagoLambda Legal board member Laura Ricketts made a bit of history this past weekend when she was announced as the first ever openly gay Major League Baseball owner. The Ricketts family purchased the Chicago Cubs earlier this year for a reported $845 million and officially took the helm last week.OutSports.com notes, several major league sports franchises have been publicly traded. So there have probably been a few 'gay' team owners out there before. Laura Ricketts, however, is the first publicly known major league team owner. Laura_RickettsAs Ricketts lives in Chicago with her partner and serves on the board of the LGBT advocacy organization Lambda Legal. Ricketts, along with her brothers Pete, Todd and Tom will head the new Cubs board of directors, with Tom Ricketts serving as chairman. The four siblings made their first public appearance as the Cubs' new owners on Friday at a press conference. Although older brother Pete Ricketts is a conservative Republican who opposes gay marriage, Laura Ricketts told ABC there is no bad blood among the siblings. "We don't agree on all the issues of the day, but when it comes right down to it, we are family and love each other and that doesn't - that never - changes." "I came out to my family I would say early to mid 30's. I think for a long time I wasn't really out to myself growing up in Omaha, Neb., to a Catholic conservative family," Laura Ricketts said in an interview with MarketToMarketLLC.com. "It took me a while to come out to myself and not long after that I came out to them. I think that it really couldn't of been a better experience. They were all immediately supportive. ...I have been really really fortunate in that regard." The Ricketts family is determined to see their newly purchased ball club eventually win the World Series, something the team hasn't done since 1908.
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July 21, 2009 Posted by GorgeousBoys in News And Scoops

New Gay House For Olympics

pride_650Canadian athletes at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games will have Canada House. The Russians will have Russia House. The Dutch, Holland House. And now, gay and lesbian athletes will have Pride House. For the first time in Olympic history, gay athletes will have a unique place to relax, watch events and meet friends. On Friday, a group called GayWhistler announced it will set up a special clubhouse in partnership with the Pan Pacific Whistler Village hotel. The free facility will be open to homosexual athletes, their families, friends and fans. It will offer a lounge, television screens and meeting areas.
It is really important to have a safe space for out athletes, coaches, fans and allies to come and hang out, share their stories, trade pins and have fun,  said Dean Nelson, one of the organizers.
That may not sound like much, considering Whistler annually holds a WinterPride celebration and Vancouver has one of Canada's legendarily vibrant gay and lesbian communities.

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But Pride House will help break down gender discrimination barriers that have long existed in the Olympics, according to Kevin Wamsley, an Olympic historian.
For a traditionally conservative festival like the Olympic Games, I think this is significant," said Wamsley, a professor at the University of Western Ontario. The (International Olympic Committee) has been skirting around the issue of sexuality since it began.
Wamsley said the Olympics, built around the traditional societal model of strong men and feminine women, has not been a friendly place for homosexuals in the past.
It has been an uncomfortable issue for the IOC since the 1920s. That's because sport is one of those forms of culture that has produced a gender binary for western and eastern civilizations," he said. When you start to blur the lines of sexuality people in the past have got the hair on their neck up.
Nelson said he and several others started working to create Pride House about three years ago as an extension of efforts GayWhistler and others made to hold the North American Gay Games.
There is a huge contingent of athletes out there, some of them are Olympic calibre. The Olympics is generally a pretty homophobic structure where being out is not really encouraged, he said. We're hoping we can be a catalyst and change that perception, that you can be your authentic self.

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February 17, 2009 Posted by Matthew Conaster in Special Reports, Sports, Health & Fitness

Is Crystal Uncool?

methAs anyone who went clubbing or to one of those multi-party Circuit weekends in the late ’90s or early ’00s knows, Miss Tina (as crystal methamphetamine is known among its gay users) was an essential part of staying awake and having sex--plenty of sex, much of it unsafe.

But how much is tina use ebbing among the affluent gay men who were at the forefront of the epidemic--and, not incidentally, have been at the forefront of efforts to stop its rampant use? Anecdotal evidence points to programs that began with activist Peter Staley’s bus and telephone-kiosk ads in New York City’s Chelsea and Hell’s Kitchen neighborhoods as making tina uncool (or at least less cool). But how effective have they been?

For those who track crystal meth usage among gay and bisexual men, once again, knowledge is power. But a lack of coordinated information as well reluctance on the part of state and federal funders to acknowledge the link between drug use and sexuality often hinders or dilutes their efforts.

logo_edgesanfrancisco_webRead Scott Stiffler's Complete Story: Is Crystal Uncool? Gay Men’s Love Affair With Tina May Be O-Vah at San Francisco Edge

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