Online Resources

NEW: The Fenway Institute convened a meeting - The Sexual Health of Gay Men and other MSM: HIV/STD Prevention Plus Conference - to discuss current knowledge about the sexual health of American MSM and implications for HIV/STD prevention programs and further research in April of 2010. Click here to read the conference agenda and download presentations.

Afraid To Ask Have you ever had a medical question that you were too embarrassed to ask a friend, family member, or even your doctor? Are you tired of the establishment medical sites that sugar coat their information and won't show you the pictures you need to see? Unlike most healthcare web sites, afraidtoask.com offers in-depth information and graphic photographs that will give you a better understanding of highly personal health issues.

BlackRefer.com This web page from their Black Health Directory contains information about Black/African American men's health, and issues of concern to Black men including prostate cancer, diabetes, healthy eating tips and more!

Chicago Razors Originally formed to train for Gay Games VII in Chicago, the Razor team has grown into a vibrant group of gay men who work out, compete, laugh, and hurt together all in the name of swimming, biking and running.

Gay Bodies, Gay Selves - Understanding the Gay Men's Health Movement This wonderful article by Eric Rofes is posted at the White Crane Journal - gay spirit, wisdom and culture. Here is a taste of the beginning to whet your whistle... "Gay Men are healthy, happy, and life affirming. We’re creative, strong, and resilient; more than almost any other male population, we think outside the box, take responsibility for our actions, and care for our selves and others. We know how to get what we want and we know how to create lives that are satisfying and fulfilling." Not stuff you hear everyday, from outside or inside our community! A must-read.

Gay Health on About.com - including info on topics like anal bleaching or lightening and the truth about penis size.

Gay Lesbian Medical Association Gay and gay-friendly medical providers, among other helpful stuff.

Global Forum on MSM and HIV A loose network of civil society groups, AIDS organizations, MSM groups and other agencies, the Forum wors at the global and national levels to advocate for improved AIDS programming for MSM, and to share information on best practice in HIV prevention, treatment and care and support for MSM. The Forum is composed of organizations and agencies with a commitment to social justice and human rights issues, and with those committed to improving the HIV/AIDS response to MSM and other sexual and gender minorities. The Interim Steering Committee of the Global Forum on MSM and HIV met in Mexico City February 4-6, 2007. The goal of the meeting was to develop an operational plan that included structure, governance, communications, areas of endeavour, implementation activities, budgets, and sources of funding. The report from that meeting is available on the home page of this site.

Healthy People 2010 Companion Document for LGBT Health from the National Coalition for LGBT Health. A range of health issues, including access to quality healthcare, cancer, mental health, tobacco and substance use, public health infrastructure, and violence prevention, are covered in this report.

Healthy Penis Delightful cartoon penises tell you all you want to know about syphilis, like,. if you have a sore on your genitals, have an STD check. Special tests can diagnose syphilis from sores. A blood test for syphilis can be done. You could have syphilis and not know it. Anytime you have a test for STDs, ask for a syphilis blood test also.

Homohealth.org Homohealth.org is a great resource on the web for all kinds of clear, non-judgmental info on gay sexual health - from bottoming to barebacking to fisting and hand jobs, to info on condoms, cocaine and chlamydia. Definitely a page to bookmark sweeties.

Malecare, Inc a national nonprofit organization dealing with cancer, founded in 1997, which develops practical, life-saving programs to address the problem of men dying sooner than women. Malecare is known for its pioneering work in developing psycho-social interventions for gay and bisexual men diagnosed with cancer. In 2005, OutWithCancer LGBT Cancer Survivor Project was created, providing services and research regarding the effects of cancer on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender people. OutWithCancer has since gone on to become our country’s first national nonprofit LGBT cancer survivor network. Also, check out LGBTcancer.org.

National Gay and Lesbian Task Force NGLTF's mission is to build the political power of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community from the ground up by training activists, organizing broad-based campaigns to defeat anti-LGBT referenda, and to advance pro-LGBT legislation by building the organizational capacity of our movement. As part of a broader social justice movement, NGLTF works to create a nation that respects the diversity of human expression and identity and creates opportunity for all. Following are some pages of interest from their site:

Sex and Sexual Health GMFA's sex and sexual health website, designed to answer all of your questions about gay men's sexual health. Very cool, from the UK.