HOMOVISION REHAB with THE SWARMITE: VIRUS LIVING

In the current PC climate of rising HIV infections, when health charities place the sensibilties of poz people above prevention, many say we need to go back to basics. When this gay plague started I was there, being tested at The Royal Free Hospital in Hampstead in 1981. Doctors had flown from America...

December 1st, 2009 | Highlights, News, Rehab | Read More

WORLD PRIDE 2014 GOES TO TORONTO

With 78% of the vote, the city of Toronto has beat out Stockholm to host World Pride in 2014. Established in 2000, this will be the 4th scheduled World Pride. The event serves to promote LGBT issues on an international level, celebrating the history, courage, diversity and future of the LGBT community. Featuring...

October 20th, 2009 | International, News | Read More

ROME: 50,000 MARCH AGAINST RISE IN GAY HATE

Over 50,000 people turned out in Rome this weekend to protest about an increase in the number of attacks on homosexuals this year. Gay activists claim that there have been eight gay-hate killings and 52 other attacks since the start of 2009. A number of attacks have included a number that have taken...

October 12th, 2009 | News, Travel | Read More

HOMOVISION REHAB with THE SWARMITE: DATING

Let’s get it straight – Gaydar is not dating. Most Gay Dating sites need to be had up under the Trade Description Act as prick teasing – but dating it ain’t. At MILK IN THE PARK I bumped into a chum who dates a guy three times before he has a hand on his zipper. How radical. He...

August 18th, 2009 | Rehab | Read More

HOMOVISION REHAB with THE SWARMITE: SOCIAL PHOBIA

Think social phobia. Think sad mingers at home with a bag over their head not able to face themselves. Think sad and lonely who never go out or when they do they wear the imaginary bag to hide assumed imperfections while cruising. So who are these people? It’s not what you think. The guy next...

July 28th, 2009 | Rehab | Read More

HOMOVISION REHAB with THE SWARMITE: LUGGAGE

They say that ladies take too much luggage on trips. Just in case. Is it true that gayers follow suit? I know we don’t all style like Gok Wan and rush out to H & M for the new Williamson range but in my experience we do cram a lot in for a week away, and I don’t mean chems. Well you...

July 21st, 2009 | Rehab | Read More

PROUD?

Thanks once again to everyone who came down to help support Pride with the attempt to bring back some politics into the parade. We had a mixed bunch of people – some for whom had never marched before, through to veteran marchers who’d decided to get back into the march again. Having met...

July 6th, 2009 | Highlights, News, Pride | Read More

NORTON & WEBBER FEIGN IGNORANCE ABOUT MOSCOW PRIDE

Following the arrest this morning of a number of gay rights activists, including Peter Tatchell, at a planned Moscow Gay Pride march, both the BBC’s Graham Norton and performer Andrew Lloyd Webber feigned ignorance about the situation. Webber stated that the protesters were removed as they were...

May 16th, 2009 | International, News, Travel | Read More