» Wrap It Up, Fools!
"The frequency at which gay men are having unprotected sex has almost tripled since 1994, a survey by [Switzerland's] Lausanne University researchers has found. The Institute for Social and Preventative Medicine asked nearly 3,000 gay men about condom use and HIV testing. Of those, 24.2 per cent said they "never" or "every now and then" use a condom. That's up from 8.9 per cent in 1994. The "Gay Survey 2007" also found that one third of the respondents did not know whether their partners were HIV positive. One in six gay couples do not use condoms despite not having taken an HIV test. The survey also showed that the majority of gay men still use condoms to protect themselves from HIV infections. However, infection rates among gay men have been accelerating since 2003." [SwissInfo] |
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» Cameroon Queer To Be Deported?
Uh-oh! Iranian gay Mehdi Kazemi ain't the only gay fighting for his life. Switzerland may soon deport a Cameroonian national, Anatole Zali, who fled his homeland after receiving death threats. Swiss authorities didn't find enough grounds to keep Zali, whose personal appeals have been struck down. That whole neutrality thing cuts both ways, huh? [Pink News] |
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Asks Outsports To Erase Image
I've just found a picture of me and my name mentioned on your website. I ask you to remove my name and this picture straight away from this website. The Outsporters then asked whether Gacond objected to the site's gay slant. Apparently Gacond doesn't have a publicist, because he candidly - and shamefully - admitted: Yes I would like to remove it because it's a gay website. I've got absolutely nothing against gay people and the gay community but I don't want my name and image to be link there as I'm not gay … I've got a girlfriend! Thank you for your understanding. Gacond went on to explain that he's trying to portray a "professional" image. Outsports mentions that Gacond's the first athlete in six years to request removal. They refused to comply with Gacond, who promises to "move on to the next step", whatever that means. The site points out that the picture - seen above - came from a public event and, thus, Gacond doesn't have a judicial prayer. |
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Today he brings us two notable entries. The first discusses how scientists have resurrected a long-dormant retrovirus not dissimilar to HIV. It seems that the nasty little bug was so powerful that it left a permanent stain on the human genome. Interesting, right? Well, we navigated on over to said site and found our top pick, pictured above. We can't help but wonder, however, what the fuck someone would do with such a thing. What is it, anyway? A spoon wrapped in hair? We don't think that's a weapon, we think that's a lonely, frustrated prisoner's humble attempt to mimic artist Swiss artist Meret Oppenheimer's infamous Fur Lined Teacup (pictured, bottom) That's no criminal! That's an artist fighting a creative blockage! Next thing you know, it'll be on the auction block for five-figures. Imagine all the sharpened rulers you could buy… |
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Swiss Info reports:
Officials say that the sharp increase stems from lack of awareness and a lowering of sexual guards in the age of medical advancements. What's more, administrators hold the internet at least partially responsible:
Some scary shit, that. |
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• Anderson Cooper actually talks like a twelve-year-old girl. [Dlisted] Plus his new memoir sells well, but not well enough to be on top. [Gawker]
• Switzerland's new "Love Life, Stop AIDS" campaign uses talking "love lips" that are made out of a condom to amuse visitors to their website. They even talk in different foreign accents, which we found very exotic and sexy. [Love Life Stop AIDS via PCJ] • West Hollywood may be turning straight. [LA Times] • A Congressional candidate in North Carolina has put out a new radio ad featuring mariachi music that warns against the dangers of America becoming "one big fiesta for illegal aliens and homosexuals." That sounds kind of fun to us. [Raw Story] |