Hear Results of Euro Sex Survey

posted: 27/04/2011

Come and find out the results from the biggest every survey of gay men's sex lives. In summer 2010 over 1650 men from North-West England (800+ in Greater Manchester), took part in the online European gay men’s sex survey. 180,000 gay and bi men across Europe joined in – the world’s biggest survey of gay men's sex lives and life.

Find out what’s going on
On Tuesday 31 May in the early evening, at LGF in the heart of Manchester’s gay village, you can find out

• A bit about this Europe-wide survey
• Find out what’s going on across Europe
• See how the UK compares with other countries
• Find out how NW England measures up to other UK regions
   

Over about two hours there will be a mix of Presentations, Question and Answers, and Group Discussions.
 

Welcome to all interested in gay men's sexlives and HIV prevention needs

It’s open to everyone interested – people from the gay community, people interested in HIV prevention for men who have sex with men, people providing or commissioning health and social services, gay community organisation staff and volunteers, clinic and social services staff, gay businesses, helpline and switchboard workers, gay youth groups, …..
 

Book your seat by Friday 20 May
Refreshments and nibbles provided, and it’s free – you just need to book so there’ll be enough room, nibbles and refreshments for all
There’s a simple booking form HERE you email back to Shaun at LGF 
All he needs to know is your name and an email address and tell him you want to come to the GMSS Seminar on 31 May. If you work for an organisation he would like to know your organisation's name and your work email.

When and where

The evening is on Tuesday 31st May, it starts at 5.30pm and ends 7.30pm
Lesbian & Gay Foundation, 5 Richmond Street, Manchester, M1 3HF
 

Survey Results for anyone who wants to do some homework and ask smarter questions, here are the results for NW England

All the UK results are here

The rest of Europe, by country is here

Gay Men's Sex Survey

posted: 15/12/2010

A new report Tactical dangers: findings from the United Kingdom Gay Men's Sex Survey 2008 has appeared. It used online and booklet survey information from almost 7,500 gay and bi men in the UK. About 1 in 10 of those who took part live in NW England including through the George House Trust website.
 

The report has a wealth of detail and includes chapters on HIV infection and testing, and sexual behaviour and transmission risks.
 

The report gives us critical information to guide HIV prevention priorities and messages.

Testing a priority in the North West

We know for example that testing rates are rising but still under half of all gay men are taking their annual HIV test. Annual HIV tests should now be a habit for every gay man. 27% of NW men in the survey have never had a HIV test. Another 57% of the region's gay men have tested, but not in the last 12 months. We know some of these men have HIV.
 

The North West and London had the highest number of HIV diagnoses in the year of this survey and have the highest proportion of men with HIV in the UK. This means the region needs to be a HIV prevention action hotspot. This is what the report recommends.
 

Poppers risks
The report tells us dozens of other useful things like:

• most men do not know that using poppers during unprotected anal sex raises the risk of HIV infection by three times – a useful nugget on page 33.
   

Information from aidsmap.com / NAM on poppers risks

Aidsmap reporting on Tactical Dangers

The report is free 
Tactical dangers: findings from the United Kingdom Gay Men's Sex Survey 2008