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Gay health

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Get an introduction to healthcare for gay, lesbian and bisexual people. Includes information about mental and sexual health, drugs, alcohol, smoking, NHS screening tests and when to have an HIV test.

All articles in this section

  • Gay health: the issues
  • Gay health: access to healthcare
  • Health checks for gay men and women
  • Sexual health for gay and bisexual men
  • Lesbian sexual health
  • Gay health: drugs, alcohol and smoking
  • Coming out
  • Gay health: having children
  • My homophobic bullying story
  • HIV and AIDS
  • Mental health issues if you're gay
  • 'I have a sexual health check every six months'
  • 'Play safe every time'
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    • Home hygiene
    • Smoking calculator
    • Safer sex
    • How healthy is your child?

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