The findings of the two studies were consistent with the “hedonistic” lifestyle commonly associated with the gay social scene, David Allison, spokesman for the gay rights organisation Outrage! said. “The gay scene has always been linked with clubbing and drugs have always been available,” he said. “A lot of young gay people start clubbing on … Independent: Studies show gay men are more likely to take recreational drugs
AIDS drug patents and prices kill people with HIV Coinciding with the opening day of the legal action against the South African government in Pretoria – bought by GalxoSmithKline and 41 other pharmaceutical companies – British protesters will picket the GSK plant in west London today, 5 March 2001, from 8-10am. GSK is the world’s … GlaxoSmithKline = Aids Profiteer
The Government’s new guidelines on teaching sex education are being criticised by OutRage! as “weak and insufficiently inclusive”. The guidance to teachers is set out in an amendment to the Learning and Skills Bill. It gives prominence to teaching about “marriage and permanent relationships”. “The guidelines are not inclusive enough. They do not oblige schools … DfEE Sex Education Guidelines
The pharmaceutical giant Merck has conceded that development of a potent protease inhibitor drug for the treatment of HIV was halted in 1989, after the company tested the drug on rats and dogs and they all died. There is, however, no evidence that the drug would necessarily have had the same damaging effect on people … Merck concedes Animal Research delayed Protease Inhibitors for HIV
Peter Tatchell argues that animal experimentation is undermining the fight against AIDS and jeopardising the lives of people with HIV. The development of live-saving protease inhibitors was delayed for four years by the pharmaceutical company Merck because the drugs killed laboratory dogs and rats, according to the Washington Post Magazine, (1-May-1997). During those four years, … Animal research delayed protease inhibitors for four years
Antigay mps challenged to ‘take the test’ Research shows that most homophobes are gay New research by U.S. psychologists suggests that 80 percent of men who are homophobic have secret homosexual feelings. These findings have prompted the gay rights group OutRage! to invite 20 prominent homophobic MPs to have their sexuality tested. In tests by … Most Homophobes are Gay – 20 MPs challenged
To: The Secretary, Royal College of Psychiatrists, 17 Belgrave Square, London SW1. 9-July-1996 Dear Vanessa Cameron, We are writing to express our concern at the long history of psychiatric abuse suffered by lesbians, gays and bisexuals. For most of this century, the psychiatric profession labelled us as “mentally ill” and “pathological”. Because we were deemed … Aversion therapy – letter to the Royal College of Psychiatrists
by Peter Tatchell As Hollywood is pressured to choose between AIDS research and animal rights, Peter Tatchell argues that animal experiments are scientifically flawed and unethical. AIDS awareness and animal rights are the two biggest Hollywood causes célèbres. Now stars are being told they can’t be in favour of both. AIDS activists claim there will … AIDS Research wasted on animal testing