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The Recent (2000-2017) History of Gay Marriage Across the World

Tuesday 12 December 2017 / Antony Simpson / 2 Comments

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I’ve recently come across this great informational video that tells you all about the recent History of Gay Marriage (covering the years 2000 to 2017). Thought you might enjoy:

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I will write a more substantial blog post soon. Promise.

If you liked this post, you might like my All Love, Relationships & Gay Community Content page.

Take care,

Antony

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World Aids Day (2017) – Facts About HIV & AIDS

Friday 1 December 2017 / Antony Simpson / Leave a Comment

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Today is World AIDS Day. To raise awareness of HIV and AIDS here some facts:

Over 36 million people have HIV across the world. This number is increasing year on year, partly because people with HIV are living longer due to better treatment.
There are around 103,000 people with HIV in the UK.

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Groups of people most at risk of getting HIV include: those who have regular sex without a condoms, those men that have sex with men, those who are of a black African ethnicity, those whom sex work and those who inject drugs.
Although there is no cure for HIV, treatment is better than it has ever been. Anti-retroviral therapy (ART) is very effective at preventing HIV from replicating and can lead to someone with HIV having an undetectable HIV load. But treatment does come with side effects including: depression, anxiety, diarrhoea, nausea, vomiting, tiredness, exhaustion and rashes.
As well as the physical effects of HIV and its treatment, there are many social impacts to. Stigma is still experienced by too many people whom are HIV positive today. People whom are positive report experiencing stigma at their places of work, shamefully in the NHS, by family and friends, on social media and sometimes from the mainstream media.
The best way to prevent the spread of HIV is to always use a condom when having sex; know your HIV status (by regular testing in sexual health clinics) and the status of your sexual partner(s); if you inject drugs don’t share needles or other injecting equipment.
If you think you’ve been exposed to HIV, to take post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) treatment if available.

Here are is a video were someone shares their experiences of being HIV positive, it is well worth a watch and only about a minute long:

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Sources & Resources

NAT – Teachers Resources.
NAT – Teachers Resources – HIV Facts.
NAT – HIV IN THE UK STATISTICS – 2015.
NHS Choices – HIV and AIDS.
NHS Choices – HIV and AIDS, 7. Prevention.
Terrence Higgins Trust – HIV treatment.
WORLD AIDS DAY.
World Health Organisation – HIV/AIDS – Post-exposure prophylaxis.

Take care and write soon,

Antony

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Holocaust Memorial Day: Francine Christophe Shares a Powerful Story of being a Child in a Concentration Camp

Friday 27 January 2017 / Antony Simpson / Leave a Comment

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Today is Holocaust Memorial Day.

Francine Christophe was a child when she and her mother were put into a Concentration Camp for being Jewish. In this video she shares a powerful story from her childhood. It is beautifully told, sad and has a wonderful ending. I encourage you all to watch it, it is four minutes that I think you will find meaningful:

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Count Your Successes (no matter how small)

Saturday 5 November 2016 / Antony Simpson / Leave a Comment

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We should all count our successes (no matter how small) and occasionally take time to reflect and contemplate them. So here’s a list of my recent successes:

Watched I Love You Phillip Morris, a film about a gay serial con man and prison escapee who finds love in prison. Based on a true story, staring Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor.
Installed a printer/scanner/copier on an painfully slow computer running Windows Vista.
Found some single-piece deep silver jar lids for some mason jars. The jars will make up part of some Christmas presents, as well as be used for my next batch of candles (more information in the new year).
Gift tagged my homemade candles, ready for Christmas.
Caught up and reconnected with my family. We gathered, ate (a chicken dinner and wine), talked and laughed lots.
Finally caught up with my friend Sye. We all have that one friend that never fails to inspire us. For me, that’s Sye. I talked through a major problem with my idea for my next batch of candles and he solved it like that (*snaps fingers*).
Celebrated Samhain in style with my friends Simon & Chrys. Great food, drink, fire, music and company.
Come off Facebook for the beginning of the week. I made the decision to come off after seeing two major spoilers about The Walking Dead on my news feed. I’ve been amazed how much time I’ve saved by coming off Facebook and realised how much time I used to spend ‘checking’ Facebook.
Come up with titles for a series of blog posts with a Mental Health Focus. I’m thinking of releasing one a week (once they’re all written) on a Monday and calling it #MentalHealthMonday.
Shared my post 15 Lies That Depression Would Have You Believe on a number of Facebook pages. This has increased visitor traffic, but not only that, someone commented stating: ‘Thanks for posting that today, I really needed to read/hear that today, really made a lot of sense and was comforting to read (if that makes sense).’ It’s always wonderful when you write something that resonates with someone and helps them.
Watched series 1 and 2 of Zoo.
Started and finished reading Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman.