Gay Nottingham: Scene and Dating Guide
Nottingham’s gay scene is compact and centred on the Hockley area, on the edge of the city centre. The city has a long-standing LGBTQ+ community for its size…
Gay Belfast: Scene, Safety and Dating
Belfast’s gay scene is centred on the Cathedral Quarter, around Union Street and the surrounding blocks. It is small and compact, and Northern Ireland’s soci…
Gay Cardiff: Scene and Dating Guide
Cardiff has the largest gay scene in Wales, concentrated around Charles Street and the Churchill Way area in the city centre. It is compact and walkable, and…
Gay Newcastle: The Pink Triangle Guide
Newcastle’s gay scene is centred on the Pink Triangle, around Waterloo Street and the Times Square area near Central Station. It is compact and very central,…
Gay Bristol: Scene and Dating Guide
Bristol’s gay scene is smaller than Manchester’s or Brighton’s but unusually well integrated into the city. Old Market is the historic anchor, while Stokes C…
Gay Dating Glossary: Terms Explained
Most confusion on gay dating apps comes from about thirty terms. Below are the ones that actually appear in UK profiles and messages, grouped by what they de…
LGBT+ Support in the UK: Helplines and Services
If you need support in the UK right now: Switchboard (0800 0119 100) for anything LGBT+ related, Galop (0800 999 5428) for abuse, hate crime or violence, and…
U=U Explained: Undetectable Means Untransmittable
U=U means Undetectable equals Untransmittable: a person living with HIV who is on effective treatment and has an undetectable viral load cannot pass HIV on t…
PrEP in the UK: How to Get It on the NHS
PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) is medication taken by HIV-negative people to reduce the risk of getting HIV, and it is available free on the NHS across the …
Sexual Health for Gay Men in the UK
Everything in NHS sexual health is free and confidential, including testing, treatment, PrEP and vaccination — for everyone, regardless of GP registration, a…