Abortion in the UK is strategically threatened by experienced and wealthy US lobbyists.

They've funded the new wave of clinic harassers and target MPs, who aren't bound by party policy on abortion votes.

UK women must meet and match this effort.
refinery29.com/en-gb/abortion…

NEW: Ministry of Justice to introduce new legal protections for victims' counselling notes.

This is a victory for campaigners and I welcome this long-fought for change to protect victims' privacy.

An important step forward. There is further go to.

My statement ▶️ victimscommissioner.org.uk/news/statement…

Travelling to #stmarysconf24 reading interviews with sexual violence survivors from Laura Louise Hooper UWE Health Psych on how survivors avoid healthcare as ‘too triggering’. We should be better at meeting victims needs to use doctors, dentist, get smear tests. Victims' Commissioner for England & Wales

“advocates can keep victims engaged with the criminal justice process. This is so important at a time when rates of victim withdrawal are at a near all-time high” ⁦⁦Victims' Commissioner for England & Wales⁩ reminds #stmarysconf24 of role for victim advocacy victimscommissioner.org.uk/document/going…

What Will People Say? | Manchester Rape Crisis ⁦Kate Green 💙⁩ flagging experience of SE Asian women survivors #stmaryscon24 manchesterrapecrisis.co.uk/services/what-…

When men are rejected sexually by women, some respond aggressively. This study finds that “hostile perceptions of women are key determinants of men’s aggressive reactions to sexual rejection' (355). Supports a confluence model of sexual aggression.
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…

#stmarysconf24

How recommender algorithms on TikTok and YouTube Shorts promote male supremacist influencers to boys and young men: New report
Even when ‘manfluencers’ are banned from TikTok and YouTube their content continues to be widely circulated.
Report: antibullyingcentre.ie/recommending-t…
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Strongly recommend the full read⬇️key points
1. PrEP need currently not met
2. Inequality A LOT worse outside London
3. white men have more than 50% access but only account for 15% of new HIV diagnoses
4. Black women significantly less likely to be taking PrEP than white men

Highly recommend this episode of More or Less on the methodology of the systematic reviews that informed the Cass Review. Worth hearing Cass in her own words on the irresponsible adults undermining children’s healthcare by spreading misinformation.

podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/mor…

Just published: Between “You” and “Me”: Effects of Pronouns and Order on Disclosing Sexual Assault by Dr. Virginia Clinton-Lisell Dr. RaeAnn Anderson
tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…
Kristen N. Jozkowski PhD Kinsey Institute at IU The Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality

The Youth Stop AIDS Speaker Tour begins!!

Our most powerful and innovative event series touring 5 UK cities, bringing the lived experience of young people living with #HIV to you through storytelling. Register now for your local event via our Eventbrite eventbrite.co.uk/o/youth-stop-a…

❓What does it mean to be a man in 2024?

Strong. Brave. Kind. Powerful. Respectful.

The truth is, you shouldn’t be defined by anyone else. YOU get to decide the kind of man you want to be. So, what does it mean to you?
#WhatItMeansToBeAMan

Navigating the #NHS can be hard for people who were born abroad.

If you work with #migrants and #AsylumSeekers , we've published video guides in French, Portuguese, Spanish, Kiswahili and English to explain HIV entitlements to make the process easier.

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