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Sadly, there are some anniversaries that one doesn’t really feel like celebrating. I was reminded recently that June 2011 marks the 30th anniversary of the fi rst reported cases of AIDS. In summer 1981, scientists in the US reported on an unexpected cluster of deaths of men from a rarely encountered form of pneumonia. All the men were believed to be gay, and it was soon realised that they were all suff ering from a disorder that wreaked havoc with their immune systems. I was only a child in 1981. I can’t imagine what it must have been like to have been on the gay scene at the time, when rumours of a mystery illness began to circulate – or the fear and terror that that news must have prompted. Though treatment for HIV infection has improved greatly over the past three
decades, it is depressing that we still do not have a cure. Frustratingly, one of the greatest barriers in preventing the spread of HIV remains that of ignorance. Some people are still uncertain of how it’s transmitted, and many gay men do not have a regular HIV test. It’s recommended that all sexually-active gay men should have a test at least once a year. Finding out that you are HIV soon after infection can make ahuge diff erence to your treatment, prospects and quality of life. Many of those who die from AIDS are the ones who only discovered their condition when they began to fall ill. When did you last get tested? Empower yourself by taking our HIV quiz on page 97. Some of the facts may surprise you.
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PAGE 06 MY LONDON Scene host and DJ Ma Butcher gives us his capital highlights...
PAGE 08 SHOPPING New cameras from Leica and classic retro iPhone handsets
PAGE 11 DIARY June’s cultural highlights in and around London
PAGE 18 JAKE SHEARS Ahead of Scissor Sisters’ headline appearance at Lovebox, we catch up with Jake Shears
New albums from Lady Gaga and Patrick Wolf
PAGE 22 MUSIC
PAGE 24 FRANKIE KNUCKLES David Hudson catches up with the godfather of house
PAGE 42 WE PARTY
PAGE 26 FILM Last Night, Bridesmaids and The Messenger reviewed…
PAGE 30 THEATRE Betty Blue Eyes and Bette & Joan reviewed
PAGE 32 FOOD Royal China reviewed
PAGE 36 WHY DO WE CLASH OVER CASH?
PAGE 68 FAMILY The London Sperm Bank and British Surrogacy Agency
Jacob Nieuwkoop and Julian Victoria
PAGE 76 CAREER
PAGE 78 PROPERTY Interior design and homeware
PAGE 84 MOTORING
PAGE 86 TRAVEL Gay Madrid
PAGE 95 HOROSCOPES
PAGE 24 FRANKIE KNUCKLES
PAGE 96 HEALTH How good is your HIV knowledge?
PAGE 18 SCISSOR SISTERS
Is your relationship coming apart over fi nancial issues?
PAGE 38 LONDON FOR LESS THAN A TENNER Summer fun on a budget!
PAGE 41 OUT THERE Upcoming scene highlights for June, plus coverage of Circa, XXL and We London
PAGE 61 OUTREACH The Stonewall Equality Walk in Brighton, and community listings
PAGE 64 OUTNEWS All the gay news from home and abroad
PHOTO © CHRIS JEPSON
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