DMVCTt CBSTt cabaret t MJGF No 1135 7 December 2016 RYNBHB[JOFDPNtRYHBZMPOEPO 18 Suitable only for persons of 18 years and over QX_1135_Cover.indd 1 06/12/2016 14:48 The who, what, why, where & when of gay London… THE INFORMER Medication that drastically lowers the risk of contracting HIV will be made available on the NHS in England as part of a three- year clinical trial. After the High PrEP To Court ruled in November that funding PrEP falls within the remit Be Made of the NHS, it will now be given to 10,000 people. Previous trials have suggested it can cut the risk Available of catching HIV by up to 86% and, despite the pill costing £400 on NHS a month per person, it is likely to save money in the long-term as it is cheaper than treating the disease when contracted. It is estimated that 1 in 8 gay or bisexual men in London have HIV. Malta Bans Conversion Therapy qxmagazine.com EDITOR On Monday, the Maltese DYLAN JONES Parliament passed a bill
[email protected] outlawing any practise that seeks to change a person’s EDITORIAL ASSISTANT sexual orientation or gender JOE HOLYOAKE
[email protected] identity. Any person offering, advertising, or performing any NEW BUSINESS SALES EXECUTIVE gay conversion therapy will STEVE GREGORY face a fine or jail terms. Malta 020 7240 0055
[email protected] is the first European country to outright criminalise conversion SENIOR DESIGNER therapy. The practise is still JANNE ÖIJER legal in the UK. Another Act
[email protected] passed on the same day will let DESIGNER non-Maltese people transition SUREN GUNPATH in Malta and allow over 16
[email protected] year olds to independently CLASSIFIEDS /ESCORTS request a change in gender on 020 7240 0055 official documents if they wish.