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FREE FOR GAY MEN C OUNSELLING M ENTORING H EALTH TRAINER 020 7160 0941 www.gmipartnership.org.uk gmi partnership GMI Partnership services are free and provided by Londoners from diverse backgrounds, who are trained and supervised to work with men across the City. The GMI Partnership is funded as part of the Pan-London HIV Prevention Programme. © The GMI Partnership 2011
HELLO Editor’s letter “OMG, you’re ginger”, was what someone in a gay bar said to me one night. No hello, no how are you, just simply “OMG, you’re ginger”. Funny, isn’t it? At the time I didn’t think too much of it, but when I had time to think about it, it struck me that all this guy saw was my ginger hair, not the person. I was a kind of a fetish to him. It got me thinking @IanHowley about how it must feel to be fetishised, the whole idea of preference and sexual racism in general. Sexual racism is when guys put things like “no Blacks, no Asians” on their Grindr profiles. It’s about people who don’t see others for who they are but instead judge them entirely on the way they look. Sexual racism has somehow become an acceptable form of communication in the gay community. We find it easy to say “I’m not into Black/Asian/White guys or “I’m only into Black/Asian/White guys” and then think we aren’t doing any damage to anyone or to ourselves. You may think “but it’s only my preference and everyone is allowed to have a preference” and you would be correct. Of course you are allowed to have a preference, but when you express that preference publicly, in a way that sends negative messages about whole ethnic groups, then it becomes a problem.This is why we have chosen to tackle sexual racism in this issue. Have a read of this feature, which starts on page 10. I hope it will give you food for thought. Also in this issue, with World AIDS Day taking prominence, we talk about HIV testing and why it’s important for EVERY gay man to test annually. We have a brilliant coming out story by Lee on page 24 and Liam Murphy shares some tips about break-ups on page 26. Also our cover model, Junior, tells us why he hates Grindr on page 23. Plus lots more. So I hope you enjoy this month’s issue. We’ve had fun putting it together. Until next time. Ian Howley, Editor. Brought to you by Funded by the Pan London HIV Prevention Programme Cover shot by Chris Jepson © www.chrisjepson.com
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