Given the obscene anti-scientific bullshit being peddled by the NHS about trans young people, it seems like a good moment to remind people that @thelovetankcic.bsky.social have awesome pocket guides Including this Guide to Puberty-Suppressing Hormones, which DIY advice www.queerhealth.info/lbgt/psh

Regular attendees of sexual health clinics are very good at being vaccinated. But HPV vaccine uptake is lower in people who missed early-adult programmes or who aren't connected to NHS services. Our new HPV guide with North East London Cancer Alliance launches today. www.thelovetank.info/news/hpv

We have added DoxyPEP to the PrEP drug interaction checker. 👉 prep-druginteractions.org DoxyPEP can be used after condomless sex to help prevent syphilis and chlamydia. @thelovetankcic.bsky.social do a great guide on using DoxyPEP 👉 www.queerhealth.info/projects/dox...

Doing it in the dark: new darkroom etiquette guide launched. The guide is based on research conducted by Dr Jamie Hakim and the experience of generations of darkroom users. www.thelovetank.info/news/darkroom

Which sexual health vaccines can I get on the NHS right now? Find out from All In - a brand new programme from The Love Tank. @bashhuk.bsky.social @bhiva.bsky.social @ukhsa.bsky.social @nhsenglandldn.bsky.social www.queerhealth.info/projects/vac...

The Love Tank's founding programme - PrEPster - re-launches one of our original info sources: Know About HIV PrEP. The newest edition includes info on injectable PrEP, new ways to start and stop PrEP, and info on new UK guidance. Download and view below. www.thelovetank.info/news/kahp-bo...

Creating organising spaces for queer South Asian communities in London - read more here. www.thelovetank.info/news/hum

New community-based research conducted in the east London borough of Tower Hamlets highlights on-going and pressing needs. We call for the implementation of key recommendations to improve the health and well-being of trans communities by a range of stakeholders. www.thelovetank.info/news/tna

Apply by 11th May to do a PhD @lshtm.bsky.social Work with epidemiologists, social scientists & modellers to understand quality of life measures in Syphilis and develop evidence on cost-effectiveness of interventions & public health strategies. @thelovetankcic.bsky.social @joetucker.bsky.social

Want to know more about prostate pleasure and health? Check out our newest Little Back Pocket Guide, produced in collaboration with @prostatecanceruk.bsky.social www.thelovetank.info/news/lbgt-pr...

Mpox diagnoses in the UK increased in January 2026. Vaccination is available through routine NHS sexual health appointments for eligible groups. @bashhuk.bsky.social @ukhsa.bsky.social @england.nhs.uk www.thelovetank.info/news/mpoxfeb26

We loved the opportunity to work with the brilliant team @thelovetankcic.bsky.social to produce these new harm reduction resources to support our work and peer outreach. Check them out here!

Our recent research shows queer people want more accessible harm reduction information about club drugs. This new work in partnership with Antidote at @londonfriend.bsky.social is a step towards implementing the findings of our community-based research. www.thelovetank.info/news/sdc4all

The UK's gonorrhoea vaccine launch risks perpetuating health inequalities writes @thelovetankcic.bsky.social's @drwilln.bsky.social @benvyle.bsky.social with Jack Haywood and @johnmcsorley.bsky.social in the @bmj.com www.bmj.com/content/391/...

Have you heard about The Other Blue Pill?  Our documentary - produced for @thelovetankcic.bsky.social and @nat.org.uk - explores the history of PrEP in the UK and how it changed HIV prevention #WorldAIDSDay 🎗️ Listen now 👇🧵

We're developing a collaborative roadmap for people who are DIYing HRT. Find out more here - www.thelovetank.info/news/diyhrtc...

We're launching a new HIV training programme for primary care staff in Lambeth, Lewisham, & Southwark. The programme aims to increase awareness of contemporary HIV issues and ensure practitioners are able to make appropriate referrals. www.thelovetank.info/news/hiv-tra...

Food for thought: hosting HIV PrEP research dinners. "Hosting dinners like this for Black queer men is a valuable way of including perspectives & creating spaces for us to freely talk about sexual health." @idiosyncraticxl.bsky.social @benvyle.bsky.social www.thelovetank.info/news/bqmdin

The Love Tank urges continued mpox vaccination uptake as new European cases identified. www.thelovetank.info/news/mpox

NHS England announces availability of long acting injectable PrEP. The new formulation will be available only to those who cannot take oral PrEP. Around 1,000 people are expected to initially benefit. www.thelovetank.info/news/injecta...

In North East London and want to sign up to the new online HIV PrEP service? Join one of our multilingual online sessions to take you through the sign-up process. www.thelovetank.info/news/prepwor...

was really pleased to be invited to be a part of this celebration :) Can't quite believe it's 10 years. Huge congrats to the whole team! @drwilln.bsky.social Marc, Rich & the rest! @thelovetankcic.bsky.social

✊🏿 Paid opportunities for Black LGBTQIA+ writers and journalists! The @thelovetankcic.bsky.social Phil Samba @idiosyncraticxl.bsky.social is joining @WeAreQueerAF.com as our Black History Month UK guest editor Details in 🧵 or apply now 👇 www.wearequeeraf.com/black-histor...

Celebrating 10 years of PrEPster last week - with allies and comrades @ingridkyoung.bsky.social Winnie Sseruma @idiosyncraticxl.bsky.social Marc Thompson and many others. www.thelovetank.info/news/prepste...

Get free information on the gonorrhoea and MPOX vaccine, and DoxyPEP this #SexualHealthWeek! 💉 Our Pitstop Clinic team have a fantastic selection of free guides and resources, giving you all the up to date information you need, kindly provided by our friends at @thelovetankcic.bsky.social!

I'm doing the World AIDS Day Red Run in November to raise money for Prepster and @thelovetankcic.bsky.social! Donate to my JustGiving page here: www.justgiving.com/page/edftmxxx Any and all donations appreciated🥰

Love Hub 2025 programme is live! This year we're celebrating our SEVENTH Hub in collaboration with @fringefilmfest.bsky.social with a bumper 30 events. Full programme here - www.thelovetank.info/news/lovehub25

Work with me, @drwilln.bsky.social & @thelovetankcic.bsky.social team to explore health activism

What are the drug & alcohol needs of queer people in the UK? The Love Tank's new research - undertaken by @benvyle.bsky.social - highlights key action-for-change. www.thelovetank.info/news/dareport

Exciting new post-doc fellow post just announced at University of Edinburgh - working alongside The Love Tank on the new Medicine Without Doctors collaboration. Closing date 02 Oct 2025. elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

New research demonstrates acceptability of injectable HIV PrEP amongst key UK populations. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

I absolutely love my new Prepster t-shirt from @thelovetankcic.bsky.social crew!

There's a new way to get HIV PrEP in North East London, without having to visit a clinic. The new online service provides all the necessary tests and support, with PrEP delivered to your address. Find out more here - www.prepster.info/free-prep-ne... @positiveeast.bsky.social

It's been a while since we featured our www.longtimenosyph.info programme - and now comrades in Tbilisi, Georgia have translated our materials for use there. Why duplicate when we can collaborate? Massive solidarity to the work they're doing there.

Imagining Palestinian Futures - @ingridkyoung.bsky.social our colleague in the collaborative Doing Disability Futures project, writes about how violence in Palestine is inextricably tied to disability justice. www.disabilityfutures.uk/blog/ddf03

Attending UK Black Pride this coming weekend in London? For the 4th year running we'll be co-hosting a pop-up vaccine bus with NHS colleagues from All East and Homerton sexual health services. Come find us! @england.nhs.uk @bashhuk.bsky.social www.thelovetank.info/news/ukbp

I'm going to be doing a 10K run for charity later this year on World AIDS day raising money for @thelovetankcic.bsky.social a fabulous UK sexual health community organisation. Any and all donations to a very worthwhile cause gratefully received!

“The vaccination programme takes us one step closer to reducing one of the most common STIs; one that impacts on key groups of people. We must now ensure that vaccines reach those groups, including people who are least likely to visit clinics." @drwilln.bsky.social www.gov.uk/government/n...

A new gonorrhoea vaccination programme launches today across the UK. Vaccination is being rolled-out across NHS sexual health clinics. Find out more about the vaccine here - www.queerhealth.info/projects/menb @bashhuk.bsky.social @england.nhs.uk @ukhsa.bsky.social

Nothing better than talking syphilis! Thanks @ukhsa.bsky.social @thelovetankcic.bsky.social @typemat12.bsky.social @nicolelieberman.bsky.social @manikkohli.bsky.social & others who came to kick off my NIHR Professorship. Looking forward to working with you & communities to improve UK Sexual Health

"This silencing work – which is patently and cruelly transphobic – significantly undermines the value and applicability of the guidance’s proposed HIV education" - Ben Weil, @thelovetankcic.bsky.social www.wearequeeraf.com/section-28-2...

New UK HIV PrEP guidelines from @bashhuk.bsky.social @bhiva.bsky.social offer greater access and equity. Read our news story here - www.thelovetank.info/news/prep-gu...

Important new research on mpox - this research supports the targeted, routine vaccination of gay and bisexual men in the UK.

“Because people know us it's at 3am on the dancefloor when we got the best responses: people come & chat about what we’re doing - ask for water, earplugs or condoms because they’ve just got lucky. We always get the most stunning responses.” www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/reports/a...

Come & work with me @benvyle.bsky.social @lshtm.bsky.social & @thelovetankcic.bsky.social Research Assistant with funded PhD within multidisciplinary project on Syphilis & STI control in the UK. Working with us to understand stakeholder & community perspectives on novel STI control strategies

The Love Tank's groundbreaking HIV PrEP programme - PrEPster - relaunches for our 10 year anniversary. A totally new website brings PrEP info to a whole new generation of PrEP users and those who could use PrEP. www.thelovetank.info/news/prepster

💊 We're Apple Podcasts top recomendation! @thelovetankcic.bsky.social @idiosyncraticxl.bsky.social 🎙 Listen here now! podfollow.com/theotherblue...

New UK guidelines for prescribing doxyPEP for syphilis prevention launched today by @bashhuk.bsky.social The Love Tank played a key role in community engagement for the guidelines, with @benvyle.bsky.social and @idiosyncraticxl.bsky.social on the writing group. www.thelovetank.info/news/doxysyph

How do we measure stigma during infectious disease outbreaks? @thelovetankcic.bsky.social worked with colleagues globally to develop a outbreak stigma scale. Reducing stigma is essential for delivering effective outbreak responses. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Want to know more about puberty-suppressing hormones (aka puberty blockers), why the supply of some of them has been banned in the UK, and critiques of the Cass Review? Find out more in our new Little Backpocket Guide - queerhealth.info/lbgt/psh