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Contents:

• AND NOW..... GAYC/DC! THE ALL-GAY AC/DC TRIBUTE BAND
• GAY AC/DC TRIBUTE BAND AIMS TO TAKE MIC TO NEW AUDIENCE
• GAYC/DC’S BRIAN WELCH SAYS ‘BE A LIGHT IN SOMEONE’S DARKNS’ ALONG WH PICKS FOR ‘SOUND OF PRI’ (EXCLIVE)
• WATCH SEBASTIAN BACH PERFORM WH A GAY AC/DC TRIBUTE BAND
• GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN'S HEALTH
• GAY-STRAIGHT/GENRS & SEXUALI ALLIANC
• LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR HEALTH
• AC/DC TRIBUTE BAND, GAYC/DC, AMONG 100 ARTISTS PERFORMG AT PRI FTIVAL
• GAYC/DC
• STD FACTS – WHAT GAY, BISEXUAL AND OTHER MEN WHO HAVE SEX WH MEN NEED TO KNOW ABOUT SEXUALLY TRANSMTED DISEAS
• HIV AND ALL GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN
• LGBTQ+ BANDS: OUR TOP 10 FAVORE GAY BANDS
• HOW A GAY COMMUNY HELPED THE CDC SPOT A COVID OUTBREAK — AND LEARN MORE ABOUT DELTA
• HOW A GAY COMMUNY HELPED THE CDC SPOT A COVID OUTBREAK — AND LEARN MORE ABOUT DELTA
• HIV AND GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN: WHAT CDC IS DOG
• GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN'S HEALTH
• LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR HEALTH

AND NOW..... GAYC/DC! THE ALL-GAY AC/DC TRIBUTE BAND

GayC/DC is the world’s first and only all-gay tribute to the mic of AC/DC! Found by Chris Freeman (bass player om inic queer punk band Pansy Divisn), the ia for GayC/DC me om bouncg around nam for more tribute bands wh gay members after he’d been playg wh the Gay Gay’s (a gay tribute to the Go Go’s) for more than a .

After the Gay Gay’s went on hiat, Freeman, along wh two other members of the Gay Gay’s, moved forward wh formg a band that uld put a gay sp on the ttosterone-fueled mic of AC/DC.

GAY AC/DC TRIBUTE BAND AIMS TO TAKE MIC TO NEW AUDIENCE

Members of the gay AC/DC tribute band GayC/DC explaed how they had set out to share their passn for the Atralian band’s mic wh an dience that might prevly have stggled to nnect wh . "While GayC/DC are mted to reproducg the mic as a accurately as possible, they let themselv have “cheeky fun” wh the lyrics. ’”While other genr of popular mic have nnected wh gay culture more directly than rock, Welch argued that "there were always clu, but nothg was overt.

And don’t be a homophobe if you’re drsed like that.

This time, Brian Welch — dmmer for the queer-themed rock celebratn band, GayC/DC — salut those who are about to rock. Bian Welch left, and his fellow GayC/DC members Glen Pavan, Chris Freeman, Steve McKnight, and Clt Yeager.

GAYC/DC’S BRIAN WELCH SAYS ‘BE A LIGHT IN SOMEONE’S DARKNS’ ALONG WH PICKS FOR ‘SOUND OF PRI’ (EXCLIVE)

“Pri, for me, has felt ntrived and manufactured to some gree, ” says Brian Welch, the dmmer poundg furly away as part of GayC/DC, the world’s first and only all-gay tribute to the mic of AC/DC.

GayC/DC will gladly provi the soundtrack to the battle for LGBTQ+ equaly. Wh songs like “Dirty Dus Done Dirty Cheap” and “Big Balls” (which really didn’t need to be changed om the AC/DC origal to f the motif), GayC/DC is a pulse-poundg, heart-throbbg, wall-to-wall rock’ experience.

WATCH SEBASTIAN BACH PERFORM WH A GAY AC/DC TRIBUTE BAND

But when this song buted 1980 (and was played everywhere), this 15-year-old gay kid felt like there was hope on the horizon. Somethg that the gay Alt-Rock kid me uld relate to.

GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN'S HEALTH

GayC/DC will be releasg a ver versn of Argent’s “Hold Your Head Up” as part of an anti-bullyg mpaign, and we uldn’t be more proud of how turned out. He's also ontg a Los Angel-based all-gay tribute band imagatively tled GayC/ the above vio as they tear to "T. Gay and bisexual men are part of a very diverse muny.

This webse provis an overview of the different health and other issu faced by gay and bisexual and bisexual men are part of a very diverse muny.

This webse provis an overview of the different health and other issu faced by gay and bisexual men. Gay-Straight Allianc or Genrs and Sexuali Allianc have been associated wh improvements school safety, a key ponent of school nnectedns, for all stunts. Rearch specifilly lks the prence of Gay-Straight Allianc or Genrs and Sexuali Allianc (GSAs) to greater feelgs of school nnectedns among Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgenr, and Qutng (LGBTQ) stunts.

GAY-STRAIGHT/GENRS & SEXUALI ALLIANC

Gay-Straight Allianc. Gay-Straight allianc are associated wh lower levels of school-based victimizatn of LGBTQ+ youth: a systematic review and meta-analysis. LGBTQ youth’s views on gay-straight allianc: buildg muny, providg gateways, and reprentg safety and support.

School nnectedns for lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr youth: -school victimizatn and stutnal supports. Promotg youth agency through dimensns of gay-straight alliance volvement and ndns that maximize associatns. Contextualizg gay-straight allianc: stunt, advisor, and stctural factors related to posive youth velopment among members.

Rcg risk for illic dg e and prcriptn dg mise: high school gay-straight allianc and lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr youth.

LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR HEALTH

People who are lbian, gay, bisexual, or transgenr (LGBT) are members of every muny. Jt like all other men, gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex wh men need to know how to protect their health throughout their life. However, pared to other men, gay, bisexual and other men who have sex wh men are addnally affected by:.

There are many reasons why gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex wh men may have higher rat of HIV and STDs. Prevalence of HIV among sexual partners of gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex wh men is 40 tim that of sexual partners of heterosexual men;. Gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex wh men on average have a greater number of lifetime sexual partners.

AC/DC TRIBUTE BAND, GAYC/DC, AMONG 100 ARTISTS PERFORMG AT PRI FTIVAL

Homophobia;. In fact, gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex wh men make up more than half of the people livg wh HIV the Uned Stat and experience two thirds of all new HIV fectns each year. Further, young gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex wh men 13-24 had over 72% of the timated new HIV fectns 2010.

In 2012, 75% of reported syphilis s were among gay and bisexual men.

The large percentage of gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex wh men who have HIV and STDs means that, as a group, they have a higher chance of beg exposed to the diseas. Most gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex wh men get HIV by havg anal sex, which is the riskit type of sex for gettg or spreadg HIV.

GAYC/DC

Which tts are remend to help ensure the sexual health of gay and bisexual men?

STD FACTS – WHAT GAY, BISEXUAL AND OTHER MEN WHO HAVE SEX WH MEN NEED TO KNOW ABOUT SEXUALLY TRANSMTED DISEAS

All sexually active gay and bisexual men should be tted regularly for STDs.

CDC remends sexually active gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex wh men tt for:. CDC’s Lbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgenr Health Servic page has rourc that n help you fd health re provirs that are skilled providg health servic to gay and bisexual men. Which vaccatns do CDC remend for gay and bisexual men?

The human papillomavis (HPV) vacce is also available for gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex wh men up to 26 years of age to prevent genal warts and other HPV-associated diseas and ndns such as oropharyngeal or anal ncer. All-gay rock bands, transgenr performers and the world’s largt gay marchg band are among the 100 artists performg at this year’s Pri Ftival November. GayC/DC is not playg near you.

HIV AND ALL GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN

to track GayC/DC and get ncert alerts when they play near you. GayC/DC. ontman is former bassist of Homore hero Pansy Divisn, now leadg the world's Top ( & Bottom) AC/DC Tribute band who shoot to thrill all over the lyrics to su their humoro and enzied fetish themed performanc ala TNT be PNP (a song changed to pict the “party-n-play” liftyle.

LGBTQ+ BANDS: OUR TOP 10 FAVORE GAY BANDS

GayC/DC tour dat and tickets 2023-2024 near you. Want to see GayC/DC ncert?

Fd rmatn on all of GayC/DC’s upg ncerts, tour dat and ticket rmatn for 2023-2024. GayC/DC is not due to play near your lotn currently - but they are schled to play 1 ncert across 1 untry 2023-2024. While anyone who has sex n get an STD, sexually active gay, bisexual and other men who have sex wh men (MSM) are at greater risk.

HOW A GAY COMMUNY HELPED THE CDC SPOT A COVID OUTBREAK — AND LEARN MORE ABOUT DELTA

Homophobia, stigma and discrimatn n negatively fluence the health of gay and bisexual men. CDC remends sexually active gay and bisexual men get tted for:.

Get Vaccated: Gay and bisexual men are at greater risk for hepatis A and B, and human papillomavis (HPV). Social and stctural issu—such as HIV stigma, homophobia, discrimatn, poverty, and limed accs to high-qualy health re—fluence health out and ntue to drive equi.

Get the latt data on HIV among gay and bisexual men and fd out how CDC is makg a difference.

HOW A GAY COMMUNY HELPED THE CDC SPOT A COVID OUTBREAK — AND LEARN MORE ABOUT DELTA

This web ntent the term gay and bisexual men to reprent gay, bisexual, and other men who reported male-to-male sexual ntact. Pri is a time to regnize the achievements of LGBTQ micians and gay bands as well as the stggl they face whilst exprsg themselv to the world. Top 10 Bt LGBTQ+ Bands & Inic Gay Bands.

Reclaimg the rogatory term ‘limp wrist’, they beme an inic gay rock band wh equally inic LGBTQ micians. Takg a polil stance, their songs often ver issu ncerng the gay muny like their song ‘Want Us Dead’, referrg to the treatment of gay people society. LGBTQ+ Bands & Inic Gay Bands – Agast Me!

Wh lead sger Rob Halford publicly g out as gay 1998, Judas Prit beme a bean for queer rock lovers. Dpe this, Judas Prit never beme regnized as a gay rock band due to their mastream stat.

HIV AND GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN: WHAT CDC IS DOG

Gay clubs and Vogue of urse! Rob Halford, closeted at the time, was spired by the leather and chas of kk clothg and unrground fashn that he found gay clubs and Brish Vogue. LGBTQ+ Bands & Inic Gay Bands – Nervo Genr.

A lser-known fluential gay band, Nervo Genr is an Amerin electronic punk rock band. Takg their name om triba, a homosexual sexual practice, you don’t get queerer than this!

GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN'S HEALTH

LGBTQ+ Bands & Inic Gay Bands – B-52s. Wh 4 out of 5 of the origal members intifyg as LGBTQ+, ’s safe to say the B-52s were a gay band spe that not beg their goal. Formed 1995 this openly gay duo has racked up achievements wh and outsi the mic dtry.

LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR HEALTH

LGBTQ+ Bands & Inic Gay Bands – Pansy Divisns. Delvg to a mix of pop-punk and power pop, they beme regnized as the first openly gay rock band! In 2019 they released their eighth and most recent stud album ‘sgl and Such’ followg multiple releas sce 2010 and they’re more referenced, ‘That’s So Gay 2009.

The sgl and the album ntas songs like ‘F**k Buddy’ and ‘Bill and Ted’s Homosexual Adventure’ stayg wh the gay mic bands theme. This gay band that scrib themselv as ‘weirdos’ produc “sad punk” about beg black, queer, and trans.

Their sounds are also scribed as queer punk or Homopop.