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•  WASHGTON LBIAN AND GAY BARS, RTRANTS, LODGG, PRI EVENT, BS MAPS
• THE BEST KENT GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS KENT
• LGBT HISTORY MONTH: VENU KENT CLUDG SUNDOWNERS AND COYOT AND THE RUPL DRAG RACE STARS THAT HAVE APPEARED THERE LAOISE GALLAGHER PUBLISHED: 05:00, 09 FEBARY 2022  | UPDATED: 18:58, 10 FEBARY 2022   | | | --> DPE THE CHANGG TIM, GAY BARS REMA A REFUGE FOR ALL SORTS OF PEOPLE WHO MAY BE IGHTENED TO REVEAL THEIR SEXUALY A NVENTNAL SETTG, OR DON'T WANT TO GO TO A PUB WHICH ULD BE FULL OF ROWDY REVELLERS.WH MANY ARGUG KENT IS NOTICEABLY SHORT OF SUCH VENU WE'VE PUT TOGETHER A LIST OF LGBTQ+ IENDLY BARS ACROSS THE UNTY OFFERG EVERYTHG OM KARAOKE TO DRAG PERFORMANC.RUPL'S DRAG RACE UK STAR SRLETT HARLETT AT THE SUNDOWNERS. PICTURE: THE SUNDOWNERSBOTH OF KENT'S RUPL'S DRAG RACE UK STARS HAVE SAID THE UNTY IS SHORT OF "QUEER VENU".WNER KRYSTAL VERSACE OM TUNBRIDGE WELLS TOLD : "I REALLY WANT TO E BACK TO KENT, I JT THK NEEDS MORE VENU."IT NEEDS MORE QUEER CULTURE, YOU KNOW? "THEY NEED TO JT CHANGE THGS UP A B AND TWEAK A FEW THGS."SOME VENU ARE NOW STARTG TO GROW A SIGNIFINT REPUTATN WH THE MUNY, BOOKG STARS OM ACROSS THE UNTRY TO SELL TICKETS.THE SUNDOWNERS IS THE ONLY GAY BAR THA. PICTURE: SUNDOWNERSSUNDOWNERS, MARGATE THE SUNDOWNERS BAR MARGATE IS CURRENTLY THE ONLY GAY BAR THA.THEY REGULARLY HOST DRAG PERFORMANCE EVENGS AND IS THE HUB OF ALL FTIVI DURG MARGATE PRI. RECENTLY, THE SUNDOWNERS HAS HOSTED PERFORMANC OM TERNATNAL STARS LIKE BAGA CHIPZ AND CHERYL HOLE.IT WAS ALSO FEATURED ON NETFLIX'S I LIKE TO WATCH UK TOUR.DUNN BAYL WH A DRAG PERFORMERDUNN BAYL, 60, WHO NS THE SUNDOWNERS SAID: "BARS ARE A LOT MORE THE OPEN NOW. IN THE PAST, BARS WERE HELD UNRGROUND."YOU HAD TO PH BUZZERS OR KNOW SOMEBODY TO BE ABLE TO GET TO THEM."WE AIM TO CREATE A SAFE SPACE FOR EVERYONE REGARDLS OF SEXUAL ORIENTATN A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE N BE WHO THEY ARE AND FEEL SAFE "WE OFFER A WARM WELE TO EVERYONE AND AS ONE OF ONLY A UPLE OF LGBTQ+ BARS KENT WE PLAY AN IMPORTANT PART OUR MUNY."THROUGHOUT LGBTQ+ HISTORY MONTH THEY HAVE PERFORMANC OM LOL PERFORMERS, DRAG STARS DIVA DE CAMPO AND SUM TG WONG AND THIS MONTH WILL SEE THE RETURN OF THEIR SUNDAY ROAST DNERS.THE LIM HAS JT REVEALED A NEW LOOK FOLLOWG A RENOVATN. PICTURE: THE LIMTHE LIM, CANTERBURY THE LIM LOUNGE ON ROSEMARY LANE CANTERBURY IS A RETRO GAY BAR WH RABOW BRANDG ACROSS THE ONT OF THE BUILDG AFTER A RENOVATN LAST MONTH. THE BAR IS WELL-KNOWN ACROSS THE UNTY FOR CKTAILS AND KARAOKE NIGHTS - OWNERS MIKEY AND ANTHONY ADVERTISE "GAYAOKE" REGULARLY ON THE FACEBOOK PAGE.HOWEVER, HAS AT TIM BEEN SUBJECT TO ABE, WH A AD PIGEON THROWN THROUGH THE DOOR AND THREATS OF AN ARSON ATTACK.ANTHONY SAYS BARS LIKE HIS ARE "A REFUGE TO EVERYONE WHO IS AAID TO E OUT" BUT THEY N KNOW THEIR SECRET WILL BE SAFE WH BAR STAFF.OWNERS MIKEY AND ANTHONY HOPE TO BE A REFUGE FOR THE MUNY. PICTURE: THE LIMANTHONY IS HOPEFUL FOR THE FUTURE, AS GAY BARS EVOLVE WH THE CHANGG TIM.HE SAID: “THE GAY MUNY IS NOT GOG BACK, THEY’RE GOG FORWARD BEE WE’RE GETTG BRAVER."I'VE WORKED HARD THIS DTRY FOR A VERY LONG TIME, 'S NICE TO KNOW THE BARRIERS ARE BREAKG DOWN AND PEOPLE ARE ENJOYG THEMSELV."ANYONE WHO LIK THE GAY MUNY IS WELE”THE BAR IS OPEN OM NOON EVERY TUDAY THROUGH TO SATURDAY AND OM 5PM EVERY SUNDAY.KENT'S NEWT GAY BAR DARTFORD. PICTURE: HUFFLER'S ARMSHUFFLER'S ARMS, DARTFORD THE HUFFLER'S ARMS ON HYTHE STREET DARTFORD IS THE UNTY'S NEWT GAY BAR, OPENG AS AN LGBTQ+ VENUE JANUARY.THERE'S A HOST OF DRAG QUEEN SHOWS, EDY OPEN MIC NIGHTS AND OTHER EVENTS THE WORKS, ADDN TO THE VENUE'S UAL BILLG.SOME STAFF ARE MEMBERS OF THE LGBTQ+ MUNY, WHILST OTHERS ARE ALLI AND HAVE THROWN THEIR SUPPORT BEHD THE CHANG.GENERAL MANAGER CHRIS LEER, 34, SAID: "WE WERE JT DISCSG NEW OPTNS FOR THE PUB GOG FORWARD AND IF WE MA TO SOMETHG THAT ISN'T AROUND THIS AREA AND WHAT WE THKS THIS AREA NEEDS."THE PRI BAR WILL HOST A VALENTE'S DNER. PICTURE: HUFFLER'S ARMSCHRIS NTUED: "WE WANT TO KEEP AS THE MUNY PUB THAT IS AND STILL OFFER EVERYTHG THAT WE OFFER NOW BUT JT HAVE THAT AS THE SAFE HUB WHERE THE LGBTQ+ MUNY WILL FEEL SAFE.""WE ARE REALLY HAPPY, ALL THE STAFF ARE ON BOARD AND ALL THE LOLS ARE ON BOARD AS WELL."A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE REACHED OUT TO , CLUDG NEW CTOMERS THAT ARE VERY HAPPY."THE HUFFLER'S ARMS WILL HOST VAR EVENTS THROUGHOUT LGBTQ+ HISTORY MONTH, CLUDG A S DOWN VALENTE'S DAY DNER THE PRI BAR.SCE THE REOPENG THE BAR HAS BEEN A HUGE SUCCS AND THEY ARE READY TO NTUE THE "BIG PRI PARTY".THIS LGBT+ NIGHTCLUB IS OPEN UNTIL 4AM. PICTURE: COYOTCOYOT, CHATHAM NEW ROAD AVENUE CHATHAM IS HOME TO THE GAY NIGHTCLUB COYOT.THE LATE NIGHT VENUE IS A SMALL BUT TABLISHED BAR FOR THE LGBTQ+ MUNY AND IS THIS YEAR CELEBRATG S 14TH BIRTHDAY.IT IS A BLAST OM THE PAST AND JT LIKE DUNN BAYL OM THE SUNDOWNERS MENTNED, IS PLETELY UNRGROUND, WH A STAIRSE TAKG YOU DOWN TO THE ONT DOOR.COYOT IS ONLY OPEN ON FRIDAYS AND SATURDAYS BUT DON'T CLOSE UNTIL 4AM SO IF PERFECT FOR THOSE WHO LIKE TO PARTY UNTIL SUNRISE.THE SHIP INN HAS OVER 500 YEARS OF HISTORY ON ROCHTER HIGH STREETTHE SHIP INN, ROCHTER THIS PUB HAS A LONG HISTORY, STANDG FOR 500 YEARS ON ROCHTER HIGH STREET AND IS THE OLST GAY BAR MEDWAY.IN PLACE OF THE TRADNAL ST GEE'S FLAG MANY BEER GARNS, THIS PUB CELEBRAT S HISTORY WH A RABOW FLAG PRI OF PLACE.FOR THOSE WHO ARE A FAN OF HISTORY, THE PURPLE DANCE BAR WAS THE SE OF THE FIRST ARRT AND NVICTN FOR BUGGERY WAY BACK THE DAYS OF HENRY VIII.NOT ONLY IS THIS A GREAT PUB TO ENJOY A QUIET DRK WH IENDS, BUT THEY ALSO SERVE TRADNAL ENGLISH FOOD H OM THE KCHEN EVERY DAY.DRAG STAR ELLA VADAY PERFORMED AT THE CUBAN, PICTURE: GLTERBOMBTHE CUBAN, CANTERBURY (GLTERBOMB NIGHTS) THIS CANTERBURY BAR IS CREDIBLY POPULAR WH STUNTS, BUT HAS RECENTLY BEE HOST TO GLTERBOMB NIGHTS.TOKYO TEA ROOMS WAS PREVLY OCCUPIED EVERY TUDAY BY THE EXTERNAL PANY WHO PUT ON LGBTQ+ CLUB EVENTS.HOWEVER, THEY HAVE RECENTLY CHANGED LOTN AND NOW THE CUBAN IS TAKEN OVER EVERY TUDAY WH DRAG PERFORMANC AND THE GLTERBOMB DANCERS.FANS OF A GLTERBOMB NIGHT OUT WILL ALSO BE PLEASE TO HEAR THAT GLTERBOMB THE PARK IS SET TO RETURN TO MOTE PARK THIS SUMMER AFTER A SUCCSFUL BUT LAST YEAR.MU MU HAS TWO RINT DRAG QUEENS PROVIDG ENTERTAMENT. PICTURE: THE MADAMEMU MU: THE LNDRY ROOM, MAIDSTONE AGA, MUCH LIKE THE CUBAN, MU MU MAIDSTONE DON'T BRAND SELF AS A GAY BAR BUT IS VERY LGBTQ+ IENDLY.THE LNDRY ROOM IS HOME TO RINT DRAG QUEEN MADAME MUMU WHO HOSTS BGO AND BNCH - SHE IS ALSO THE DJ THE UPSTAIRS ROOM ON CLUB NIGHTS.THEY HAVE RECENTLY ADD ANOTHER DRAG QUEEN TO THE BOOKS - SHEBERT DIP NS KARAOKE EVENGS ON THURSDAY AND SUNDAYS NELLIE GERKS (THE IRISH PUB OWNED BY THE MU MU BRAND).MANY OF THE LGBTQ+ EVENTS ARE TICKETED, BUT THE UPSTAIRS ROOM ON CLUB NIGHTS IS EASILY ACCSIBLE THROUGH THE LNDRETTE ENTRANCE. --> KENT WHAT'S ON NEWS LAOISE GALLAGHER _PLUGMANAGER.SETTARGETVALUE("ARTICLEID", "262088"); FOLLOW MOST POPULAR
• MAIDSTONE DRAG QUEEN, MADAME MUMU, SAYS KENT IS STILL NOT SAFE FOR LGBT+ MUNY AFTER SERI OF VLENT ATTACKS LAOISE GALLAGHER PUBLISHED: 05:00, 23 FEBARY 2022  | UPDATED: 16:07, 23 FEBARY 2022   | | | --> IN RECENT YEARS THE WORLD HAS BEEN MOVG ON AND THE LGBT+ MUNY HAS GAED MORE EQUALY. BUT WH HOMOPHOBIC AND TRANSPHOBIC HATE CRIME ON THE RISE, WHAT ISSU DO PEOPLE STILL FACE THEIR DAILY LIV? OUR REPORTER LAOISE GALLAGHER HAS BEEN FDG OUT, AS LGBT+ HISTORY MONTH IS CELEBRATED ACROSS KENT. THERE IS STILL A LOT OF MISRMED DISCRIMATN TOWARDS THE LGBT+ MUNYALTHOUGH SOCIETY IS UNDOUBTEDLY MOVG TOWARDS EQUALY AS A WHOLE, WH MORE WISPREAD ACCEPTANCE AND CHANG TO LEGISLATN, SEEMS THERE IS STILL A EP MISUNRSTANDG OF THOSE WHO INTIFY AS LGBT+.THIS MUNY HAS SUFFERED IMMENSELY RECENT YEARS, WH ERNMENT STATISTICS REVEALG THAT HATE CRIM TOWARDS THE GROUP CREASED BY 10% DURG THE PANMIC. { "SKTOP":","MOBILE":"} CHRIS GARNER ('MADAME MUMU') HAS BEEN SUBJECT TO ABE AT WORK AND ON THE STREET CHRIS GARNER OM MAIDSTONE WORKS AS A LER (HAT MAKER) BY DAY. AT NIGHT HE TRANSFORMS TO HIS DRAG QUEEN ALTER EGO 'MADAME MUMU' AND IS A DJ AND HOST AT MUMU'S BAR ON WEEK STREET. HE SAID THAT RECENT YEARS THE STREETS HAVE BEE LS SAFE FOR THE LGBT+ MUNY, SO MUCH SO THAT HE NOW NO LONGER FEELS SAFE TO STAND THE DOORWAY OF THE BAR WHEN FULL DRAG.CHRIS GARNER NO LONGER FEELS SAFE TO STAND THE DOORWAY AS MADAME MUMU. PICTURE: THE MADAMECHRIS SAID: "I'M NOT TRANSGENR, BUT I'M SOMEONE WHO DO DRAG."AS HAS BEE VERY MUCH A MASTREAM THG WH THE MEDIA, PEOPLE ARE A B MORE AWARE OF ."I ED TO KD OF HANG OUT THE ONT DOOR OF THE PREMIS AND FEEL OKAY ON A SATURDAY AFTERNOON."I ED TO BE ABLE TO BE DROPPED OFF AT COUNTY HALL AND THEN I WOULD WALK DOWN THE STREET TO WORK - I NOW DON'T FEEL SAFE DOG THAT BEE OF MENTS OR BEHAVURS OF PEOPLE TOWARDS ME JT DRSED DRAG GOG TO DO MY JOB. "FOR A TRANSGENR PERSON, THAT MT BE EVEN SRIER BEE THAT'S THEIR ACTUAL LIFE AND MT BE HORRIFIC. IT'S NOT FOR ME, 'S JT MY WORK IS DRSG FEMALE CLOTH."HIS FOLLOWG ON SOCIAL MEDIA HAVE SHARED THEIR STORI OF HATE CRIME, WH ONE BEG ATTACKED FOR HIS FLAMBOYANT FASHNCHRIS BELIEV THERE IS NO REAL SAFE SPACE MAIDSTONE FOR THE LGBT+ MUNY.EVEN AT HIS PLACE OF WORK HE HAS SUFFERED VLENCE AND SPE BEG A "VERY QUEER ENVIRONMENT" - RECENTLY AT A KARAOKE NIGHT A DRK WAS THROWN HIS FACE BY A WOMAN A HOMOPHOBIC ATTACK.THIS THOUGHT WAS ECHOED BY ALEX GE RECENTLY WHO MOVED TO MAIDSTONE OM NIGERIA WHERE BEG GAY IS ILLEGAL.TWO YEARS AGO HE AND HIS EX-BOYIEND TRIED GOG TO A CLUB MAIDSTONE FOR THE FIRST TIME. HE SAID: "THERE WERE PEOPLE STG DOWN WHO WERE SECRETLY THROWG EMPTY BOTTL AND GLASS AT AND WE HAD TO WALK OUT - I THK THAT IS THE FIRST AND LAST TIME I'VE EVER GONE TO ANY CLUB MAIDSTONE."ALEX GE OM NIGERIA NOW TRAVELS TO LONDON FOR A SAFE LGBT+ BAR. PICTURE: ALEX GEHOWEVER, 'S NOT JT MAIDSTONE, ABE IS EVEN HAPPENG THE FEW GAY BARS THERE ARE ACROSS KENT.CHRIS ADD: "I'VE HAD EXPERIENC A GAY VENUE ROCHTER MANY YEARS AGO, WHERE I WAS ACTUALLY PHYSILLY PUNCHED BY A GROUP OF PEOPLE AND ALL I WAS DOG WAS DANCG THE MIDDLE OF THE DANCE FLOOR - ADMTEDLY SECURY WENT AFTER THEM. "EVEN WHEN I FIRST MOVED HERE AND I FOUND MY GROUP OF IENDS, I WOULD EXPERIENCE VLENCE TOWARDS ME BEE I WAS A GAY MAN. "I DON'T KNOW IF WAS A MISUNRSTANDG, MAYBE PEOPLE THOUGHT THAT I WAS JT A MAN TRYG TO H ON A WOMAN OR WHATEVER - I DON'T GET WHERE THE VLENCE ME OM."ACTIVISTS ARE NTUG TO FIGHT FOR MORE TN TO STOP HATE CRIM AND DISCRIMATN THROUGH NORMALISG THE LGBT+ MUNY.HILARY COOKE, CHAIR OF MEDWAY PRI COMMUNY ORGANISATNCHRIS EXPLAED: "I THK THAT BS SHOULD BE TG THEMSELV ON HOW TO PROTECT LGBT+ PEOPLE, AND NOT JT LGBT+ PEOPLE THAT WORK FOR THEM. SO FELY TN IS IMPORTANT."EDUTN SCHOOL IS ANOTHER HUGE KEY - STLAND, GAY SEX IS TGHT SCHOOLS (AS OF LAST YEAR), WHEREAS THIS PART OF THE WORLD ISN'T."IT'S 2022, WE'RE TOO FAR AHEAD AS HUMANS TO STILL BE HAVG THE VIEWS OF SYSTEMIC HIERARCHY AND DON'T MAKE SENSE AT ALL."HILARY COOKE, OM MEDWAY PRI AGREED THAT TN AND AWARENS OF LEGISLATN IS IMPORTANT MOVG SOCIETY FORWARD.HOWEVER, SHE BELIEV THAT RECENT S HAVE SEEN A GENERAL IMPROVEMENT ATTUS TOWARDS TRANSGENR PEOPLE SPECIFILLY. { "SKTOP":","MOBILE":"} HILARY COOKE ME OUT AT TRANSGENR THE 1980S SHE SAID: "GENERALLY I WOULD SAY KENT IS A SAFE PLACE. WE HAVE SUPPORT OM ANISATNS AROUND REPORTG A CRIME AND ENURAGG PEOPLE TO REPORT ANY HATE CRIM OR CINTS."IN GENERAL, WHEN I GO ABOUT MY DAY-TO-DAY LIFE, I DON'T SEE ANY ISSU, BUT UNFORTUNATELY SOME PEOPLE DO E ACROSS ISSU PLAC."HER MA NCERN 2022 IS THE WAG LIST TIME FOR THOSE WAG TO TRANSN.FOR THOSE LOOKG TO THE VERY FIRST STEPS OF CHANGG THEIR GENR INTY, THE WA TIME CURRENTLY STANDS AT FOUR TO FIVE YEARS FOR THE FIRST APPOTMENT ON THE NHS.AFTER G OUT THE 1980S, SHE BELIEV KENT IS A SAFE SPACEHILARY NTUED: "I'M THKG OF THE MA THGS THAT ARE AFFECTG THE MUNY, MYSELF AND THE PEOPLE I SPEAK TO, AND THAT'S THE ISSUE OF HEALTH RE."PEOPLE WHO ARE SEEKG HELP WH TRANSNG NOW HAVE A FIVE YEAR WA, AND THAT'S JT FOR THE FIRST APPOTMENT."THAT'S THE VERY FIRST CHANCE TO TALK ABOUT GETTG SOME HELP, AND THAT REALLY AFFECTS PEOPLE'S MENTAL HEALTH."WH HEALTHRE, CHANG ARE SLOWLY BEG MA WH LAW TO DIMISH REMAG DISCRIMATN, PECIALLY BLOOD DONATN.UNTIL 2011, MEN WHO HAVE SEX WH MEN WERE NOT ABLE TO GIVE BLOOD THE UK.BUT THE PAST THIS HAS CHANGED THREE TIM - LATER 2011 MEN WHO HAD SEX WH MEN ULD GIVE BLOOD AFTER 12 MONTHS OF ABSTENCE AND THEN 2017 THIS WAS RCED TO THREE MONTHS.MORE RECENTLY, JUNE 2021 THIS WAS ALTERED SO THAT MEN WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PARTNER FOR THREE MONTHS ARE ABLE TO GIVE BLOOD.THE NHS SAY THAT THIS LE IS STILL PLACE DUE TO THE CREASED RISK OF BLOOD BORNE FECTNS.ITS WEBSE STAT: "WE HAVE SOME OF THE WORLD’S MOST PROGRSIVE L ABOUT WHO N AND N’T GIVE BLOOD."INTERNATNALLY, SOME UNTRI DON’T ALLOW MEN WHO HAVE SEX WH MEN TO GIVE BLOOD OR HAVE A 12-MONTH LAY."BLOOD BORNE FECTNS OF NCERN, UALLY ASSOCIATED WH A STIGMA TOWARDS THE LGBT+ MUNY, CLU HIV AND HEPATIS A, B AND C.ACRDG TO NEW FIGUR FOR ENGLAND OM THE UK HEALTH SECURY AGENCY, FOR THE FIRST TIME A , THE NUMBER OF NEW HIV DIAGNOS AMONG HETEROSEXUALS IS HIGHER THAN IS FOR GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN.HALF OF ALL NEW HIV DIAGNOS WERE HETEROSEXUALS (49%) ENGLAND 2020, PARED TO 45% GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN.HETEROSEXUALS WERE ALSO FAR MORE LIKELY TO BE DIAGNOSED LATE, MEANG DAMAGE TO THE IMMUNE SYSTEM HAS ALREADY BEGUN.THIS IS LIKELY DRIVEN BY A BELIEF THAT THEY ARE NOT AT RISK OF HIV, AND ACRDG TO THE TERRENCE HIGGS TST, THIS NOTN IS OFTEN RERCED BY HEALTHRE PROFSNALS.HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE SECRETARY SAJID JAVID: "IT IS FANTASTIC TO SEE THE DIAGNOSIS RATE OF HIV FALL FURTHER AMONG GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN AS A RULT OF TTG AND THE ROUTE MISSNG OF PREP, BUT WE MT MAKE SURE THIS TREND IS REFLECTED ALL GROUPS."I AM MTED TO OUR GOAL OF NO NEW HIV TRANSMISSNS BY 2030, BUT WE NNOT ACHIEVE ALONE."WE ALL HAVE A PART TO PLAY – HIV TTG IS EE AND NFINTIAL FOR EVERYONE, AND KNOWG YOUR STAT WILL ALLOW YOU TO ACCS APPROPRIATE PREVENTN OR TREATMENT."ACTIVISTS HOPE THAT THE STATISTICS WILL REMOVE THE MISRMED DISCRIMATN SURROUNDG GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN REGARDS TO HIV.FOR MORE RMATN AND SUPPORT, CLICK HERE. --> HEALTH HUMAN INTERT KENT MAIDSTONE LAOISE GALLAGHER _PLUGMANAGER.SETTARGETVALUE("ARTICLEID", "262907"); FOLLOW MOST POPULAR
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Dpe the changg tim, gay bars rema a refuge for all sorts of people who may be ightened to reveal their sexualy a nventnal settg, or don't want to go to a pub which uld be full of rowdy many argug Kent is noticeably short of such venu we've put together a list of LGBTQ+ iendly bars across the unty offerg everythg om karaoke to drag 's Drag Race UK star Srlett Harlett at The Sundowners. "Some venu are now startg to grow a signifint reputatn wh the muny, bookg stars om across the untry to sell Sundowners is the only gay bar Tha. Picture: SundownersSundowners, Margate The Sundowners bar Margate is currently the only gay bar regularly host drag performance evengs and is the hub of all ftivi durg Margate Pri.

Picture: The LimThe Lim, Canterbury The Lim Lounge on Rosemary Lane Canterbury is a retro gay bar wh rabow brandg across the ont of the buildg after a renovatn last bar is well-known across the unty for cktails and karaoke nights - owners Mikey and Anthony advertise "Gayaoke" regularly on the Facebook page. Picture: The LimAnthony is hopeful for the future, as gay bars evolve wh the changg said: “The gay muny is not gog back, they’re gog forward bee we’re gettg braver. "Anyone who lik the gay muny is wele”The bar is open om noon every Tuday through to Saturday and om 5pm every 's newt gay bar Dartford.

Picture: Huffler's ArmsHuffler's Arms, Dartford The Huffler's Arms on Hythe Street Dartford is the unty's newt gay bar, openg as an LGBTQ+ venue 's a host of drag queen shows, edy open mic nights and other events the works, addn to the venue's ual staff are members of the LGBTQ+ muny, whilst others are alli and have thrown their support behd the chang.

THE BEST KENT GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS KENT

Picture: CoyotCoyot, Chatham New Road Avenue Chatham is home to the gay nightclub late night venue is a small but tablished bar for the LGBTQ+ muny and is this year celebratg s 14th is a blast om the past and jt like Dunn Bayl om The Sundowners mentned, is pletely unrground, wh a stairse takg you down to the ont door. Coyot is only open on Fridays and Saturdays but don't close until 4am so if perfect for those who like to party until Ship Inn has over 500 years of history on Rochter High StreetThe Ship Inn, Rochter This pub has a long history, standg for 500 years on Rochter High Street and is the olst gay bar place of the tradnal St Gee's flag many beer garns, this pub celebrat s history wh a rabow flag pri of those who are a fan of history, the purple dance bar was the se of the first arrt and nvictn for buggery way back the days of Henry only is this a great pub to enjoy a quiet drk wh iends, but they also serve tradnal English food h om the kchen every star Ella Vaday performed at The Cuban, Picture: GlterbombThe Cuban, Canterbury (Glterbomb nights) This Canterbury bar is credibly popular wh stunts, but has recently bee host to Glterbomb Tea Rooms was prevly occupied every Tuday by the external pany who put on LGBTQ+ club events. Picture: The MadameMu Mu: The Lndry Room, Maidstone Aga, much like The Cuban, Mu Mu Maidstone don't brand self as a gay bar but is very LGBTQ+ Lndry Room is home to rint drag queen Madame MuMu who hosts bgo and bnch - she is also the DJ the upstairs room on club have recently add another drag queen to the books - Shebert Dip ns karaoke evengs on Thursday and Sundays Nellie Gerks (the Irish pub owned by the Mu Mu brand) of the LGBTQ+ events are ticketed, but the upstairs room on club nights is easily accsible through the lndrette entrance.

Type: Gay Friendly Bar. Gay Bar and Dive Bar$$$$Downtown Kent, KentSaveShare3 Tips and reviewsGreat happeng place wh iendly people.

LGBT HISTORY MONTH: VENU KENT CLUDG SUNDOWNERS AND COYOT AND THE RUPL DRAG RACE STARS THAT HAVE APPEARED THERE LAOISE GALLAGHER PUBLISHED: 05:00, 09 FEBARY 2022  | UPDATED: 18:58, 10 FEBARY 2022   | | | --> DPE THE CHANGG TIM, GAY BARS REMA A REFUGE FOR ALL SORTS OF PEOPLE WHO MAY BE IGHTENED TO REVEAL THEIR SEXUALY A NVENTNAL SETTG, OR DON'T WANT TO GO TO A PUB WHICH ULD BE FULL OF ROWDY REVELLERS.WH MANY ARGUG KENT IS NOTICEABLY SHORT OF SUCH VENU WE'VE PUT TOGETHER A LIST OF LGBTQ+ IENDLY BARS ACROSS THE UNTY OFFERG EVERYTHG OM KARAOKE TO DRAG PERFORMANC.RUPL'S DRAG RACE UK STAR SRLETT HARLETT AT THE SUNDOWNERS. PICTURE: THE SUNDOWNERSBOTH OF KENT'S RUPL'S DRAG RACE UK STARS HAVE SAID THE UNTY IS SHORT OF "QUEER VENU".WNER KRYSTAL VERSACE OM TUNBRIDGE WELLS TOLD : "I REALLY WANT TO E BACK TO KENT, I JT THK NEEDS MORE VENU."IT NEEDS MORE QUEER CULTURE, YOU KNOW? "THEY NEED TO JT CHANGE THGS UP A B AND TWEAK A FEW THGS."SOME VENU ARE NOW STARTG TO GROW A SIGNIFINT REPUTATN WH THE MUNY, BOOKG STARS OM ACROSS THE UNTRY TO SELL TICKETS.THE SUNDOWNERS IS THE ONLY GAY BAR THA. PICTURE: SUNDOWNERSSUNDOWNERS, MARGATE THE SUNDOWNERS BAR MARGATE IS CURRENTLY THE ONLY GAY BAR THA.THEY REGULARLY HOST DRAG PERFORMANCE EVENGS AND IS THE HUB OF ALL FTIVI DURG MARGATE PRI. RECENTLY, THE SUNDOWNERS HAS HOSTED PERFORMANC OM TERNATNAL STARS LIKE BAGA CHIPZ AND CHERYL HOLE.IT WAS ALSO FEATURED ON NETFLIX'S I LIKE TO WATCH UK TOUR.DUNN BAYL WH A DRAG PERFORMERDUNN BAYL, 60, WHO NS THE SUNDOWNERS SAID: "BARS ARE A LOT MORE THE OPEN NOW. IN THE PAST, BARS WERE HELD UNRGROUND."YOU HAD TO PH BUZZERS OR KNOW SOMEBODY TO BE ABLE TO GET TO THEM."WE AIM TO CREATE A SAFE SPACE FOR EVERYONE REGARDLS OF SEXUAL ORIENTATN A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE N BE WHO THEY ARE AND FEEL SAFE "WE OFFER A WARM WELE TO EVERYONE AND AS ONE OF ONLY A UPLE OF LGBTQ+ BARS KENT WE PLAY AN IMPORTANT PART OUR MUNY."THROUGHOUT LGBTQ+ HISTORY MONTH THEY HAVE PERFORMANC OM LOL PERFORMERS, DRAG STARS DIVA DE CAMPO AND SUM TG WONG AND THIS MONTH WILL SEE THE RETURN OF THEIR SUNDAY ROAST DNERS.THE LIM HAS JT REVEALED A NEW LOOK FOLLOWG A RENOVATN. PICTURE: THE LIMTHE LIM, CANTERBURY THE LIM LOUNGE ON ROSEMARY LANE CANTERBURY IS A RETRO GAY BAR WH RABOW BRANDG ACROSS THE ONT OF THE BUILDG AFTER A RENOVATN LAST MONTH. THE BAR IS WELL-KNOWN ACROSS THE UNTY FOR CKTAILS AND KARAOKE NIGHTS - OWNERS MIKEY AND ANTHONY ADVERTISE "GAYAOKE" REGULARLY ON THE FACEBOOK PAGE.HOWEVER, HAS AT TIM BEEN SUBJECT TO ABE, WH A AD PIGEON THROWN THROUGH THE DOOR AND THREATS OF AN ARSON ATTACK.ANTHONY SAYS BARS LIKE HIS ARE "A REFUGE TO EVERYONE WHO IS AAID TO E OUT" BUT THEY N KNOW THEIR SECRET WILL BE SAFE WH BAR STAFF.OWNERS MIKEY AND ANTHONY HOPE TO BE A REFUGE FOR THE MUNY. PICTURE: THE LIMANTHONY IS HOPEFUL FOR THE FUTURE, AS GAY BARS EVOLVE WH THE CHANGG TIM.HE SAID: “THE GAY MUNY IS NOT GOG BACK, THEY’RE GOG FORWARD BEE WE’RE GETTG BRAVER."I'VE WORKED HARD THIS DTRY FOR A VERY LONG TIME, 'S NICE TO KNOW THE BARRIERS ARE BREAKG DOWN AND PEOPLE ARE ENJOYG THEMSELV."ANYONE WHO LIK THE GAY MUNY IS WELE”THE BAR IS OPEN OM NOON EVERY TUDAY THROUGH TO SATURDAY AND OM 5PM EVERY SUNDAY.KENT'S NEWT GAY BAR DARTFORD. PICTURE: HUFFLER'S ARMSHUFFLER'S ARMS, DARTFORD THE HUFFLER'S ARMS ON HYTHE STREET DARTFORD IS THE UNTY'S NEWT GAY BAR, OPENG AS AN LGBTQ+ VENUE JANUARY.THERE'S A HOST OF DRAG QUEEN SHOWS, EDY OPEN MIC NIGHTS AND OTHER EVENTS THE WORKS, ADDN TO THE VENUE'S UAL BILLG.SOME STAFF ARE MEMBERS OF THE LGBTQ+ MUNY, WHILST OTHERS ARE ALLI AND HAVE THROWN THEIR SUPPORT BEHD THE CHANG.GENERAL MANAGER CHRIS LEER, 34, SAID: "WE WERE JT DISCSG NEW OPTNS FOR THE PUB GOG FORWARD AND IF WE MA TO SOMETHG THAT ISN'T AROUND THIS AREA AND WHAT WE THKS THIS AREA NEEDS."THE PRI BAR WILL HOST A VALENTE'S DNER. PICTURE: HUFFLER'S ARMSCHRIS NTUED: "WE WANT TO KEEP AS THE MUNY PUB THAT IS AND STILL OFFER EVERYTHG THAT WE OFFER NOW BUT JT HAVE THAT AS THE SAFE HUB WHERE THE LGBTQ+ MUNY WILL FEEL SAFE.""WE ARE REALLY HAPPY, ALL THE STAFF ARE ON BOARD AND ALL THE LOLS ARE ON BOARD AS WELL."A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE REACHED OUT TO , CLUDG NEW CTOMERS THAT ARE VERY HAPPY."THE HUFFLER'S ARMS WILL HOST VAR EVENTS THROUGHOUT LGBTQ+ HISTORY MONTH, CLUDG A S DOWN VALENTE'S DAY DNER THE PRI BAR.SCE THE REOPENG THE BAR HAS BEEN A HUGE SUCCS AND THEY ARE READY TO NTUE THE "BIG PRI PARTY".THIS LGBT+ NIGHTCLUB IS OPEN UNTIL 4AM. PICTURE: COYOTCOYOT, CHATHAM NEW ROAD AVENUE CHATHAM IS HOME TO THE GAY NIGHTCLUB COYOT.THE LATE NIGHT VENUE IS A SMALL BUT TABLISHED BAR FOR THE LGBTQ+ MUNY AND IS THIS YEAR CELEBRATG S 14TH BIRTHDAY.IT IS A BLAST OM THE PAST AND JT LIKE DUNN BAYL OM THE SUNDOWNERS MENTNED, IS PLETELY UNRGROUND, WH A STAIRSE TAKG YOU DOWN TO THE ONT DOOR.COYOT IS ONLY OPEN ON FRIDAYS AND SATURDAYS BUT DON'T CLOSE UNTIL 4AM SO IF PERFECT FOR THOSE WHO LIKE TO PARTY UNTIL SUNRISE.THE SHIP INN HAS OVER 500 YEARS OF HISTORY ON ROCHTER HIGH STREETTHE SHIP INN, ROCHTER THIS PUB HAS A LONG HISTORY, STANDG FOR 500 YEARS ON ROCHTER HIGH STREET AND IS THE OLST GAY BAR MEDWAY.IN PLACE OF THE TRADNAL ST GEE'S FLAG MANY BEER GARNS, THIS PUB CELEBRAT S HISTORY WH A RABOW FLAG PRI OF PLACE.FOR THOSE WHO ARE A FAN OF HISTORY, THE PURPLE DANCE BAR WAS THE SE OF THE FIRST ARRT AND NVICTN FOR BUGGERY WAY BACK THE DAYS OF HENRY VIII.NOT ONLY IS THIS A GREAT PUB TO ENJOY A QUIET DRK WH IENDS, BUT THEY ALSO SERVE TRADNAL ENGLISH FOOD H OM THE KCHEN EVERY DAY.DRAG STAR ELLA VADAY PERFORMED AT THE CUBAN, PICTURE: GLTERBOMBTHE CUBAN, CANTERBURY (GLTERBOMB NIGHTS) THIS CANTERBURY BAR IS CREDIBLY POPULAR WH STUNTS, BUT HAS RECENTLY BEE HOST TO GLTERBOMB NIGHTS.TOKYO TEA ROOMS WAS PREVLY OCCUPIED EVERY TUDAY BY THE EXTERNAL PANY WHO PUT ON LGBTQ+ CLUB EVENTS.HOWEVER, THEY HAVE RECENTLY CHANGED LOTN AND NOW THE CUBAN IS TAKEN OVER EVERY TUDAY WH DRAG PERFORMANC AND THE GLTERBOMB DANCERS.FANS OF A GLTERBOMB NIGHT OUT WILL ALSO BE PLEASE TO HEAR THAT GLTERBOMB THE PARK IS SET TO RETURN TO MOTE PARK THIS SUMMER AFTER A SUCCSFUL BUT LAST YEAR.MU MU HAS TWO RINT DRAG QUEENS PROVIDG ENTERTAMENT. PICTURE: THE MADAMEMU MU: THE LNDRY ROOM, MAIDSTONE AGA, MUCH LIKE THE CUBAN, MU MU MAIDSTONE DON'T BRAND SELF AS A GAY BAR BUT IS VERY LGBTQ+ IENDLY.THE LNDRY ROOM IS HOME TO RINT DRAG QUEEN MADAME MUMU WHO HOSTS BGO AND BNCH - SHE IS ALSO THE DJ THE UPSTAIRS ROOM ON CLUB NIGHTS.THEY HAVE RECENTLY ADD ANOTHER DRAG QUEEN TO THE BOOKS - SHEBERT DIP NS KARAOKE EVENGS ON THURSDAY AND SUNDAYS NELLIE GERKS (THE IRISH PUB OWNED BY THE MU MU BRAND).MANY OF THE LGBTQ+ EVENTS ARE TICKETED, BUT THE UPSTAIRS ROOM ON CLUB NIGHTS IS EASILY ACCSIBLE THROUGH THE LNDRETTE ENTRANCE. --> KENT WHAT'S ON NEWS LAOISE GALLAGHER _PLUGMANAGER.SETTARGETVALUE("ARTICLEID", "262088"); FOLLOW MOST POPULAR

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MAIDSTONE DRAG QUEEN, MADAME MUMU, SAYS KENT IS STILL NOT SAFE FOR LGBT+ MUNY AFTER SERI OF VLENT ATTACKS LAOISE GALLAGHER PUBLISHED: 05:00, 23 FEBARY 2022  | UPDATED: 16:07, 23 FEBARY 2022   | | | --> IN RECENT YEARS THE WORLD HAS BEEN MOVG ON AND THE LGBT+ MUNY HAS GAED MORE EQUALY. BUT WH HOMOPHOBIC AND TRANSPHOBIC HATE CRIME ON THE RISE, WHAT ISSU DO PEOPLE STILL FACE THEIR DAILY LIV? OUR REPORTER LAOISE GALLAGHER HAS BEEN FDG OUT, AS LGBT+ HISTORY MONTH IS CELEBRATED ACROSS KENT. THERE IS STILL A LOT OF MISRMED DISCRIMATN TOWARDS THE LGBT+ MUNYALTHOUGH SOCIETY IS UNDOUBTEDLY MOVG TOWARDS EQUALY AS A WHOLE, WH MORE WISPREAD ACCEPTANCE AND CHANG TO LEGISLATN, SEEMS THERE IS STILL A EP MISUNRSTANDG OF THOSE WHO INTIFY AS LGBT+.THIS MUNY HAS SUFFERED IMMENSELY RECENT YEARS, WH ERNMENT STATISTICS REVEALG THAT HATE CRIM TOWARDS THE GROUP CREASED BY 10% DURG THE PANMIC. { "SKTOP":","MOBILE":"} CHRIS GARNER ('MADAME MUMU') HAS BEEN SUBJECT TO ABE AT WORK AND ON THE STREET CHRIS GARNER OM MAIDSTONE WORKS AS A LER (HAT MAKER) BY DAY. AT NIGHT HE TRANSFORMS TO HIS DRAG QUEEN ALTER EGO 'MADAME MUMU' AND IS A DJ AND HOST AT MUMU'S BAR ON WEEK STREET. HE SAID THAT RECENT YEARS THE STREETS HAVE BEE LS SAFE FOR THE LGBT+ MUNY, SO MUCH SO THAT HE NOW NO LONGER FEELS SAFE TO STAND THE DOORWAY OF THE BAR WHEN FULL DRAG.CHRIS GARNER NO LONGER FEELS SAFE TO STAND THE DOORWAY AS MADAME MUMU. PICTURE: THE MADAMECHRIS SAID: "I'M NOT TRANSGENR, BUT I'M SOMEONE WHO DO DRAG."AS HAS BEE VERY MUCH A MASTREAM THG WH THE MEDIA, PEOPLE ARE A B MORE AWARE OF ."I ED TO KD OF HANG OUT THE ONT DOOR OF THE PREMIS AND FEEL OKAY ON A SATURDAY AFTERNOON."I ED TO BE ABLE TO BE DROPPED OFF AT COUNTY HALL AND THEN I WOULD WALK DOWN THE STREET TO WORK - I NOW DON'T FEEL SAFE DOG THAT BEE OF MENTS OR BEHAVURS OF PEOPLE TOWARDS ME JT DRSED DRAG GOG TO DO MY JOB. "FOR A TRANSGENR PERSON, THAT MT BE EVEN SRIER BEE THAT'S THEIR ACTUAL LIFE AND MT BE HORRIFIC. IT'S NOT FOR ME, 'S JT MY WORK IS DRSG FEMALE CLOTH."HIS FOLLOWG ON SOCIAL MEDIA HAVE SHARED THEIR STORI OF HATE CRIME, WH ONE BEG ATTACKED FOR HIS FLAMBOYANT FASHNCHRIS BELIEV THERE IS NO REAL SAFE SPACE MAIDSTONE FOR THE LGBT+ MUNY.EVEN AT HIS PLACE OF WORK HE HAS SUFFERED VLENCE AND SPE BEG A "VERY QUEER ENVIRONMENT" - RECENTLY AT A KARAOKE NIGHT A DRK WAS THROWN HIS FACE BY A WOMAN A HOMOPHOBIC ATTACK.THIS THOUGHT WAS ECHOED BY ALEX GE RECENTLY WHO MOVED TO MAIDSTONE OM NIGERIA WHERE BEG GAY IS ILLEGAL.TWO YEARS AGO HE AND HIS EX-BOYIEND TRIED GOG TO A CLUB MAIDSTONE FOR THE FIRST TIME. HE SAID: "THERE WERE PEOPLE STG DOWN WHO WERE SECRETLY THROWG EMPTY BOTTL AND GLASS AT AND WE HAD TO WALK OUT - I THK THAT IS THE FIRST AND LAST TIME I'VE EVER GONE TO ANY CLUB MAIDSTONE."ALEX GE OM NIGERIA NOW TRAVELS TO LONDON FOR A SAFE LGBT+ BAR. PICTURE: ALEX GEHOWEVER, 'S NOT JT MAIDSTONE, ABE IS EVEN HAPPENG THE FEW GAY BARS THERE ARE ACROSS KENT.CHRIS ADD: "I'VE HAD EXPERIENC A GAY VENUE ROCHTER MANY YEARS AGO, WHERE I WAS ACTUALLY PHYSILLY PUNCHED BY A GROUP OF PEOPLE AND ALL I WAS DOG WAS DANCG THE MIDDLE OF THE DANCE FLOOR - ADMTEDLY SECURY WENT AFTER THEM. "EVEN WHEN I FIRST MOVED HERE AND I FOUND MY GROUP OF IENDS, I WOULD EXPERIENCE VLENCE TOWARDS ME BEE I WAS A GAY MAN. "I DON'T KNOW IF WAS A MISUNRSTANDG, MAYBE PEOPLE THOUGHT THAT I WAS JT A MAN TRYG TO H ON A WOMAN OR WHATEVER - I DON'T GET WHERE THE VLENCE ME OM."ACTIVISTS ARE NTUG TO FIGHT FOR MORE TN TO STOP HATE CRIM AND DISCRIMATN THROUGH NORMALISG THE LGBT+ MUNY.HILARY COOKE, CHAIR OF MEDWAY PRI COMMUNY ORGANISATNCHRIS EXPLAED: "I THK THAT BS SHOULD BE TG THEMSELV ON HOW TO PROTECT LGBT+ PEOPLE, AND NOT JT LGBT+ PEOPLE THAT WORK FOR THEM. SO FELY TN IS IMPORTANT."EDUTN SCHOOL IS ANOTHER HUGE KEY - STLAND, GAY SEX IS TGHT SCHOOLS (AS OF LAST YEAR), WHEREAS THIS PART OF THE WORLD ISN'T."IT'S 2022, WE'RE TOO FAR AHEAD AS HUMANS TO STILL BE HAVG THE VIEWS OF SYSTEMIC HIERARCHY AND DON'T MAKE SENSE AT ALL."HILARY COOKE, OM MEDWAY PRI AGREED THAT TN AND AWARENS OF LEGISLATN IS IMPORTANT MOVG SOCIETY FORWARD.HOWEVER, SHE BELIEV THAT RECENT S HAVE SEEN A GENERAL IMPROVEMENT ATTUS TOWARDS TRANSGENR PEOPLE SPECIFILLY. { "SKTOP":","MOBILE":"} HILARY COOKE ME OUT AT TRANSGENR THE 1980S SHE SAID: "GENERALLY I WOULD SAY KENT IS A SAFE PLACE. WE HAVE SUPPORT OM ANISATNS AROUND REPORTG A CRIME AND ENURAGG PEOPLE TO REPORT ANY HATE CRIM OR CINTS."IN GENERAL, WHEN I GO ABOUT MY DAY-TO-DAY LIFE, I DON'T SEE ANY ISSU, BUT UNFORTUNATELY SOME PEOPLE DO E ACROSS ISSU PLAC."HER MA NCERN 2022 IS THE WAG LIST TIME FOR THOSE WAG TO TRANSN.FOR THOSE LOOKG TO THE VERY FIRST STEPS OF CHANGG THEIR GENR INTY, THE WA TIME CURRENTLY STANDS AT FOUR TO FIVE YEARS FOR THE FIRST APPOTMENT ON THE NHS.AFTER G OUT THE 1980S, SHE BELIEV KENT IS A SAFE SPACEHILARY NTUED: "I'M THKG OF THE MA THGS THAT ARE AFFECTG THE MUNY, MYSELF AND THE PEOPLE I SPEAK TO, AND THAT'S THE ISSUE OF HEALTH RE."PEOPLE WHO ARE SEEKG HELP WH TRANSNG NOW HAVE A FIVE YEAR WA, AND THAT'S JT FOR THE FIRST APPOTMENT."THAT'S THE VERY FIRST CHANCE TO TALK ABOUT GETTG SOME HELP, AND THAT REALLY AFFECTS PEOPLE'S MENTAL HEALTH."WH HEALTHRE, CHANG ARE SLOWLY BEG MA WH LAW TO DIMISH REMAG DISCRIMATN, PECIALLY BLOOD DONATN.UNTIL 2011, MEN WHO HAVE SEX WH MEN WERE NOT ABLE TO GIVE BLOOD THE UK.BUT THE PAST THIS HAS CHANGED THREE TIM - LATER 2011 MEN WHO HAD SEX WH MEN ULD GIVE BLOOD AFTER 12 MONTHS OF ABSTENCE AND THEN 2017 THIS WAS RCED TO THREE MONTHS.MORE RECENTLY, JUNE 2021 THIS WAS ALTERED SO THAT MEN WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PARTNER FOR THREE MONTHS ARE ABLE TO GIVE BLOOD.THE NHS SAY THAT THIS LE IS STILL PLACE DUE TO THE CREASED RISK OF BLOOD BORNE FECTNS.ITS WEBSE STAT: "WE HAVE SOME OF THE WORLD’S MOST PROGRSIVE L ABOUT WHO N AND N’T GIVE BLOOD."INTERNATNALLY, SOME UNTRI DON’T ALLOW MEN WHO HAVE SEX WH MEN TO GIVE BLOOD OR HAVE A 12-MONTH LAY."BLOOD BORNE FECTNS OF NCERN, UALLY ASSOCIATED WH A STIGMA TOWARDS THE LGBT+ MUNY, CLU HIV AND HEPATIS A, B AND C.ACRDG TO NEW FIGUR FOR ENGLAND OM THE UK HEALTH SECURY AGENCY, FOR THE FIRST TIME A , THE NUMBER OF NEW HIV DIAGNOS AMONG HETEROSEXUALS IS HIGHER THAN IS FOR GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN.HALF OF ALL NEW HIV DIAGNOS WERE HETEROSEXUALS (49%) ENGLAND 2020, PARED TO 45% GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN.HETEROSEXUALS WERE ALSO FAR MORE LIKELY TO BE DIAGNOSED LATE, MEANG DAMAGE TO THE IMMUNE SYSTEM HAS ALREADY BEGUN.THIS IS LIKELY DRIVEN BY A BELIEF THAT THEY ARE NOT AT RISK OF HIV, AND ACRDG TO THE TERRENCE HIGGS TST, THIS NOTN IS OFTEN RERCED BY HEALTHRE PROFSNALS.HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE SECRETARY SAJID JAVID: "IT IS FANTASTIC TO SEE THE DIAGNOSIS RATE OF HIV FALL FURTHER AMONG GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN AS A RULT OF TTG AND THE ROUTE MISSNG OF PREP, BUT WE MT MAKE SURE THIS TREND IS REFLECTED ALL GROUPS."I AM MTED TO OUR GOAL OF NO NEW HIV TRANSMISSNS BY 2030, BUT WE NNOT ACHIEVE ALONE."WE ALL HAVE A PART TO PLAY – HIV TTG IS EE AND NFINTIAL FOR EVERYONE, AND KNOWG YOUR STAT WILL ALLOW YOU TO ACCS APPROPRIATE PREVENTN OR TREATMENT."ACTIVISTS HOPE THAT THE STATISTICS WILL REMOVE THE MISRMED DISCRIMATN SURROUNDG GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN REGARDS TO HIV.FOR MORE RMATN AND SUPPORT, CLICK HERE. --> HEALTH HUMAN INTERT KENT MAIDSTONE LAOISE GALLAGHER _PLUGMANAGER.SETTARGETVALUE("ARTICLEID", "262907"); FOLLOW MOST POPULAR

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Acrdg to new figur for England om the UK Health Secury Agency, for the first time a , the number of new HIV diagnos among heterosexuals is higher than is for gay and bisexual of all new HIV diagnos were heterosexuals (49%) England 2020, pared to 45% gay and bisexual men. Heterosexuals were also far more likely to be diagnosed late, meang damage to the immune system has already is likely driven by a belief that they are not at risk of HIV, and acrdg to the Terrence Higgs Tst, this notn is often rerced by healthre and Social Care Secretary Sajid Javid: "It is fantastic to see the diagnosis rate of HIV fall further among gay and bisexual men as a rult of ttg and the route missng of PrEP, but we mt make sure this trend is reflected all groups. "Activists hope that the statistics will remove the misrmed discrimatn surroundg gay and bisexual men regards to more rmatn and support, click here.

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