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Steve Slack
Letter to the Archbishop of York, John Sentamu
February 20, 2012
Dear Archbishop Sentamu. It was whilst attending a presentation yesterday on recent research on homophobia and transphobia in local schools and youth work settings that…
Steve Slack
Good enough sexual health
January 16, 2012
It must be a New Year – all the gym car parks near me are full and every television programme seems to be focussed on…
Liz Wilson
Women advised to get the Emergency Hormonal Contraception (EHC) pill before they need it… just in case
December 12, 2011
‘He’s hot, he lights you up inside, you can’t switch it off and before you know it, the sparks are flying…. The thing is, we…
Steve Slack
30 years on – and HIV is still no laughing matter
December 7, 2011
It must have been about twenty five years ago when I was a newly qualified social worker that I received my first HIV awareness training….
Steve Slack
Why do the British hate kids so much?
November 28, 2011
Imagine the scene: a chilly, autumnal, Saturday morning, 9:00am; a crowded over-heated lecture theatre; sixty or more twenty something’s. I am delivering a presentation to…
Steve Slack
One of Your Own
June 1, 2010
A female friend of mine remained silent for many years about the sexual violence she (and, unbeknown to her, her brother) had suffered as a…
Steve Slack
Bad news and bayonets
December 1, 2009
Let me ask you a question. “In sexual health, should we do what we genuinely believe is in the best interests of our service users…
Steve Slack
On the couch or in the confessional – when will being gay be guilt-free?
August 1, 2009
Paolo, a third generation Italian, was twenty three when he was first given the news that he was HIV positive. He had recently left university…
Steve Slack
The ‘Age of innocence’ that never was
April 1, 2009
Two recent news stories have been very unsettling, even for those of us who have worked in health and social care for a number of…
Steve Slack
Avoiding Depression
December 1, 2008
As the financial system crashes, it is a challenge to remain optimistic and prevent our collective ‘mood’ following the same downward trend as the markets….
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