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Though not exclusive to sexual orientation, some health issue occurs more often in gay men than in straight men.
- Men who have sex with men (MSM) are at a higher risk of contracting HIV. The CDC reports that in 2010, MSM accounted for 78% of new HIV infections among males and 63% of all new infections. It is significant to get tested regularly and to use protection with every single moment. There is also about the 6-month lag time between the time the virus is contracted and the age where a examine turns positive. 1 in 5 men who are HIV positive, do not know it.
- The queer relationship at a higher risk for depression and anxiety. This is especially true in men who are still coming to terms with or trying to hide their sexual orientation. Depression manifests differently in everyone and could encourage risky behaviors, including alcohol and drug abuse or high-risk sexual behavior.
- It's common for same-sex attracted men to trial body image issues and, in some cases, eating disorders. It’s important to understand the differences between healthy and unhealthy eating and exercise habits.
- In some cases, gay men are at increased risk for several types of cancer—including prostate
Gay Santa ad highlights big shift in Norwegian society
Alex MaxiaNordic affairs journalist
Christmas ads have become an annual tradition, often appearing as mini-films with their have festive story. But one Norwegian commercial, featuring Father Christmas kissing a male waiting for him at home on Christmas Eve, has become a surprise hit.
In When Harry meets Santa, the four-minute ad by Norway's state-run Posten postal service, the man is seen writing Father Christmas a letter to the North Pole with the message: "All I hope for for Christmas is you." And he gets his wish.
"We wanted to commemorate the 50-year anniversary since the abolition of a commandment prohibiting same-sex relationships," says Monica Solberg, Posten's marketing director. The ad has been watched skillfully over two million times online.
"The magnitude of response took us a bit by surprise. We expected a reaction, but not to such an extent."
The ad raised few eyebrows in Norway or in neighbouring Nordic countries, but it has prompted some discussion beyond. As adv as praise there has been criticism, with claims that it sexualised Father Christmas or that it showed Santa
Santa delivers gay love story from Norway
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A Norwegian Christmas advert has sparked a vigorous debate with some critics accusing postal service Posten Norge of sexualizing Christmas with their depiction of a homosexual Santa Claus.
The postal service released a 4 minute advert to their Youtube channel earlier this week where Santa Claus struggles to balance his Christmas duties and his boyfriend.
The video was posted to the channel on November 22 and has already amassed over 1 million views.
The video depicts the couple's first interaction and showed that the pair would spend an evening together around Christmas time before Santa returns to his present-delivering duties.
The frustration of only seeing Santa once every year leads his partner, the unamed protagonist of the video, to send a letter to the North Pole with the note "all I want for Christmas is you."
Ahead of their next meeting a Posten worker delivers the man's Christmas present with Santa remarking that this year he decided to get some help for deliveries.
The pair then divide a passionate kiss and the camera pans out of the home into the sky to present multiple Posten trucks making deliveries.
A message is then displayed across the screen that reads high