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Fine Fettle : February 2011
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by Mark S King
My friend Carlton is a chain smoker, even if all his cigarettes are imaginary.
His standard pose consists of one hand resting on his hip – elbow jutting out as if in the midst of a runway strut – while the other arm is forever in motion, his hand swiveling constantly around his face and shoulders.
All...
Fine Fettle : August 2010
Smoking Out a Deadly Threat
by Jon Dunn
On June 29, the American Lung Association released a Smoking Out a Deadly Threat – Tobacco Use in the LGBT Community, a report on the disparity of smokers in the GLBT community. Shockingly, the report finds that members of the GLBT community are twice as likely to smoke as opposed to similar age groups in the general population.
The statistics are startling...
Fine Fettle : June 2010
HPV and Gay Men
by Alan Nyitray
It’s possible that you may have been seeing more news items about HPV recently. That’s because doctors and scientists are learning more about how HPV affects men. It’s also likely that you’ve read about the new HPV vaccines and how these vaccines could be really important ways for us to prevent HPV. But many gay men don’t know much about HPV, and that complicates...

