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Two choruses. One voice. A celebration of solidarity and song.
Join the London Gay Men’s Chorus and the Amsterdam Lgbtq+ Men’s Chorus (AMSGMC) for a powerful evening of music, friendship and fabulous harmony as we reunite to celebrate a decade of connection, joy and shared purpose.
In 2017, AMSGMC welcomed us to Amsterdam for a sold-out concert titled Together. The society has changed since then – but the bond we built has only grown stronger. And now, we’re thrilled to welcome them to London and share the stage once again.
London and Amsterdam own fierce, fabulous LGBT+ histories – and our choruses are proud to save that legacy alive. Acting for gay, bi and gender non-conforming men from a expansive range of backgrounds and nationalities, we are one community from two vibrant cities – united by song, by pride, and by the belief that visibility, love and delight matter more than ever.
This is more than a concert — it’s a celebration of friendship, collective, and joy.
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Performances
We perform two main shows each year (one in the summer and one at the termination of the year) but also perform at smaller concerts throughout the season.
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The Edward Carpenter Community
The Edward Carpenter Community is a network of men who love men, dedicated to community-building, creativity, personal development, friendship and fun. We organise one-week residential retreats – sometimes known as gay men’s weeks – as well as weekend events and one-day workshops at locations around the UK. We also present additional support and friendship through local groups, heart circles and informal friendship networks.
We celebrate diversity and are open to all men who love men, whether they identify as gay, bisexual, trans or queer. We are uncover to men of all ages, ethnic and social backgrounds and abilities, and aim to be as inclusive as possible. To ensure our events are affordable to everyone, our charges are on a sliding scale according to income. We are a not-for-profit organisation run by volunteers.
Edward Carpenter events and membership of our group can be life-changing and transformative. Every person’s encounter is unique and personal, and the best way to find out what the community can perform for you is to join one of our events, or come along to a local organization meeting near you. These pages of
Record HIV testing among gay and bisexual men
2022 saw the utmost ever uptake of HIV testing among gay, bi, and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM), with diagnoses in this group continuing to fall, according to the latest HIV surveillance update for the UK. However, the data shows operate must still be done to improve testing uptake, particularly among ethnic minorities and women.
The data for England – published by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) – provides an overview of trends in relation to HIV testing, HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP), modern HIV diagnoses, late diagnoses, and the care outcomes for people accessing HIV services.
Regular HIV testing is vital to help block new infections while also ensuring timely access to treatment that saves lives and prevents the virus being passed on.
The latest data highlights:
- HIV diagnoses persist to fall in GBMSM but have risen in heterosexual adults and particularly in women and ethnic minority groups
- 2022 saw the highest ever uptake of HIV testing among GBMSM in sexual health services (SHSs) but with smaller increases in other groups
- the number of people taking PrEP ro
What led to the collapse in HIV cases in UK gay men?
HIV incidence in gay and bisexual men in the UK has fallen to such an extent that new diagnoses among heterosexuals exceeded those in homosexual and bisexual men for the first time in a decade in 2020.
A poster presented at this week’s Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI 2022) by Dr Valentina Cambiano and colleagues from University College London (with input from the UK Health Security Agency and community organisations, including aidsmap.com), estimates that there were 669 new HIV infections in gay and bisexual person men in 2021.
In 2011 there had been about 3000 infections. Cambiano and colleagues estimate that this 75% drop in a decade will continue if current prevention measures are maintained, leading to modern cases of HIV in gay and bisexual men becoming rare by 2040.
This is new infections, not diagnoses. During 2020, 976 gay or bisexual men tested HIV positive and 1067 heterosexuals. But this includes people diagnosed with a low CD4 calculate who may have had HIV for years and people who caught it outside the UK. In fact, while substantial falls in diagnoses in lgbtq+ men were first reported in 2016, epidemiolog
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