Stonewall Survey

Tuesday, 01 March, 2011

Stonewall is carrying out the biggest ever survey into the health needs of gay men, bisexual men and other men who have sex with men.

We know quite a lot about gay men’s sexual health needs, but very little is known about their wider health needs. The survey will cover a range of issues to do with health, including mental health, diet and general fitness, long-term health conditions and experiences of using health services.

Getting local people involved is critical. A strong national turnout means that we can produce region-specific reports detailing the health needs of gay and bisexual men locally. For the first time, we’ll be able compare this detailed, local data region to region, which will be vital to making the case for targeted services in your area.

This work follows Stonewall’s highly successful research on the health needs of lesbian and bisexual women. Our survey of over 6,000 lesbian and bisexual women uncovered a shocking range of previously unidentified issues, putting an end to assumptions that lesbians had no specific health needs.

To take part in the survey for gay men, bisexual men and other men who have sex with men see www.stonewall.org.uk/healthsurvey.