Group Takes On Gay Erectile Dysfunction
It's not just straight men in Viagra ads who suffer from erectile dysfunction or impotence. Gay men have penises, too, and sometimes they also malfunction.
Hoping to rectify this erectile situation, the group Malecare is spreadheading a new initiative aimed directly at men who have sex with men. It's called GayED.org.
From their press release:
GayED.org includes in-person and on-line support groups, on-line lecture series and teleconferences and will also promote research into the unique issues gay men with erectile dysfunction face.
"GayEd.org responds to a problem facing gay men throughout the world," said Darryl Mitteldorf, LCSW, the social worker who is Malecare's Executive Director.
"GayED provides peer to peer support and great advice and information on treatments and techniques for having love filled and intimate relationships between men who enjoy sex with other men. It doesn't matter if your impotence is caused by prostate cancer treatment or emotional issues...GayED.org will be there to help you" Mr. Mitteldorf reported.
Malecare began in 2002 as a crusade against prostate cancer, but clearly it has grown to be much more...
What happened to the rabbi post?
Posted by: Questioning | Jul 9, 2012 1:45:47 PM
Meh...this story can't compare to rabbis mutilating and sucking on little boy's penises.
Just saying.
Posted by: ratbastard | Jul 9, 2012 1:52:39 PM
"spreadheading a new initiative aimed directly at men"
indeed
Posted by: DeeVee | Jul 9, 2012 1:56:46 PM
Are you kidding!? Every 26 year old gay in NYC has had a prescription to Cialis or Viagra for 2 years. Seriously, I haven't met one who hasn't. The abuse of these pills by the young gays is crazy.
Doctors offer them to young gay patients as a HIV preventative measure to those who claim to be unable to perform anal sex with condoms (most every gay at some point).
Needs to be a group that warms of any possible long term effects!
Posted by: David in NYC | Jul 9, 2012 2:12:38 PM
Are you kidding!? Every 26 year old gay in NYC has had a prescription to Cialis or Viagra for 2 years. Seriously, I haven't met one who hasn't. The abuse of these pills by the young gays is crazy.
Doctors offer them to young gay patients as a HIV preventative measure to those who claim to be unable to perform anal sex with condoms (most every gay at some point).
Needs to be a group that warms of any possible long term effects!
Posted by: David in NYC | Jul 9, 2012 2:12:43 PM
Hoping to "rectify" this erectile situation... clearly it has grown to be much more...
What happened to the rabbi post?
Posted by: my2cents | Jul 9, 2012 2:14:08 PM
APOLOGY.
Yes, Ratbastard, I Googled the story about the rabbi and the circumcision. It's terrible. But this particular rabbi was practicing a procedure that is not common even among the Orthodox. Very sad.
Posted by: Derrick from Philly | Jul 9, 2012 2:21:29 PM
@DAVID
um, I'm 28 and live in New York and don't know a single person who uses Cialis or Viagra recreationally, so try to use some less, shall we say "inflated," language.
Posted by: NYC, Pill Free | Jul 9, 2012 3:00:53 PM
Gay men have penises, too...really?
Also, LOVE the image of the drooping flower bud. Very appropriate for the content. Clevah!
Posted by: MattS | Jul 9, 2012 3:26:32 PM
erection issues are commonplace among men, gay or straight... and also young and old. people need to come to grips with the fact that young men also have trouble getting hard, sometimes for organic reasons, and sometimes because they've been spending years trying suppress their sexuality. i wish a group would start to talk about how ED isn't something that just happens to old men (with a ha-ha drooping flower image attached to it). it's an issue that can affect just about anyone, with serious consequences to self esteem and to the ability to maintain romantic relationships, etc.
Posted by: tomtom | Jul 9, 2012 3:32:03 PM
This is totally unnecessary and silly. Do we really need our own SEPARATE advertisements/commercials ? This is just self segregating ourselves and that never leads to progress.
I would buy a drug/treatment if it helped me no matter if they had gay people in their commercials or not.
Posted by: Icebloo | Jul 9, 2012 5:16:36 PM
My thoughts exactly ICEBLOO.
Posted by: CHAD | Jul 9, 2012 5:19:48 PM
Spreadheading? Did you mean spearheading? ;]
Posted by: JAMES | Jul 10, 2012 6:33:59 PM
Gay's are also men, their just different by heart but still the same in physiologic function. and I think this one is not merely necessary, i think not all gay's want their penis to be erected. well if so better read first Male enhancement reviews for further information regarding on how to treat ED.
Posted by: Matthew Parker | Jul 11, 2012 12:33:31 PM
Good read. Thank you for discussing this niche of society in regards to male dysfunction during lovemaking.
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Posted by: damian N | Sep 3, 2012 2:26:07 AM