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This week, the
National AIDS Trust
released a
ground-breaking study interviewing 14-19 year olds about
sex, relationships and HIV. In an increasingly connected
world in which a sex hook-up is just an app download
away, it is the basic right of every young person to be
informed about their mind and body. Here are just some
of the shocking facts from the survey that show how the
UK education system is failing young gay, bisexual and
trans men by not including compulsory age-appropriate
relationship and sex education in school…
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%
55
%
of survey respondents
experiences bullying
because of their sexual
orientation
had been
discriminated against
by a teacher or
another adult at
school
75
%
had not received any
information, advice or support
about same-sex relationships
63
%
of young gay men
looked to pornography
for information about
enjoyable sex with guys
68
%
had not received any
information on HIV testing
Survey respondents: 27% 14-15 year olds, 48% 16-17 year olds, 25% 18-19 year olds.
More info: www.nat.org.uk or search #SameSexSRE
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Jessie Ware
plays at G-A-Y Heaven this weekend and Patrick Cash caught
up with her to talk Youtube plays, tough love, Prince William,
Nicki Minaj and what exactly are champagne kisses…
How do you feel you’ve
changed since you
started out?
I started out in the industry by
invitation. I was a backing singer
for my mate and it didn’t really
feel like a job, it just felt very
lucky. And then I got signed and
it felt even more lucky and I
freaked out a bit. Now I feel like
it is my job and I’m comfortable
with it, I’ve just grown in
have two albums out but I really
haven’t been doing it for as long
as others and I still think I’ve got
lots to learn.
What do you rate more,
YouTube plays or iTunes
sales?
I guess you can see YouTube
more, I don’t really know about
my iTunes sales too much. Both
are very sweet and it’s lovely to
think that people are watching,
even if it’s just audio and people
are sharing that.
I was thinking how
music consumption has
changed from buying to
streaming…
Yeah, but it’s so boring, the
whole statistic side of things.
You never click on the
Youtube link for ‘Say You
Love Me’ and check how
many listens it’s had?
No, I don’t. But maybe I will
after this.
Okay, Tough Love is a
phenomenal, beautiful
album. How did you go
about writing it?
I wrote it whilst I was on tour
and I went quite quickly from
felt far more ready to be writing
and so I didn’t want to stop.
I’d found my voice a bit more
and I was going through getting
songwriting and performing was
really apparent on this record.
Is the next album going
to continue in the
same vein or will it be a
different angle?
I don’t know yet. There’s
something very satisfying
about having the crowd sing
back songs like ‘Say You Love
Me’ or ‘Wildest Moments’ and
I just want to write some great
songs that people can enjoy in
years to come.
Is there a particular
person you think of
when you sing ‘Say You
Love Me’?
broke up for a while and it really
reminds me of when we broke
up, that gut-wrenching feeling of
you don’t really want to do this
but you kind of have to.
What are champagne
kisses?
I wish it was expensive
blowjobs, but alas, it’s not.
Regretful decisions, unrequited
love. And I like to combine two
luxurious things such as kissing
and champagne – oops! Sorry,
I’ve got a new puppy.
What’s his name?
Stanley. He was named by Prince
William. I met him in Shanghai
last week at this great festival
of creativity. I didn’t know what
to say to him so I said ‘look I’m
getting a puppy, we’ve got three
names and we can’t decide,
can you choose for us?’ And he
chose Stanley.
How did the duet come
about with Nicki Minaj?
I wrote that song for me
actually but thought maybe it
amongst gay men?
Maybe it’s because I keep
rabbiting on about my single gay
brother: come to my show, you
can meet him! He’s a catch, he’s
about to qualify as a nice Jewish
doctor. Very handsome. No,
I’m very happy to have gay men
as fans, they’re the best fans to
play in front of, they’re so loyal
and they’ve really made me
enjoy performing…
And what can we expect
from your gig at G-A-Y
this weekend?
I’ve been wanting to do this for
so, so long, I’m glad that they’ve
didn’t suit my record. It was
played to Nicki and she wanted
it. She kindly kept me on the
hook as well, it’s amazing and
she sings it very well.
Why do you think you
have such a following
tried to keep it classy, but I’ve
also tried to give something to
the boys that they would want.
So a little bit of sass, that’s
what’s going to go down. I think
it’s going to be so much fun!
Jessie Ware is playing at G-A-Y Heaven (under the Arches,
Villiers Street, Charing Cross, WC2N 6NG) on Saturday 14th March,
10.30pm-5am.
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