Government promoting Older Gay Men Predatory behaviour with school boys- through AIDS Council
A digital news site that provides gay men with tips on picking up at the gym, improving their Grindr rating and reviews for kinky sex toys was established with a federal government grant intended for health promotion. Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt has ordered an urgent review of the Emen8 website, a joint initiative of ACON (formerly the AIDS Council of NSW) and the Victorian AIDS Council, after The Australian brought to his attention its sexually explicit content. The site includes at least one reference to schoolboys engaging in sex acts with older men. A recent Emen8 article titled “Who’s the perfect daddy for you?” provides an analysis of the relationships that can occur between mature and younger men. It asks: “Does your fantasy include some condomless after-school action with your papa”, despite the site being restricted to adults. Although promoted by ACON as an innovative approach to “delivering evidence-based, high-quality, accessible” health information, some of