 The news page, In The Know, received particular attention when it was the first to break a story of three young gay porn stars being infected with HIV on a British porn shoot.Boyz' news editor Karl Riley later appeared on the BBC's Newsnight to discuss the story.The magazine was launched in the summer of 1991, at a time of expansion for the gay scene in Britain; with the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality (brought in by the 1967 Act) and the increased prosperity of the 1980s, many more gay bars and pubs were opening.