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| Archived Since: | December 7, 2010 | |
Blog Post Archive
Why We Need to Re-Assess Barebacking, Stop the Stigma and Be Honest About the Risk
As editor of a respected online magazine for people living with HIV, I made a choice, rightly or wrongly (probably the latter), so that in our magazine's first year or two we didn't cover barebacking. We thought it was too inflammatory...Show More Summary
The Other Side of Love, Part Two: Partner Abuse in LGBT Communities
You're afraid to leave and afraid to stay. You're afraid of other people's reactions if they find out. Your gay friends will look at you differently and assume that you're a walkover or weak with possible masochistic traits and unable to stand on your own two feet. Show More Summary
A Brazilian Lesson in Body Positivity
I have five tattoos. My first one, an Aries symbol in rainbow, I bought myself as a high school graduation present. It was to remind myself that I should remain true to myself and never apologize for the way I was born (both as a gay man and a stubborn Aries). Show More Summary
How the "Denver Principles" Changed HIV/AIDS -- and Health Care -- Forever
You must know this, because it matters. Because it has already changed your life, no matter who you are, and you may not even realize it. Because as we search for a new national voice for people living with HIV (since the ugly demise...Show More Summary
What About Black LGBT Pride?
Patrick and I had originally discussed doing this project together for Capital Pride. Then I received an email from a Caucasian friend regarding some words we'd exchanged about Black Gay Pride: "I only said what I said because imagine...Show More Summary
Silence Equals Death
Am I proud to have HIV? No. Am I proud to have spoken up in the U.S. Army and chosen to get kicked out? No. Am I proud just simply to be gay? NO. I am proud mainly of being a human being who happens to be a gay, HIV-positive U.S. Army veteran. Show More Summary
Sharing the Rainbow
The gay community has always enveloped me, with love, with generosity, with humor and in ways of deeply understanding that no other community of people can or could. I am not gay, yet I have been surrounded by important gay folks my whole life. Read more...
Michael Douglas, HPV, and Throat Cancer
So Michael Douglas got throat cancer from performing oral sex. Or not. Or maybe. It's debateable right now. The first report revealed that his battle with throat cancer nearly three years ago spurred from possible exposure to human papilloma virus (HPV). Show More Summary
Justin and Patrick Found Out What Does DC Black Pride Mean
Justin from Justin's HIV Journal & Patrick from pozlifeofpatrick find out "What does DC Black Pride mean and why the separation between Gay Prides". Read more...
Why Is There a Black Gay Pride?
DC BLACK GAY PRIDE: Well it's been a long time. I've not been in about 5-6 years. Well it's about time I come back. I've missed a vital part of who I am and a community that needs me. I can't wait to enjoy the festivities, and if you hate it leave the NEGATIVITY at the door. Show More Summary
JustIn Time: HIV Advice Column for April 2013
Justin I am struggling because I recently found out that my boyfriend ested positive for HIV during our relationship. It has been six months o date since this happened & I am still dealing with the situation mentally. When I first got the news I was getting tested every two weeks and about two months ago I have limited it to once a month. Show More Summary
HIV Stigma, Gay Men and the Fabulous Wizard of "POZ"
Every month or so, a group of people in my area host "poz socials," a house party for people living with HIV. I found myself at one recently, because I thought it was important to make an appearance since becoming a literary superstar. Read more or watch video...
Anthem Blue Cross Settles Mandatory Mail Order Lawsuit on HIV Medications
On May 23, a settlement was reached in San Diego Superior Court in the lawsuit brought against Anthem Blue Cross when Anthem instituted mandatory mail order on HIV specialty drugs. Read more...
HIV Cure Research and Advocacy: What Is the Community's Role? (Videos)
Research activists and investigators from around the world met in Atlanta on March 2, before the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI), to review the current status of HIV cure research and the role of the community in accelerating and facilitating progress in this important field. Read more...
HIV Does Not Define Me
Well, I was told by someone who made a comment on my pic and my personal Facebook profile (which is at left) that although they admired my work and spirit, I shouldn't make HIV so "Fashionista." He went on to tell me that HIV/AIDS is something very serious and a matter of life and death. Show More Summary
Two Years Since My HIV Diagnosis
Today is two years since I was diagnosed with HIV. If you would've told me two years ago that I would be, at this very moment of my life, healthier than I'd ever been, probably more emotionally healthy than I've even been, I probably would've laughed in your face and called you a liar! Read more...
"We Still Don't Get It"
I've thought a great deal about what's happening to our youth as it relates to their rate of infection from HIV. Most of the time when I speak, share or blog, HIV in our youth is what I speak, share or blog about because that is where my life is centered. Read more...
The Other Side of Love, Part One: My Story of Same-Sex-Partner Abuse
It's morning, I open my eyes And everything's still the same I turn to the guy who stayed last night And ask him, "What's your name?" -- "So Many Men, So Little Time," Miquel Brown, 1983 I must admit, when I read this title quote byShow More Summary
For Better or for Worse
Grief is funny... you go through the stages: denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. Supposedly in that order. I grieved the death of my husband for years, went through all the stages, but am finding that even after the stage of acceptance, one can revisit the stages all over again! Read more...
The New National Voice of People With HIV Is ...
At a recent town hall forum in Washington, DC for people living with HIV, the very idea of what it means to be positive -- and who is our national voice of advocacy -- was questioned. With the demise of The National Association of People with AIDS (NAPWA) earlier this year, it's an important conversation to have. Read more or watch video...