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Monday Watercooler: Young gay men of color are not taking their HIV meds

James Withers — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 19:49:32 +0000

Too many young men of color are not taking their meds. Not only are HIV rates for young black and brown men atrocious, but those same dudes are not following their medicine regimens. In an(...)

Thursday Watercooler: Bin Laden’s execution

James Withers — Thu, 05 May 2011 13:29:39 +0000

It was an execution. Very few are going to cry tears, but let’s call the death of Osama bin Laden an execution. He was unarmed, and the initial story of him using a wife as a shield turned(...)

Ask the Expert: ‘Can you get HIV from giving a BJ?’

logointern1 — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 22:08:38 +0000

Q: I keep hearing, “You can’t get AIDS from a blow-job.” What if the “blower” has minor open sores in his or her mouth? Wouldn’t that be enough for transmission?

A: Can a person get HIV from(...)

White House to release national AIDS strategy

logointern1 — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 08:30:35 +0000

The White House has announced that it will release a National HIV/AIDS Strategy tomorrow.

According to a press release from the White House, the strategy will focus on reducing the number of new(...)

Study: 4 of the 6 most widely used lubes are toxic

logointern1 — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 20:06:49 +0000

Subjects who used lubricants during anal sex were three times more likely to contract rectal sexually transmitted infections than those who had anal sex without lubricant, found UCLA(...)

Newest Miss America: AIDS awareness yes, gay marriage, no

Jennifer Vanasco — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:38:43 +0000

(Las Vegas) The newest Miss America, whose uncle died of AIDS, said during her interview for Miss Virginia that she believed marriage was between a man and a woman.

Caressa Cameron, 22, is the(...)

Curlers hope condom sales get attention

logointern2 — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:38:26 +0000

USA Curling is hoping increased interest in Olympic sports before the Vancouver Games can help raise awareness about HIV and AIDS.

USA Curling and longtime sponsor Kodiak Technology Group are(...)

Jack Mackenroth: HIV positive – and still swimming

Kameron Zach — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:46:59 +0000

Competitive swimmer Jack Meckenroth still leads an active healthy lifestyle 20 years after he was diagnosed with HIV.

The 11 most important AIDS stories of 2009

logointern2 — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:54:54 +0000

Today is the 21st anniversary of World AIDS Day, the international day that reflects on the global health epidemic . There are 33 million people infected with the virus worldwide, including 2.31(...)

Chinese government opens gay bar

logointern2 — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:30:50 +0000

The Advocate reported that the health department of Dali, China has opened a government-funded gay bar in an effort to reach out to China’s increasingly open gay community.

Dali is one of the(...)