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Substance Use And The Gay Club Scene

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Cool Mom+Gay Club= Slapped in the face!

I promise to donate to your foundation!! I just need a little bit of advice. I was at a gay club with my son who happens to be one of the most kindness, gorgeous gay man in the world...at least to his momma!I was slapped in the face by a woman that...
Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation
Hello Cool Mom,You got bitch-slapped just for spilling a drink on her shoe? Wow, that must have been one rough bar (or one testy woman!).Your HIV fears are unwarranted. Your risk is nonexistent.Finally, as for "experiencing the life your son... Read more »

Cool mom+Gay Club follow-up

Oh honey, you have got it all wrong!! I went to the club because it was his birthday and HE invited... Read more »
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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

HIV Infection, Sexual Risk Behavior, and Substance Use Among Latino Gay and Bisexual Men and Transgender Persons

The researchers undertook the current study to examine HIV prevalence and the socioeconomic correlates of HIV infection, sexual risk behaviors and substance use among Latino men who have sex with men and among Latino transgender persons in Chicago... Read more »
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

California Officials Enlist Help of Gay Sex Club Owners

Ever since San Francisco closed down gay bathhouses in the 1980s, sex venue operators have been wary when public health officials come calling. To their surprise, when California's Office of AIDS convened a recent conference with Bay Area sex club... Read more »
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

No Unapproved Tenofovir Use in Gay Clubs

Large numbers of U.S. gay men are not combining the AIDS drug tenofovir with Viagra and ecstasy in order to prevent acquiring HIV infection through unprotected sex -- despite 2005 press reports to the contrary, a researcher told a recent symposium... Read more »
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

New York's Gay Baths Become Sex Clubs of Last Resort

During the 1970s, before the AIDS epidemic, New York City's gay bathhouses were many in number and an accepted part of the gay lifestyle. People would "talk to each other and socialize" in lounges and snack bars, and sex "was part of the agenda... Read more »
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Yeah. I'm Joining the Club

Posted by goonie, 1 Reply
ah. ? ? not really sure how to react.

well i've known for a few weeks now. the first week was the hardest. and after meeting some other hiv positive gay men and hear their stories, I got over it.

i made a blog about it. http://karfaki.wordpress.... Read more »

strip club experience

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
Last week I was at a strip club in Montreal, Canada. My friends and I got a lesbian show from two strippers. Twice during the show one of the strippers rubbed her vagina area and then rubbed it on my face. I als have a moderate case of acne on my... Read more »

Which is the risk? Gay top cut?

Posted by Feared, 1 Reply
I would like to know which is the risk at my situation. I am gay male (29) who has been active in gay sex for at least 10 years. Last test I took in Dec. '10 was negative and I don't take risk practices.

However, on April 9 something different... Read more »

Put Somebody At Risk & Feel Horrible

Posted by ffrbel, 11 Replies
Hello,

This is the first time I'm posting on this web-site. I feel horrible inside and need advice.

I am a gay male, 28 years old and have been HIV + for three years and have been off the dating scene since I was diagnosed - I rarely went out on any... Read more »

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