Gay Men Living With Hiv

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New Publication Transcends Language Barriers to Share Untold Stories of Gay Men Living With HIV Around the World

Oakland, California -- The Global Forum on MSM & HIV (MSMGF) today launched their new online multimedia publication, SENSE , spotlighting the stories of men who have sex with men (MSM) living with HIV across the globe. The quarterly magazine... Read more »

National Gay Men's HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: Celebrating Gay Men

Next Tuesday, Sept. 27th, marks the fourth annual observance of National Gay Men's HIV/AIDS Awareness Day , an event organized and launched by the National Association of People with AIDS (NAPWA). Many HIV/AIDS organizations from across the country... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

HIV Among Gay, Bisexual and Other Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM)

Gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM) 1 represent approximately 2% of the US population, yet are the population most severely affected by HIV and are the only risk group in which new HIV infections have been increasing steadily... Read more »

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25% of gay men are HIV+ in SF?

Hi Doc,According to some estimates, 25% of gay men here in San Francisco are HIV-positive. This is the mean estimate and the percentage may be higher or lower. How accurate do you think this is? And why is it not more widely publicized. If it's...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,It's important to note these are epidemiological estimates based on representative sampling. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention funded some of these studies. They found HIV prevalence rates as high as 24% in gay men living in San... Read more »

Are gay men considered high risk for hepatitus B? How many years after the last hepatitus B and A boosters should gay men get another?

Are gay men considered high risk for hepatitus B? How many years after the last hepatitus B booster should gay men get another? How many years after the last hepatitus A booster should gay men get another?...

Response from Rick Sowadsky, M.P.H.

Nevada State Health Division AIDS Program

Hi. Thank you for your question. Gay/Bisexual men are generally consideredat higher risk for both Hepatitis A and B. This is because Gay/Besexual menhave tended to engage in high risk activities for these viruses, withmultiple sexual partners.... Read more »

Gay men and Sex Addiciton

Hello Doctor,I see gay men around (I am one!) and I see th ebehaviors, what they talk about, what they focus mostly on, and sexual behaviors and I been thinking most of them are addicted to sex. I was looking and gay and hiv/aids organizations and...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,I do not believe that most gay men with healthy sexual appetites are addicted to sex. Rather, I would guess more of the general public is sex-phobic.I do agree we need more effective STD/HIV awareness and prevention campaigns targeted at risk... Read more »

gay men access to Gardasil?

I'm recently out of the closet, and have had very few sexual encounters so far. I realize that I might already be infected with some strains of HPV even after one or two encounters, but still it seems to makes sense that I get vaccinated for...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,HPV infection in men causes genital warts and has been linked to penile and anal cancer. HPV-infected men can transmit the virus to their sexual partners. Merck, the company that makes Gardasil, has tested the vaccine's safety and immune... Read more »

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HIV+ Gay & Bi Men in San Francisco?

Posted by Anonymous

Are you HIV+ and live in the San Francisco Bay Area?
Baymen is a fun, new program for positive gay and bi men. Come eat great food; meet other HIV+ men; share experiences about sex, dating, and health. Call (888) 9-BAYMEN
(922-9636) NOW!

Compensation... Read more »

NEW PERSONALS & SOCIAL COMMUNITY FOR GAY/BI MEN - SETUP BY A POZ GAY MAN!

Posted by thedingoman

I have setup a brand new community for POZ MEN on the Internet. This is not a for profit site. I run it myself and there will never be any charge to anyone within the new POZQUEERS COMMUNITY I have opened.

I myself am HIV+ and over the years have... Read more »

Email Pen Pal Group for HIV + Gay Men

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

Dear readers, I am writing to you on behalf of my partner. I would like to know if anyone knows of a safe, secure and non-sexual email pen-palgroup website site where gay men with HIVAIDS can correspondend with each other. He is basically alone all... Read more »

HIV/HEP C gay men in socal

Posted by dmc

This is my very first blog so I hope that you experienced bloggers will be patient with me if there are any blogging rules that I might not be aware of.

I find myself all of a sudden single in my late 50's, recovering from some recent abdominal... Read more »

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