Hiv And Coming Out Of The Closet

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Coming out of closet, but need help, HIV risk! Will make donation.

Hi Dr. Bob,This was my first non-heterosexual experience and I don;t want it to be my last, but I'm scared.I wrote to you a few days a go, but I know how many questions you must get asked. Please, I'm begging just for a moment of your...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello Very Worried,1. No risk.2. See link to post below regarding hepatitis C. You are not at risk for delayed seroconversion.3. Yes.Thanks for your support of The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation (www.concertedeffort.org). It's warmly... Read more »

Thank you for saving my life. (COMING OUT OF THE CLOSET, 2009)

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reply (COMING OUT OF THE CLOSET, 2009)

in response to http://www.thebody.com/Forums/AIDS/SafeSex/Current/Q205859.htmlWell thank you very... Read more »

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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

District of Columbia: Meth Comes Out of the Closet

District health officials are launching a crystal methamphetamine education, counseling and treatment campaign in response to the growing number of gay residents who use the libido-enhancing drug, some while cruising for sex. Whitman-Walker Clinic,... Read more »

To Return to the Closet, or Not?

Recently I came to the startling realization that working at TPAN for the past six years has sheltered me from the world outside of HIV. There aren't many work environments on earth where conversations around the water cooler can range from the joys... Read more »

AIDS Healthcare Foundation's "Out of the Closet" Thrift Opens in South Beach, Fla.

Miami's South Beach is the location of AIDS Healthcare Foundation's newest Out of the Closet thrift store. At the Jan. 8 grand opening, AHF offered free HIV testing. AHF operates 20 additional stores in the chain, which serves as the nation's... Read more »

Vaccine Breakthrough Comes With Caveats

One of the main sources of pessimism about prospects for an effective HIV vaccine has been the generally poor results obtained in animal models. In particular, a stringent system involving rhesus macaque monkeys challenged with highly pathogenic... Read more »

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Going back into the HIV closet.

Posted by Mike_B, 5 Replies

I started being more open about my HIV status about a year ago. I thought it would help with my guilt and shame. It hasn't. On the contrary, I feel more isolated and alone than ever. Therefore, I am going back "into the closet" with my HIV. ... Read more »

Ok, I'm out of the closet, my story

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Ok, at first, hi to all!

Followed this forum for a while.

My case, unprotected vaginal and oral sex with a female at
my age. I got chlamydia, which was cured in two weeks after exposure. No other exposures after that.

And damn, that was the easy part!... Read more »

Closet dwellers. What makes us tick?

Posted by Hi_Im_Jason, 2 Replies

Thanks to all the people that read and responded to my post. It gives me great comfort to know that this is a place I can express myself and get constructive feedback. The forum is also a place I can come to when I want to belong!

Whether we spend... Read more »

Confusion & Conflict when it comes to HIV and AIDS

Posted by bradford, 1 Reply

Confusion and Conflict when it comes to HIV and AIDS

In Canada, HIV was first diagnosed among gay men. Later, hemophiliacs and others with health problems were infected due to tainted blood received through blood transfusions. People infected... Read more »

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