Hiv In The Gay Community

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Crystal Meth, HIV and the Gay Community

Art by John McRae. Tom, a 24 year-old white gay man from the south, recently came out to his family after relocating to New York to attend graduate school. Although he was excited about this step forward in terms of his academic and personal... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Australia: Confronting Approach to HIV in Gay Community

In response to a high number of HIV reports in Victoria, the Victorian AIDS Council is running an ad campaign to catch gay men's attention. Four full-page advertisements will appear in two gay newspapers in Melbourne showing men having sex, with a... Read more »

HIV Testing, Gay Community Involvement and Internet Use: Social and Behavioral Correlates of HIV Testing Among Australian Men Who Have Sex With Men

Among MSM in Australia, "a significant minority" have never undergone HIV testing, while many others do not test as often as recommended. The researchers used data from 1,770 HIV-negative and untested MSM collected in a national online survey to... Read more »

Ask the Experts

Ignorance is still at large in the gay community.

Since my diagnosis in Dec. 2004 I have been on a whirlwind of issues dues to my status. I gave up dating for a while because frankly needed to come to grips with it for myself before I brought someone that I care to have a relationship with to into...

Response from David Wohl, M.D.

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

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Hiv+ / HIV- gay couple

Dr. My partner and I have been together for 10 years. He was diagnosed with HIV last May. Our sex life is suffering becaus I get so much conflicting info from everyone. What can we do and what can we not do. I enjoy the top and he enjoys the...

Response from Robert H. Remien, Ph.D.

Columbia University

It is challenging to cope with becoming a mixed status couple after being together for so many years. I actually don't think anyone can tell you what you can and cannot do, sexually. The reason you may feel like you are hearing conflicting... Read more »

Gay HIV+ partner has bareback sex with other HIV+ people

Hi, I'm in an open gay relationship with my HIV+ partner whereas i am HIV-. We always have protected anal sex (oral unprotected)My partner continues to have unprotected sex with other positive guys even though i have stressed that this is bad....

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,Regarding the risk of poz-on-poz barebacking, see below.As for a well "recegonised" resource on this topic, HELLO! You're reading it. Check out the archives! Finally, regarding the risk of STDs from oral sex, we have an entire... Read more »

Help me create a counselling group for +youngsters, a service in the community (Marcel N., psychologist, HIV +)

from Marcel N-Romania.Dear Sir,i'm thrilled to find such a complex site to rise all kind of problems the hivers have to deal with. This is again a prove that your country realy try to controle and to help patients to become effective and deal...

Response from Michael Shernoff, M.S.W.

Psychotherapist and Author

Dear MArcel,I really respect the work you are doing in Romania. Unfortunately in terms of your request, I have never worked with young people. My specialty is working with adults. So I am am sorry to say that I have no idea of how to advise you... Read more »

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Crystal Meth - Gay community in general, HIV

Posted by NickBaer, 1 Reply

I found some new informational resources on Crystal Meth - the Gay community in general, and specifically Crystal's releation to new HIV cases.

There's some very out-there educators and celebreties speaking out on the dangers of Crystal.

I found it... 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 »

Care Home for the gay community

Posted by kel

Hi All~
I don't know if this will interest anyone but her goes. I just recently moved to Phoenix AZ w/ my best freind (who is gay) and we found out that there are no care homes/assisted living facilities for the gay community here or for those... Read more »

HIV Positive Gay Dating / Dating Gay Men with Herpes

Posted by pozlady

http://www.PozKiss.com is an anonymous, warm-hearted and exclusive community offers dating and friendship options for people with a wide variety of personal preferences including interracial, gay, lesbian and bisexual singles and others with HIV and... Read more »

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