Number Of Gays With Hiv

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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Record Numbers of New Zealand Gay, Bisexual Men Diagnosed with HIV

Last year 149 people were newly diagnosed with HIV in New Zealand, including 90 gay and bisexual men, according to data from the AIDS Epidemiology Group at the University of Otago. The mode of infection is still unknown for 23 cases. However, if... Read more »

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 »

Sexual Compulsivity, Co-Occurring Psychosocial Health Problems and HIV Risk Among Gay and Bisexual Men: Further Evidence of a Syndemic

The authors set out to evaluate whether sexual compulsivity fits into a syndemic framework, in which it is "one of a number of co-occurring psychosocial health problems that increase HIV risk among men who have sex with men (MSM)." In New York... Read more »

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Gay Poz and Gay Neg - want children. possible?

Dear Doctors,We recently found out that my partner of almost two years is positive...and after one month of treatment, he went from 8,000,000 viral load to 40. Yup, 40. The biggest depression for him is that he might not be able to have blood...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Sperm washing combined with artificial insemination has been shown to be a very effective means for HIV-positive men to conceive while minimizing the risk to their partner and child. (See below.) I would advise you work closely with your HIV... Read more »

gay..touched his semen...wiped ..sniffed..hiv fear (HIV FROM SNIFFING, 2009)

dear doctor, I WENT THROUGH ALL UR FORUMS BUT COULD NOT FIND SIMILAR QUESTION....SO PLZ HELP...i belong to homophobic country u are the only help!! i m a gay who recently came in contact with a another gay don't know his sexual history..we...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,You're worried about contracting HIV from sniffing a spunked-up finger? Relax Max. Your HIV-acquisition risk is completely nonexistent.I'll post below a few other "sniffing" questions from the archives.Be well.Dr. BobI smelled... 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 »

percentage of gay men with HIV

On a list serve, a comment was made that less then 25% of gay men have HIV.Is this close to true?...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,Since there seems to be an unlimited number of Republican rightwing self-loathing closeted gay politicians being unceremoniously outed by their no-longer secret sexual antics, it's difficult to comment on the actual percentage of gay men,... Read more »

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Poz Gay, Hiv Positive Gay Men Find gay with hiv at PozGays.com

Posted by Chloe1023

Over 20% gay and bisexual men are living with hiv positive in the U.S. alone. Are you one of them? If you are HIV Gay or Gay men with herpes it can make you feel like you are all alone in the world. Do you wish there was a place where you didn't... Read more »

Gays do not choose to be gay!

Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies

Gay people are born gay and that my friends is a fact! If you want to debate this issue then KINDLY email me at padude647@aol.com
Part of the increase in HIV is pure ignorance due to the simple fact that gays are forced into a closet of misery and... Read more »

My Gay HIV+ Life in Portland Oregon

Posted by Gay_Architect, 3 Replies

My name is Roger Walcker. I am an "out and proud" gay Christian Architect (University of Oregon, class of 1974). Since July, 2006, I have been HIV+. My doctor in Vestal, NY, gave me 3 months to live.I was life-flighted from Syracuse, NY to Portland ... Read more »

Poz magazine sanctions that HIV is a gay disease

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Peter Staley formerly of AIDSMEDS (now owned by Poz Magazine) agrees with the new LA Public Service Announcements that stress HIV is a gay disease.

Here is the article that critizes these ads.

HIV Ads Embrace, and Stun, Audience
By Sharon Bernstein,... Read more »

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