Gay Men & HIV/AIDS: Viewpoints
- Queer, Poz and Colored: The Essentials (Regularly Updated)
A blog by Brandon Lacy Campos.
From The Body
- Mark S. King: My Fabulous Disease (Regularly Updated)
- Human Rights Key in Combating AIDS Among Gay Men: WHO (December 7, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
 Bob Skinner Shares His Story: A Blog Entry by Robert Breining (December 6, 2011)
"Bob is a 61 year old young man. ... Eleven years after his diagnosis of death within 6 months, he is healthier and happier than ever before."
From The Body
 Addiction: The Disease More Likely to Kill Me -- A Blog Entry by Mark S. King (November 29, 2011)
"The breakup with my former partner last month in Ft. Lauderdale had been cordial. ... But my disease of addiction had already begun rearranging my thoughts, shuffling my priorities in a bid for dominance over the vigilant recovery I had practiced, proudly and successfully, for nearly three years."
From MyFabulousDisease.com
- We Need an HIV Portfolio for Black Gay Men That's Rooted in Social Justice (August 31, 2011)
From Black AIDS Institute
 Are You Surviving or Thriving With HIV? A Blog Entry by Robert Breining (August 23, 2011)
"This isn't borrowed time, it is your time. Your time to live your life. Being HIV+ doesn't limit your life more than anyone else's in the amount of time. The difference is you are now aware of your health and you can do something about it. It is not time to think about death, it is time to live."
From The Body
- How to Close the Race Gap in HIV? (August 19, 2011)
In Black AIDS Weekly, from Black AIDS Institute
- More IAC Trouble: Report Documents Gross Underrepresentation of At-Risk Populations (March 3, 2011)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
- New Report: World's Premier AIDS Event Neglects Populations Most at Risk for HIV (March 2, 2011)
Independent assessment indicates severe underrepresentation of gay men, transgender people, sex workers and people who use drugs at the biennial International AIDS Conference.
From Global Forum on MSM & HIV
 My Christmas Proposal: A Blog Entry by Robert Breining (December 31, 2010)
"When the doctor first told me I was HIV+ I remember thinking ... "Who would love me now that I am HIV+" ... As a gay boy growing up I never thought marriage could happen to me. ... I am so excited to say that I am engaged."
From The Body
 Marriage Is Still an Option: A Blog Entry by Justin B. Terry-Smith (December 27, 2010)
"This past summer Phil and I were approached ... to take part in a documentary. The documentary was about marriage and the different kinds of marriages and how they work."
From The Body
- AFA Leader: Gays Should Pay for AIDS Research (December 3, 2010)
In The Advocate
- Disturbing New Information on MSM and HIV: A Blog Entry by Gary Bell (October 21, 2010)
One of the most frustrating aspects of working in HIV is addressing the many myths (as well as conspiracy theories) surrounding it-the most persistent of which is that AIDS is a "gay disease." ... However, a startling new report from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) may add additional fuel to that myth.
From The Body
- The 2010 HRC Dinner (in Under Four Minutes!) (October 10, 2010)
From MyFabulousDisease.com
- In Wake of LGBT Suicides, GMHC Launches Anti-Homophobia Campaign, "I Love My Boo" (October 6, 2010)
From The Body
- U.S.: HIV Remains a Gay Disease (September 24, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- HIV/AIDS: A New First Impression -- A Blog Entry by Myles Helfand (September 20, 2010)
"Here we are, entering the fourth decade of our life with HIV as a human nation. And much of our country -- heck, much of the world -- still thinks HIV/AIDS is not so much a viral disease as it is the inevitable result of a bad decision."
From The Body
- Getting the Story Wrong on HIV (September 8, 2010)
In Box Turtle Bulletin
- Iowa: WHO-AM Radio Says Host's Remarks Had "Factual Errors" (September 1, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
 Personal Perspective: I'm Not Gay (Summer 2010)
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In Achieve, from ACRIA and GMHC
- Know Your Epidemic, Know Your Response: MSM and Their Needs in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (July 22, 2010)
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From Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- What Is Pride, Really? (June 1, 2010)
From The Body
- HIV and Gay Men: A Global Concern (Spring 2010)
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In Achieve, from ACRIA and GMHC
- Why Do Gay Men Love Monster Movies? (April 9, 2010)
From MyFabulousDisease.com
- My AIDS Crisis Is Over: A Video Blog Entry by Mark S. King (April 7, 2010)
From The Body
- Out-of-State Same-Sex Marriage in Maryland? A Video Blog Entry by Justin B. Terry-Smith (March 23, 2010)
From The Body
- In Africa, a Step Backward on Human Rights (March 22, 2010)
Opinion editorial by CEO and founder Phill Wilson.
From Black AIDS Institute
- Men Who Have Sex With Men and the Global HIV/AIDS Epidemic (December 2009)
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In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
- Anal Cancer, HIV and Gay/Bisexual Men (September 2009)
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In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
- Tailoring HIV Interventions to Men's Needs (July 24, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- IAS Welcomes Delhi High Court Ruling Decriminalizing Sodomy (July 7, 2009)
From International AIDS Society
- Setting an Example: A Blog Entry by Jimmy Mack (June 16, 2009)
From The Body
- My Search for Meaning: A Video Blog Entry by Mark S. King (May 27, 2009)
After more than 20 years living with HIV, Mark is still searching for meaning in his life and the role that HIV has played in it. In this emotional episode of Mark's ongoing video blog, he talks with three key people who helped him make sense of it all.
From The Body
- You Gotta Have Friends: A Video Blog Entry by Mark S. King (April 22, 2009)
Mark invites a group of his HIV-positive friends over for dinner. Together they share intimate stories about disclosure, sex, dating and how they've coped with their status.
From The Body
- Florida: Rejection Painful for Gay Men With HIV (April 8, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Where Are the Black Gay Men? (February 19, 2009)
Even on Black AIDS Awareness Day, black gay men remain on the margins.
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
- "Sex Pigs" Campaign Creates Space for Sexually Adventurous Australian Men to Talk About HIV Risk (August 7, 2008)
An Interview with Kathy Triffitt
In The XVII International AIDS Conference, from The Body
- Ten Things Gay Men Should Discuss With Their Health Care Providers
From Gay and Lesbian Medical Association
- The Emotional Needs of HIV-Positive Patients: Gay or Straight, Control Is Paramount (July/August 2007)
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- Homosexuality in the Black Church (April 2, 2007)
Bishop Harry Jackson, a fervent opponent of gay rights, discusses how black churches should respond to the AIDS epidemic.
From National Public Radio
- New York's Gay Baths Become Sex Clubs of Last Resort (September 15, 2006)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Addressing the Rise in HIV Rates Among Young African-American MSM (June/July 2006)
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In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
- Who Wouldn't Watch a Gay, Poz, Dating Reality Show? (April/May 2006)
"Being gay, single and HIV positive in your 40s is not for sissies," David Salyer points out -- and that's why it would make a terrific TV reality show, he says.
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
- HIV Helped Me Rediscover Life: A Gay Man of Color Tells His Story (Winter 2005/2006)
Victor R. Pond explains what it felt like to live through the first 15 years of the U.S. HIV epidemic -- and how it shaped the self-perception of HIV-negative gay men of color.
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In ACRIA Update, from AIDS Community Research Initiative of America
- Risky Business: The Resurgence of HIV Among Gay Men in the U.S. (Winter 2005/2006)
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In ACRIA Update, from AIDS Community Research Initiative of America
- Decades of Unique LGBT Health Care May Face Challenges as Funding Shifts (November 2005)
From The Body
- Nearly Half of Us May Already Be Infected -- Who Gives a Damn? An Open Letter to Black Gay and Bisexual Men (November/December 2005)
The Black AIDS Institute asks: Why are so many African-American MSM remaining silent, despite stratospheric HIV infection rates?.
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- Oh if Only (July/August 2005)
If only we always did what we were "supposed" to, what a different world it would be, Jim Pickett writes.
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- Why Serosorting Isn't for Me: One HIV-Positive Gay Man's Choice (May/June 2005)
[Archived Article]
Justin Jones' decision not to have sex with only HIV-positive men is both personal and practical, he says.
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- Pickett Fences: Happy Town: I Met Angel in a Bathhouse in Bilbao (May/June 2005)
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- Bisexuality, Lies and HIV: The Pain and Necessity of Disclosure -- and Acceptance (March/April 2005)
A cautionary story for all HIV-positive guys who sleep with both men and women, and for the HIV-negative women they sleep with who may not know about it.
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- In Post-Election Speech, AIDS Activist Decries Death of Gay Rights (November 12, 2004)
[Archived Article]
"As of Nov. 2, gay rights are officially dead," Larry Kramer proclaimed in a public address to the gay community on Nov. 7.
In New York Blade
- The Politics of Homophobia and Hatred (November/December 2004)
Eric L. Watts talks about Georgia's same-sex marriage law and blasts criticism of homosexual marriage.
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
- AIDS, Marriage and Jumping the Broom (September/October 2004)
How do AIDS and economic issues intersect with gay marriage? It's all about human rights and access to health care, Greg Smith explains.
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
- Sorry, Doom-and-Gloomers, but It Doesn't Always Suck to Live With HIV (September 2004)
Living with HIV has its ups and its downs, says Chicago AIDS advocate Jim Pickett -- so why do so many people in HIV prevention make it sound like a living hell?.
From HIV Stops With Me
- You Can't Be a People Unless You Have a History (September/October 2004)
A speech on queer history and the impact of AIDS on the gay/lesbian community, by lesbian activist and historian Maria Helena Dolan.
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
- When It Comes to Gay Men and HIV, Denial's the Name of the Game (July 29, 2004)
With the recent release of the film adaptation of A Home at the End of the World, LA Weekly reporter David Ehrenstein muses about the film, gay men and HIV in the United States.
In LA Weekly
- Homeless Gay Youth in New York City at High Risk for HIV (July 9, 2004)
In AIDS Action Weekly Update, from AIDS Action Council
- "Right Back Where We Started" (July 2004)
In this fictional short story by Joseph F. Kelly, a man emerges from a 20-year coma, and his longtime friend struggles to explain what happened to all the people he'd ever known.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
- "Hydraphobia" (July 2004)
In this fictional short story by Gary McClain, Mike struggles to cope when his boyfriend discloses that he's HIV positive.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
- The Past, the Present and the Future (July/August 2004)
A reflective essay written in 2001 by Charles Clifton, the Chicago AIDS advocate who passed away in August 2004.
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
- "Bodysurfing" (July 2004)
A fictional short story about HIV, relationships, fidelity and a day at the beach, by Rob Phelps.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
- Gay Men, Sex, and Internet Chat Rooms: Epicenter of an Epidemic? (June 27, 2004)
An expert panel discusses the role that online chatrooms play in the spread of HIV among gay men.
From HIV InSite
- Regarding the Death of Former President Ronald Reagan: A Letter to My Best Friend, Steven Powsner (June 6, 2004)
By Matt Foreman, Executive Director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, on Reagan's inaction during the early days of the AIDS epidemic.
From National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
- How AIDS Gave Gays Marriage (May 21, 2004)
In the 1980s, many people assumed that the U.S. AIDS crisis would push gay men even further out of mainstream society; as Christopher Caldwell explains, they couldn't have been more wrong.
In Financial Times
- The Nation's HIV Medical Providers Oppose Michigan Bill Encouraging Discrimination in the Clinical Setting (April 30, 2004)
From American Academy of HIV Medicine
- Syphilis Relapse: Cases Soar in New York City (April 6, 2004)
Syphilis was nearly eradicated in the United States just six years ago, but its resurgence in New York City may be the harbinger of something even more frightening: a new HIV epidemic, particularly among gay men.
In The Village Voice
- "Sexual Duality" of Many Black MSM "Fans Flames of AIDS Wildfire," Opinion Piece Says (March 23, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- It's All About Gender -- Discrimination (Spring 2004)
Matt Kailey describes the homophobia -- and "transphobia" -- he faced in his transition from heterosexual woman to "gay" man.
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In Resolute!, from PWA Coalition Colorado
- Born Again (December 2003)
Will Tony Kushner's Broadway hit turned HBO movie -- the story of a white gay American man with Kaposi's sarcoma -- inspire audiences now that global AIDS has the spotlight?.
In POZ
- U.S. Health Secretary Creates Committees on HIV/AIDS Among Minorities, Including MSM (September 15, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Media Examine African-American Men on "Down Low" (August 4, 2003)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- The Culture of Disease (August 1, 2003)
Excerpts from an op-ed by actor Harvey Fierstein on HIV and the gay community.
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- High Court's Term Ends; Sodomy Ruling Fuels "the Culture War" (June 27, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Optimism About HAART Remains Low Among Gay Men (May 22, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- On Parade (May 2003)
A poem about GLBT Pride parades, by James Pergola.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
- March, Rally, Party! (May 2003)
[Archived Article]
A guide to June 2003 GLBT Pride events in the N.Y.-N.J.-Conn. area.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
- Pride and Prejudice (May 2003)
A psychologist answers the question: "What do I do if I want to go to a GLBT Pride parade, but I'm disturbed by the participants' behavior?".
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
- Chasing Bugs or the Truth? (May/June 2003)
An analysis of the now-debunked "bug chaser" article in Rolling Stone.
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
- The Changing Face of Pride (May 2003)
[Archived Article]
The history of Gay Pride marches, from Stonewall to the new millennium.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
- Sex- and Death-Crazed Gays Play Viral Russian Roulette! (January 24, 2003)
Rolling Stone claims that a full quarter of new HIV infections stem from morbid thrill-seeking. Sean Hannity is swallowing the story -- should you?.
In Salon
- Bruce (December 2002)
Raymond Burroughs writes about losing his life partner Bruce.
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles
- Help! My Parents Think I'm in Love With Ricky Martin! ... But I'm Not Living "La Vida Loca" (November 2002)
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
- Cruising With Lazarus: Waking Up From a California Dream (August 2002)
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
- Cruising With Lazarus: Why Do We Tolerate People Who Are HIV Positive and Spreading the Disease? (July 2002)
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
- Pickett Fences: Fatty Acid (July/August 2002)
Wait a second: You're gay, you've got HIV, and you're not going to a gym?!.
To read PDF, click here.
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- In Sickness and in Health: New York Joins the National Gay Men's Health Movement (July 2002)
[Archived Article]
An activist urges gay men, doctors and researchers to begin focusing on quality-of-life issues.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
- Confidence in Blood Supply Must Rank First (March 19, 2002)
An op-ed defending the exclusion of gay men from blood donation.
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Cruising With Lazarus: George W. Bush Is Still Our Enemy (March 2002)
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
- Study Shows Gay Men in San Francisco Less Afraid of HIV (October 22, 2001)
[Archived Article]
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
- Pickett Fences: A Work in Progress (September/October 2001)
To read PDF, click here.
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- Pickett Fences: A Crisis Obscured (July/August 2001)
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- Outliving My Father (May 22, 2001)
Mark recounts how years of caring for friends dying of AIDS prepared him for taking care of his dying father.
In The Advocate, from Mark S. King
- Scarlet Letter "A" (March/April 2001)
A college campus AIDS advocate speaks out.
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- San Francisco Data Shows HIV Rates Still Rising, Experts Say (January 26, 2001)
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
- Should Gay Men Be Allowed to Donate Blood? (November/December 2000)
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
- FDA Declines to Lift Ban on Homosexual Men as Blood Donors (September 23, 2000)
In British Medical Journal
- A Hero Passes: Kiyoshi Kuromiya (1943-2000) (July 2000)
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
- Hate Crimes (April 1999)
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
- Health Concerns Among Gay Men (December 1998)
[Archived Article]
From Rick Sowadsky, M.S.P.H.
- Valley of the Dolls '98: A Look at Prozac and Viagra (November 1998)
Things to consider before using Viagra.
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
- Editorial (September 1998)
Larry Sims, Viagra, and the transmission of multi-drug-resistant virus.
In Journal of the International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care, from International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care
- Reflections on the Suicide of a Circuit Partier (May 1998)
From Rev. A. Stephen Pieters
- The Marketing of AIDS (April 1998)
AIDS takes on a virile new look.
From Mark S. King
- Sex Panic: Gay group-think promotes murderous irresponsibility (January 12, 1998)
In The San Francisco Examiner
- Talking About Homosexuality in a School (1997)
An excerpt from the book, Talking About Homosexuality in the Secondary School, by Simon Forrest, Grant Biddle and Stephen Clift.
From AIDS Education and Research Trust
- Oh, For My Bath! To My Psychotherapist, Dan (November 1997)
A recollection of New York's Club Baths.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
- Punks and Fags: Homophobia in Black and Latino Communities (August 1997)
[Archived Article]
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
- The Law of Desire (April 15, 1997)
A review of Sexual Ecology: AIDS and the Destiny of Gay Men by Gabriel Rotello, reviewed by Mark Schoofs.
In The Village Voice
- The Psychological Epidemic (September 1995)
By Walt Odets.
In In The Shadow of the Epidemic: Being HIV-Negative in the Age of AIDS, from Duke University Press
- Scared to Death (March, 1998)
Horror movies and real traumas.
From Mark S. King
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