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Gay Men & HIV/AIDS

You Gotta Have Friends: A Video Blog by Mark S. King
Mark and friends share stories about disclosure, sex, dating and coping with HIV.

Overview

Hooking Up to Social Media (January/February 2013)
How apps and social media are changing life with HIV.
To read PDF, click here.
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
Just*in Time: HIV and Dating -- A Blog Entry by Justin B. Terry-Smith (September 5, 2012)
Select Q&As from "Just*in Time," Justin's column in A&U Magazine, America's AIDS Magazine.
From TheBody.com
HIV, Sex and Dating (Video) (Posted: August 2012)
"A diagnosis of being HIV positive does not have to mean the end of your sex life. Everyone should engage in practices that encourages honesty and the use of safe sex methods. Additionally how a person views themselves is how others will view you."
From TheBody.com
MSM Able to Use Home HIV Tests to Screen Sex Partners and Lower Risk (July 25, 2012)
From AIDSmeds.com
Implausible Deniability: Sex and Self-Deception Among HIV-Negative Men -- A Blog Entry by fogcityjohn (July 18, 2012)
"However emotionally comforting it may be to limit yourself to men who claim to be negative, the fact of the matter is that you may be getting it on with guys who have untreated HIV."
From TheBody.com
Adventures in Online Cruising (Spring/Summer 2012)
To read PDF, click here.
In Achieve, from ACRIA and GMHC
HIV+: The Common Denominator: A Blog Entry by B. Osten (April 17, 2012)
"In one breath I told him I was HIV+, in recovery from meth addiction, on SSI disability and receiving Section 8 assistance. ... The music stopped and the lights came on. I felt exposed. He tenderly took my hand into his and whispered into my ear that he was HIV+ also."
From TheBody.com
Nelson's Tips for Finding Your Valentine: A Blog Entry by Nelson Vergel (February 7, 2012)
"However we choose to meet a potential person to date, we know one requirement has to be met first: that person has to be HIV friendly and educated about HIV. But how do you meet people that have a better chance at meeting that requirement?"
From TheBody.com
The Dating Game (Winter 2012)
The best pickup spots ... when and how to disclose ... the dates they won't soon forget; four people with HIV kiss and tell.
To read PDF, click here.
In The Positive Side, from Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange
HIV Positive and HIV Negative Dating Advice: A Video Blog Entry by Justin B. Terry-Smith (December 30, 2011)
"Being upfront with one's HIV status is a brave, personal and intimate thing. If someone does not want you because you are HIV positive then move on, there is hope to find someone that loves you for you. If you cannot date someone with HIV well it's simple: don't. Find someone that you can be comfortable with ..."
From TheBody.com

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Gay Chats and Personal Ads

Volttage: A Dating and Hook Up Site for POZitively Sexy People -- A Blog Entry by Brandon Lacy Campos (October 16, 2012)
"The project Jack was working on was a well developed, sexy, fun dating and hook up site and app for HIV-positive queer men. In the light of my personal and political work over the last year or so, and recalling the times when I failed to disclose and the shame, guilt and holy hell that created, I decided to put my own body image shit aside to be a part of this project."
From TheBody.com
MISTER Makes Inclusion a Focus of Cyber-Dating (September/October 2012)
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
PositivelyFrisky.com Launches (July 18, 2011)
PositivelyFrisky.com is an invite-only site that gives a fun and lighthearted community forum to those living with HIV.
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
Pride Dating
A lesbian and gay dating website that helps gay singles find their perfect gay match.
Virtual You (September/October 2010)
Tips for writing your personal online profile when you're living with HIV.
To read PDF, click here.
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
BeOneCity
A social site for HIV-positive gay men.
Nothing But Guys
Gay HIV-positive social group in NYC; e-mail: 165727@aol.com, 212-462-9009.
A Greater Date
STD dating directory for people dealing with HIV, HPV, HSV, AIDS or herpes.
HIVdate.com
HIV/AIDS chatroom and personal ads for gays, straights, bisexuals and transgendered people.
Livingpositive.com
HIV/AIDS personal ads for gay, heterosexual or transgendered people.
Planet POZ
HIV/AIDS chat and personal ads for gays or straights.
Positive Personals
HIV/AIDS personal ads for gays or straights.

Gay HIV-Positive Social Groups in the U.S.