HIV Prevention Issues for Gay Men
HIV prevention poster from the Gay Men Play Safe Campaign from AIDS Vancouver
HIV prevention poster from "Think Again" campaign from AIDS Vancouver |
The Basics
- HIV and Young Men Who Have Sex With Men (June 2011)
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From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Stigma and MSM: A Barrier to Prevention (Winter 2010/2011)
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In Achieve, from ACRIA and GMHC
 HIV Frontlines: In Newark, N.J., an HIV/AIDS Advocate Finds New Ways to Reach LGBT African Americans (October 18, 2010)
A conversation with Gary Paul Wright.
In HIV Frontlines, from TheBody.com
- GMHC Announces Anti-Homophobia Campaign, "I Love My Boo," to Be in NYC (September 27, 2010)
Campaign reaches out to black and Latino gay men.
From Gay Men's Health Crisis
- Primed: The Back Pocket Guide for Transmen & The Men Who Dig Them (PDF) (2009)
From Queertransmen.org
- "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 TheBody.com
- Fighting an Invisible Pandemic: Global HIV Prevention for Gay Men (Summer 2008)
In Achieve, from ACRIA and GMHC
- Get the Facts on Syphilis (2008)
A conversational, informative Q&A about syphilis geared toward sexually adventurous gay and bisexual men.
From Positive Life NSW
- Know the Facts: Sex and Hep C (2008)
A detailed, sexually explicit booklet about sexually-transmitted hepatitis C geared toward gay and bisexual men.
From Positive Life NSW
- Sex Pigs: A Rough Guide to Dirty Sex (2008)
A comprehensive, sexually explicit booklet featuring risk-reduction tips for recreational drug use, hooking up, fisting and barebacking. The guide is geared toward HIV-positive and HIV-negative gay and bisexual men.
From Positive Life NSW
- Is HIV a Gay Disease? (July/August 2007)
What U.S. statistics show.
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- HIV/AIDS Among Men Who Have Sex With Men (June 2007)
A summary of key statistics and facts.
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From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Drag Balls: An Underground Black Youth Community Taking HIV Prevention Into Its Own Hands (July/August 2006)
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- An Interview With Michael Shernoff (January 17, 2006)
What psychological factors propel gay men to take serious sexual risks in the bedroom? This is the subject of Shernoff's new book "Without Condoms," discussed here.
In The Advocate
- No Turning Back: HIV and Gay Male Sexuality (Winter 2005/2006)
A report on the role HIV has played in the evolution of gay America and gay sexuality, and the impact of this role on HIV prevention efforts.
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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
- 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
- HIV/STD Risks in Young Men Who Have Sex With Men Who Do Not Disclose Their Sexual Orientation -- Six U.S. Cities, 1994-2000 (February 7, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Bug Chasers (January 23, 2003)
The men who long to be HIV+.
In Rolling Stone
- Resources for Youth HIV Prevention (February 15, 2002)
[Archived Article]
In SHOP Talk: School Health Opportunities and Progress Bulletin, from Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States
- Loving Yourself to Love Others (2002)
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From PositiveWords
- Rectal Health (December 12, 2001)
[Archived Article]
From AIDS Community Research Initiative of America
- Do I Still Have to Worry About Infecting Others if My Viral Load Is Undetectable? (November 2001)
[Archived Article]
A quick review of the science on antiretroviral therapy and prevention.
In Being Alive, from Being Alive
- Abusive Behaviors and HIV (November/December 2001)
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- The Complicated Relationship Between Disclosure of HIV Status and Practice of Safer Sex (PDF) (May 2001)
In Being Alive
- New Emphasis in HIV Prevention: Interventions Targeting HIV-Positive Men (April 2001)
[Archived Article]
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
- Men Who Have Sex With Men and HIV/AIDS (2001)
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In World AIDS Campaign 2001, from UNAIDS
- Men and AIDS: A Gendered Approach (December 2000)
In Men and AIDS -- A Gendered Approach, 2000 World AIDS Campaign, from UNAIDS
- STDs and HIV (October 2000)
[Archived Article]
From AIDS Community Research Initiative of America
- Transmission of Drug-Resistant HIV-1 in San Francisco (July 12, 2000)
[Archived Article]
In The XIII International AIDS Conference, from TheBodyPRO.com
- Men Who Have Sex With Men (July 10, 2000)
In The XIII International AIDS Conference, from TheBodyPRO.com
- Nonoxynol-9: HIV Risk? (May 2000)
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
- When Opposites Attract (May 2000)
[Archived Article]
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles
- "Sex Acts and Facts: The Risks" (2000)
An excerpt from Men Like Us, by Daniel Wolfe.
In Men Like Us: The GMHC Complete Guide to Gay Men's Sexual, Physical, and Emotional Well-Being, from Random House, Inc.
- "Sexual Compulsivity" (2000)
By Daniel Wolfe.
In Men Like Us: The GMHC Complete Guide to Gay Men's Sexual, Physical, and Emotional Well-Being, from Random House, Inc.
- Interview With Stephen E. Goldstone, M.D. (July 1999)
An interview with the author of The Ins and Outs of Gay Sex.
From Stephen E. Goldstone, M.D.
- Annotated Bibliography: HIV/AIDS Prevention Resources for Gay Men, Lesbians, and Bisexuals (June/July 1999)
In SIECUS Report, from Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States
- Selections from The Ins and Outs of Gay Sex, by Stephen E. Goldstone, M.D. (1999)
[Archived Article]
Excerpts from Chapter 4, "Non-HIV Viral Sexually Transmitted Diseases," and Chapter 10, "Monogamy or Promiscuity".
In The Ins and Outs of Gay Sex, from Random House, Inc.
- Health Concerns Among Gay Men (December 1998)
[Archived Article]
From Rick Sowadsky, M.S.P.H.
- Consumer Reports Tests Condoms -- CDC Responds (April 27, 1995)
[Archived Article]
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Can HIV Be Transmitted Through Oral Sex?
From Terrence Higgins Trust
- I Think I Might Be Gay -- Now What Do I Do?
A brochure for young men -- information for gay youth and young men questioning their sexuality.
From Youth Assistance Organization
Personal Views
- Mark S. King: My Fabulous Disease (Regularly Updated)
 Gift Givers: A Video Blog Entry by Jermaine Wright (November 1, 2011)
"In all the information I gathered I received a lot of information from the bug chasers' point of view. I would still like to know why anyone that is already living with the virus would want to intentionally give this to someone. This is definitely not a gift that comes with a receipt."
From TheBody.com
- Man Shares Experience of Taking PrEP in Positively Aware (July/August 2011)
From Test Positive Aware Network
 The Hilarious Idiocy of Anonymous Gay Sex (February 7, 2011)
From MyFabulousDisease.com
 Ignorance: A Shocking Reminder (January 26, 2011)
From The Bilerico Project
 "I Talk Because": A Better Way to Do HIV/AIDS Awareness Ads -- A Blog Entry by Warren Tong (January 20, 2011)
From TheBody.com
 Five Things About HIV They're Not Telling You: A Video Blog Entry by Mark S. King (January 12, 2011)
"[Lifelong HIV/AIDS activist Sean Strub] and I discuss five things we believe either represent what is wrong with prevention campaigns, or what strategies are being ignored by public health officials."
From TheBody.com
- Charles King Op-Ed: Shock Tactics Won't Stop HIV (December 21, 2010)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
 Fear and HIV Prevention Shouldn't Mix (December 21, 2010)
Why the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene's frightening new public service announcement geared toward gay men does more harm than good.
From TheBody.com
- Illinois: HIV Numbers Put Disease in Perspective (October 8, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Tracking the Elusive HIV "Bug Chasers" (September 10, 2010)
From MyFabulousDisease.com
- Subconscious Death-Wish of a Gifted, Young Black Man (August 9, 2010)
From Terron J. Cook
- "You Can't Handle the Truth!": Gay Men and HIV Education (June 23, 2010)
From TheBody.com
- Face the Facts: HIV Is Still a Gay Disease, Activist Says (September/October 2008)
Beyond testing.
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- PFLAG's Work to End Homophobia Can Help Prevent HIV (August 5, 2008)
From TheBody.com
- Sex Columnist Dan Savage on Rise in HIV Infection Rates Among Young Gay Men (January 2, 2008)
From Dan Savage
- African-American Resource Center: HIV Frontlines -- U.S. Edition: An HIVer Finds Unique Ways to Educate Gay Men About HIV (November 29, 2007)
From TheBody.com
- New Generation of Gay Men Needs New Approach to HIV Prevention, Expert Says (September 28, 2007)
In New York Blade
- Serosorting Is a Terrible Idea of HIV-Negative People, HIV Educator Writes (Summer 2007)
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In ACRIA Update, from AIDS Community Research Initiative of America
- 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
- How I Joined the Sex Police (Winter 2005/2006)
As a gay man coming of age in the 1970s, sex clubs were an important part of Mark Milano's sexuality. But as an AIDS activist in New York in the 1990s, that view of sex clubs changed dramatically.
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In ACRIA Update, from AIDS Community Research Initiative of America
- 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
- Squashing the "Super Bug": An Open Letter to Gay and Bisexual Men (January/February 2005)
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
- Whatever Happened to the Sex Radicals? (January/February 2005)
If the false alarm over the New York City "superbug" case teaches us anything, Daniel Raymond writes, it should be that we've lost the honesty with which gay and bisexual men used to talk about sexuality.
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
- Mind the Gap: Microbicides for the Coot and the Boot (July/August 2004)
Both gay men and straight women "must ask for, no -- demand, Booty Butter," says columnist Jim Pickett.
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- The Next Gay Plague (March 3, 2004)
Syphilis may be a bigger threat now than it's ever been before to gay men in the U.S. Not only are new infections on the rise, but having syphilis is linked to an increased risk for contracting HIV. Dr. Howard Grossman presents a plan on how the gay community can fight back.
In The Advocate
- 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
- Pickett Fences: It Ain't Rocket Science (November/December 2002)
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- "Working It Out": Scenes From the Lives of Gay and Lesbian Youth (November 2002)
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
- Pickett Fences: Act the Fuck Up! (May/June 2002)
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- Cruising With Lazarus: A Critical Look at Pharmaceutical Ads (July 2001)
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
- Homophobia Still Hinders AIDS Fight (Summer 2001)
In Women Alive Newsletter, from Women Alive
- Dr. Sex: The Joys of Safer Sex ... Continued (May/June 2001)
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- AIDS Always Benefits From What We Don't Talk About (April 2001)
From Mark S. King
- Working Lunch: Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered and Other MSM -- A Special Focus (February 19, 2001)
In The 2001 National Conference on African Americans and AIDS, from TheBodyPRO.com
- Along the Latex Highway: Prevention in the 21st Century (December 2000)
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
- Along the Latex Highway: Condoms and Condemnations -- Another Look at Unprotected Anal Sex (November 2000)
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
- Give Us Morality or Give Us Death (September/October 2000)
On how HIV prevention fails to target HIV-positive people.
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- Along the Latex Highway: Supervirus Adventures (July 2000)
[Archived Article]
Superinfection? Reinfection? A new study discounts both.
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
- A Code of Silence (June 2000)
Gay men, dating, and disclosure.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
- Don't Ask/Don't Tell (June 2000)
The gay man and "The Scene" in the year 2000.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
- Hemo Homo (June 2000)
By Doug Rose; reprinted from The Drag Queen of Elfland.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
- Senior Class (June 2000)
Gay, positive, and over fifty.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
- A Reaction to "Mr. X" (May 2000)
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles
- Taking Care (March 1999)
Thoughts about the barebacking phenomenon.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
- Getting Personal (February 1999)
Disclosing HIV status in personal ads.
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
- The Sound of Silence (January 1999)
On not speaking out about unsafe sex.
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
- Geneva (July 1998)
[Archived Article]
News from the 12th World AIDS Conference and its implications for prevention among gay men.
From Mark S. King
- Four Percent and Counting (February 1998)
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
- Overview: Government and Activism (1998)
[Archived Article]
In The Encyclopedia of AIDS
- Young Gay Men Talking -- Personal Stories
From Avert
Prevention Campaigns and Programs
- Michigan: "Status Sexy" Campaign Hits Bus Stops in Pontiac, Detroit, Washtenaw County (May 23, 2012)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Evaluation of inSPOTLA.org: An Internet Partner Notification Service (April 19, 2012)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Illinois: AIDS Black Caucus Hosts Conversations on HIV (April 12, 2012)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Ohio: Sexy Ads Promote Safe-Sex Behavior (March 29, 2012)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Illinois, Georgia: Testing for HIV Together, Hearing Results Together (February 14, 2012)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
 "Testing Together" Program Breaks Ground Among Gay Couples (January 30, 2012)
From TheBody.com
- Illinois: Center on Halsted Receives $1.6 Million for HIV Prevention (November 16, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Today Marks 4th Annual National Gay Men's HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (September 28, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
 Gay Men's HIVAIDS Awareness Day 2011: A Video Blog Entry by Justin B. Terry-Smith (September 28, 2011)
"Love your HIV-positive brothers. They need you; WE NEED YOU !!!!! LOVE EACH OTHER DAMN BUT LOVE YOURSELF TOO, WRAP IT UP !!!"
From TheBody.com
- National Gay Men's HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: A Blog Entry From Positive Policy (September 27, 2011)
From AIDS.gov
- New York: David Bromstad Unveils Mural for HIV Testing Initiative (September 27, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- AIDS United Remains "Tenacious and Steadfast" in Efforts to Expand Programs and Advocacy for Gay Men (September 27, 2011)
From AIDS United
- The AIDS Institute Supports the 4th Annual National Gay Men's HIV/AIDS Awareness Day "Because We Matter" (September 27, 2011)
From The AIDS Institute
 National Gay Men's HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: Celebrating Gay Men (September 22, 2011)
From TheBody.com
- AID Atlanta Launches New Website, Video Series Aimed at Gay Men (September 16, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
 San Fran Very Close to Becoming First City to Pass Out PrEP (September 8, 2011)
From TheBody.com
- Couples Voluntary HIV Counseling and Testing for Men Who Have Sex With Men (September 2011)
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In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
 CDC Unveils New Campaign to Encourage HIV Testing Among Black Gay Men (August 18, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Black Gay Men Share Stories in "From Where I Stand" (August 5, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Black MSM Focus of New HIV Campaign (June 3, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Know Where You Stand: New CDC HIV Campaign for Black Gay Men (May 20, 2011)
In BET
- Georgia: Gay Couples Needed for HIV Prevention Research (April 5, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
On TheBodyPRO.com
- San Francisco, Calif., Department of Public Health Plugs Female Condoms for Gay Men (February 15, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- 2011: 10 HIV Stories to Watch, Part 2 (January 26, 2011)
In Black AIDS Weekly, from Black AIDS Institute
- Landmark Global Initiative Seeks to Reduce HIV Among Gay Men by Tackling Widespread Stigma and Discrimination (December 10, 2010)
Collaboration of major global funders shows growing recognition of connection between human rights violations and spread of HIV.
From Global Forum on MSM & HIV
- Introducing NMAC's New MILES Training Program (November 10, 2010)
From National Minority AIDS Council
- Brian Bond on National Gay Men's HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (September 28, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Focusing HIV Prevention Efforts on Gay and Bisexual Men (September 27, 2010)
From AIDS.gov
- National Gay Men's HIV/AIDS Awareness Day 2010 (September 21, 2010)
From AIDS.gov
- Participate in Important New Survey on HIV Prevention Strategies Targeting MSM! (June 24, 2010)
From Global Forum on MSM & HIV
- California HIV/AIDS Group Launches Internet-Based Program Aimed at MSM (April 6, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- International Day Against Homophobia (May 17, 2008)
A commitment to action against homophobia.
From amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research
- Charity Begins at Home (July/August 2007)
Or it might not happen at all.
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- Sex, Videotape and ... No Condoms? (July/August 2007)
An inside look at an illegal porn operation featuring Black and Latino men.
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
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