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Loving Yourself to Love Others (2002)
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From PositiveWords
Abusive Behaviors and HIV (November/December 2001)
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
STDs and HIV (October 2000)
From AIDS Community Research Initiative of America
"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.
Barebacking in the Gay Community (May 1999)
From Rick Sowadsky, M.S.P.H.
Getting Real About Barebacking (April 1999)
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
Basic Facts About Condoms and Their Use in Preventing HIV Infection and Other STDs (July 30, 1993)
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

The Basics

Is HIV a Gay Disease? (July/August 2007)
What U.S. statistics show.
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
Can We Make Barebacking Safer? (Summer 2007)
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In ACRIA Update, from AIDS Community Research Initiative of America
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
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
Why Do Men Bareback? No Easy Answers (2006)
Excerpt from Without Condoms: Unprotected Sex, Gay Men & Barebacking.
In Without Condoms: Unprotected Sex, Gay Men & Barebacking, from Routledge
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
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
Baring Our Souls (July/August 2003)
Two gay British men -- one HIV positive and one HIV negative -- discuss why they've decided to keep using condoms.
In Positive Nation
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)
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)
In SHOP Talk: School Health Opportunities and Progress Bulletin, from Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States
Rectal Health (December 12, 2001)
From AIDS Community Research Initiative of America
The Complicated Relationship Between Disclosure of HIV Status and Practice of Safer Sex (PDF) (May 2001)
In Being Alive
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
Transmission of Drug-Resistant HIV-1 in San Francisco (July 12, 2000)
In The XIII International AIDS Conference, from The Body PRO
Men Who Have Sex With Men (July 10, 2000)
In The XIII International AIDS Conference, from The Body PRO
Nonoxynol-9: HIV Risk? (May 2000)
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
When Opposites Attract (May 2000)
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles
"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
Barebacking and the New AIDS Hysteria (April 12, 1999)
AIDS leaders defame gay men, misread data, and demand a crisis mentality. Is it any wonder gay men are tuning them out?
From Managing Desire
Taking Care (March 1999)
Thoughts about the barebacking phenomenon.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
Selections from The Ins and Outs of Gay Sex, by Stephen E. Goldstone, M.D. (1999)
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)
From Rick Sowadsky, M.S.P.H.
Consumer Reports Tests Condoms -- CDC Responds (April 27, 1995)
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

Circuit Parties, Drug Use and HIV

California Campaign Against Meth Abuse Includes First-Person Web Videos (Regularly Updated)
Viewers of MeNotMeth.org can add their own first-person stories to a growing collection of videos and find resources throughout California for fighting meth addiction.
From Me Not Meth
tweaker.org (Regularly Updated)
A down-to-earth, sometimes wacky, sometimes serious site for gay men who use crystal; provides information, resources and support.
From tweaker.org
Methamphetamine Use 11 Times More Common Among Men Who Have Sex With men In California, Survey Finds (March 14, 2008)
In Los Angeles Times
Webcast: Where Crystal Meth and HIV Meet (March 14, 2005)
A panel of experts gathered to talk about this risky combination; a transcript and video are available.
From kaisernetwork.org
The Dangers of Using and Abusing Viagra (November/December 2004)
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
For Party Addicts Seeking Help, Ways to Navigate the Obstacle Course (October 2004)
Down-to-earth advice for HIV-positive party boys looking to break the cycle of sex, drugs and alcohol.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
Close Los Angeles County Bathhouses, Los Angeles Times Editorial Says (March 26, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Los Angeles Officials Urge More HIV Testing, Counseling in Gay Bathhouses (August 1, 2003)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
San Francisco Forum on Meth, Drug Use Tied to Rise in HIV Infections (May 8, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
California Officials Enlist Help of Gay Sex Club Owners (April 14, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
California: Circuit Party Becomes Catalyst for Syphilis Prevention Efforts (April 10, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Land of Oz: Sex, Drugs and HIV (March/April 2002)
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
Cruising With Lazarus: Interview With the Barebacker (March 2001)
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
Drug Use and Unsafe Sex High Among Gay Men at Circuit Parties (October 2000)
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
A Reaction to "Mr. X" (May 2000)
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles
Interview With a Barebacker (May 2000)
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles
The Psychotherapist Is In (May 2000)
Three bathhouses in L.A. County pay licensed psychotherapist Stuart Altshuler to counsel their customers, once a week, free of charge.
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles
Bye-Bye "Bathhouse?" (April 2000)
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles
Barebacking in the Gay Community (May 1999)
From Rick Sowadsky, M.S.P.H.
Getting Real About Barebacking (April 1999)
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
Taking Care (March 1999)
Thoughts about the barebacking phenomenon.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
Protease Dis-Inhibitors? The Gay Bareback Phenomenon (November 10, 1997)
From HIV InSite

Personal Views

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 The Body
Sex Columnist Dan Savage on Rise in HIV Infection Rates Among Young Gay Men (January 2, 2008)
From Dan Savage
HIV Frontlines -- U.S. Edition: An Interview With HIV Prevention Educator Brian Datcher (November 29, 2007)
From The Body
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
"Working It Out": Scenes From the Lives of Gay and Lesbian Youth (November 2002)
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
Pickett Fences: It Ain't Rocket Science (November/December 2002)
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
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
Cruising With Lazarus: Interview With the Barebacker (March 2001)
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
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 The Body PRO
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)
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
Interview With a Barebacker (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
Four Percent and Counting (February 1998)
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
Overview: Government and Activism (1998)
In The Encyclopedia of AIDS
Young Gay Men Talking -- Personal Stories
From Avert

News, Policy and Research

Jury Still Out on Whether Circumcision Protects Gay Men From HIV (October 8, 2008)
From aidsmap.com
HIV and Gay Men: Experts Say It's Time to Expose the Invisible HIV Pandemic (September 10, 2008)
In The Windy City Times
New Evidence Suggests HIV Transmission Can Occur Even When You're Undetectable (August 27, 2008)
From aidsmap.com
Statement on Overturning of Gay Marriage Ban (July 2, 2008)
From San Francisco AIDS Foundation
Fighting an Invisible Pandemic: Global HIV Prevention for Gay Men (Summer 2008)
In Thrive, from ACRIA and GMHC
Anti-Gay Laws in Africa Make Fighting HIV Much Harder, Activists Say (June 23, 2008)
From allAfrica.com
Better HIV Treatment May Spur Increase in Risky Sex Among Gay Men, Dutch Study Finds (May 31, 2008)
In AIDS
Many STDs Among U.S. Gay Men Go Undetected, Health Officials Say (March 14, 2008)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Expert Recommends "Prevention Cocktail" to Curb Epidemic of HIV Among U.S. Men Who Have Sex With Men (February 4, 2008)
From The Body PRO
Report Examines Rate of HIV Among SF Black Gay Men (January 17, 2008)
In Bay Area Reporter
Gay Pride Events Provide Opportunity for HIV Testing of Minorities, Study Says (June 22, 2007)
The outreach effort resulted in HIV diagnoses among 6 percent of the 133 people tested.
In Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Meth Linked to Unprotected Anal Sex for HIV-Negative Gay Men, Not HIV-Positive Gay Men (May 29, 2007)
From aidsmap.com
HIV-Negative Serosorters May Increase Their Risk for HIV, Study Says (May 17, 2007)
From aidsmap.com
More MSM Practicing Sero-Sorting to Prevent HIV; MSM in Committed Relationships Less Likely to Practice Risky Behaviors, Studies Say (April 30, 2007)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
HIV-Positive Gay Men In London Take More Sexual Risks Than Other Groups With HIV (January 5, 2007)
From aidsmap.com
HIV Campaigns Spark Debate (November 9, 2006)
In Bay Area Reporter
New CDC Reports Highlight HIV Risks for MSM, but Little Info on WSW (August/September 2006)
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
Big Drop in HIV Diagnoses Among MSM in San Francisco; Officials Consider Lowering Estimates (March 31, 2006)
From San Francisco Chronicle
California: Gay Men Find It's Not Easy Being New in Town; Programs Address Problems Inherent in Relocating to San Francisco (September 6, 2005)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
HIV-Positive MSM Finding Partners Through "Sero-Sorting" Might Be Contributing to Decline in HIV Incidence in San Francisco (August 18, 2005)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Serosorting and the Internet May Be Slowing Spread of HIV in San Francisco (August 18, 2005)
In The New York Times
Fostering Stable, Gay Relationships, Legalizing Same-Sex Marriage Could Help Reduce Number of HIV Cases Among MSM, Arizona Daily Star Says (July 21, 2005)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Sex and Prevention: Learning From a Group of Men of Color (May/June 2005)
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
A Nasty HIV Strain, a Connecticut Doctor and a New York Bathhouse (March 26, 2005)
A doctor in Connecticut claims that one of his patients has a multi-drug resistant strain of HIV related to the strain found in a New York City man.
In The Guardian
Radio Program Examines L.A. County Health Officials' Efforts to Reduce High-Risk Sexual Behavior at Bathhouses, Sex Clubs (June 7, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
L.A. County Officials Delay Vote on Banning High-Risk Sex at Bathhouses (May 5, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Chicago Health Surveyors Compile Detailed Survey of Men Who Have Sex With Men (April 12, 2004)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Close Los Angeles County Bathhouses, Los Angeles Times Editorial Says (March 26, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Gay Internet Cruisers No More Likely to Have Unprotected Anal Sex, Says Study, but Other Risks Up (December 19, 2003)
From aidsmap.com
Los Angeles Officials Urge More HIV Testing, Counseling in Gay Bathhouses (August 1, 2003)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
New Orleans: NO/AIDS Task Force Takes to the Internet (June 23, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
North Carolina: Summit to Address Gay Men's Health (April 24, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Detroit: Group Uses Internet to Reach Gays (March 26, 2003)
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)
In Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
For Gays, Straight Sex Talk -- A Boston Health Agency Tests New Outreach Route Online (October 25, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
New Mexico: Project Targets Unsafe Sex in Gay Community (September 16, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Feds Probe San Francisco AIDS Group (August 7, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Community Building Reduces Young Gay Men's HIV Risk Behavior (August 6, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Paradigm Shift for HIV Prevention in the United States (June 18, 2002)
An analysis of possible responses to the recent resurgence of infection rates among men who have sex with men.
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
San Francisco Promotes HIV/STD Testing Among Gay Men (April 15, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
No Turning Back: Addressing the HIV Crisis Among Men Who Have Sex With Men (November 2001)
A comprehensive report.
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Is the Rate of New HIV Infections Rising? The San Francisco Controversy and its Lessons for Los Angeles and the U.S. (October 2000)
In Being Alive
Prevention: Changing Focus in San Francisco (August 18, 2000)
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
AIDS Trends and Risk Behaviors Among Men Who Have Sex With Men (August 4, 2000)
In SHOP Talk: School Health Opportunities and Progress Bulletin, from Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States
HIV Trends in the United States Highlight Need for Expanded Prevention (July 21, 2000)
In SHOP Talk: School Health Opportunities and Progress Bulletin, from Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States
AIDS Action Calls for Stronger U.S. Commitment to Preventing Spread of HIV (July 12, 2000)
Study published today shows alarming infection rate among young gay/bisexual men.
From AIDS Action Council
Men Who Have Sex With Men (July 10, 2000)
In The XIII International AIDS Conference, from The Body PRO
Support Program for Positive Gay and Bisexual Men (May 2000)
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
STD Explosion: The CDC Worries About a New Surge of AIDS Among Gay Men (February 9, 2000)
In The Village Voice
Objectives and Ideas for Action: 2000 World AIDS Campaign (2000)
In Objectives and Ideas for Action, 2000 World AIDS Campaign, from UNAIDS
Multdrug-Resistant HIV and Primary Infection: A New Threat to At-Risk Individuals, and a New Challenge for Care Providers (October 1999)
In HIV Newsline, from San Francisco General Hospital
Need for Sustained HIV Prevention Among Men Who Have Sex With Men (August 1999)
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Editorial (February 1999)
On the rising popularity of bareback sex.
In Journal of the International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care, from International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care
Increases in Unsafe Sex and Rectal Gonorrhea Among Men Who Have Sex With Men -- San Francisco, California, 1994-1997 (January 29, 1999)
In Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
A Look at HIV Prevention Directed at Young Gay Men (October 6, 1998)
(You must have RealPlayer software to listen to this program, which can be obtained from the RealPlayer download page.).
From National Public Radio
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
The Panic Over Sex Panic! (August 1998)
The controversy around the New York-based grass-roots sexual rights group.
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
Editorial (June 1998)
The "anarchy" of bareback sex.
In Journal of the International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care, from International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care
Need for Sustained HIV Prevention Among Men who Have Sex With Men: Young and Minority Men at High Risk (June 1998)
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The High Price of Homophobia: HIV Prevention Education (1998)
In The Encyclopedia of AIDS
AIDS Prevention and Public Policy: The Experience of Gay Males (1991)
In Homosexuality: Research Implications for Public Policy, from Sage Publications
Designing Effective AIDS Prevention Workshops for Gay and Bisexual Men (1991)
In AIDS Education and Prevention

Prevention Campaigns and Programs

International Day Against Homophobia (May 17, 2008)
A commitment to action against homophobia.
From American 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
Gay Men Play Safe
A Canadian HIV prevention campaign featuring ads that highlight different names men have for their penis.

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