PrEP and HIV Treatment as Prevention: A Quick Primer on Two Hot Topics (Video)

JD Davids

Mathew Rodriguez

An Interview With Raymond Jackson -- Part of the Series _This Positive Life_

Raymond was born with HIV, but was not aware of his status until he was 12\. At the age of 4, he suffered a stroke that left him paraplegic. And as if his life was not difficult enough for someone so young, he had to cope with his mother's death and ...

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On Being Young, Gay, HIV Positive, Paraplegic -- and an Advocate

POZabilities is one of the few groups nationwide that still meet in person—and often—for a wide variety of activities.

POZabilities members at their Saturday coffee date on January 20. Donovan is at the center, to the left of the gentleman in the red “Minnesota” cap.

This San Diego HIV Social Group Is Still Thriving After More Than 20 Years

HIV Social Group

Author John-Manuel Andriote tells inspiring stories of his own experiences and pivotal happenings in LGBTQ history in the past hundred years, showing how often the gay community has been bold, loving, strong, victorious, and resilient.

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'Stonewall Strong': John-Manuel Andriote's Take on Resilience in the Face of HIV

Award-winning poet, playwright, and rapper UGBA shares how they created a spiritually aligned writing space for BIPOC queer writers―and how you can create one for your community as well.

Liberation Inspired My Workshop for BIPOC Queer Writers―It Can Inspire You Too

PrEP (HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis)

PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis)

HIV Resources for Gay Men

David Turner

Gay Men

After being sexually assaulted and then harmed by systems that should have helped him, David Turner was left with PTSD. He shares how he overcame the struggles and learned to ask for help.

This Is What It’s Like to Recover From Sexual Assault as a Gay Man

Recover Sex Assault

Kenyon Farrow

Latinx People

Gil Cuadros’ posthumously published collection *My Body Is Paper* illuminates the lust, pains, and longing of gay men who persevered through the first decade of the AIDS epidemic.

How a Nearly Lost Gay Chicano Explored Life With HIV

Gil Cuadros HIV

‘My Body Is Paper’ Resurfaces a Nearly Lost Gay Chicano Writer’s Life With HIV

Tim Murphy

HIV Advocacy and Activism

The exuberant early activist, one of the creators of the seminal Denver Principles for people with HIV/AIDS, died at age 32 on August 15, 1984.

Bobbi Campbell marches in the Gay Freedom Day parade

Remembering Bobbi Campbell, the World’s First “AIDS Poster Boy”

Bobby Campbell AIDS

The celebration has always carried the inherent tension of being either a political expression of LGBTQ grievances, demands, and goals or a big, fun, silly, sexy party.

AIDS activists protest in 1989 at what is now known as the Stonewall National Monument

A Timeline of HIV/AIDS Representation at the NYC Pride March

HIV Activism

A Timeline of HIV/AIDS Representation at New York City’s Pride March, From the Early 1980s to Modern Times

Alex George

Normalizing abusive dynamics from his adolescence marred Alex George’s adulthood. Healing meant confronting the past, recognizing his own ingrained habits, & learning to reject abuse.

Confronting the Past and Breaking the Cycle of Abusive Relationships

Breaking Cycle Abuse

Alex George shares his experience with coming out to his family to explain why you might want to temper your expectations for how people respond to your coming out of the closet.

Let's Temper Our Expectations for How People Respond to Our Coming Out

Coming Out Expectations

Finding HIV Support Groups and Services

HIV Support and Services

HIV in Books and Publishing

Lucas Hilderbrand’s *The Bars Are Ours* takes us deep inside the venues that fought police harassment, racism, and HIV/AIDS—all while showing patrons a naughty good time.

Lucas Hilderbrand and The Bars Are Ours book cover

A New Book Looks at the Meaning (and the Fun!) of American Gay Bars From the 1960s On

Racism Prevents Access

Jose Solís

HIV in the Arts

Taylor Mac talks about the making of the new documentary about Mac’s legendary 24-hour show.

‘Taylor Mac’s 24-Decade History of Popular Music’ Was Born out of Kismet, Time, and Love

Taylor Mac Love History

We need to remember the lives of John G. Lawrence and Tyron Garner.

Ruth Harlow (C) and Paul Smith (L), attorneys for plaintiffs John Lawrence and Tyron Garner, and Lambda Executive Director Kevin Cathcart (R) talk to the press 

 SCOTUS Decriminalized Gay Sex 20 Years Ago. The Men Who Made It Possible Barely Benefited From It

Decriminalized Gay Sex

SCOTUS Decriminalized Gay Sex 20 Years Ago. The Men Who Made It Possible Barely Benefited From It

Two decades after *Brokeback Mountain*, Pedro Almodóvar dreams up a happy ending for his own gay cowboys.

Jake (Ethan Hawke) and Silva (Pedro Pascal) in Strange Way of Life

Mature Gay Cowboys Find Happiness in ‘Strange Way of Life’

Mature Gay Cowboys Find Happiness in ‘Strange Way of Life'

Jamal Refuge, M.P.H.

African-Americans

TheBody speaks with three Black queer creatives in the South about making space for beauty and expression in their communities.

A well-dressed man adjusts his tie as he smiles at his reflection in a mirror.

Reclaiming LGBTQ+ Joy in Art, Fashion, and Beauty for Black Folks

Reclaiming LGBTQ+ Joy in Fashion and Beauty for Black Folks

HIV Treatment Strategies

In most cases, people with HIV can stop transmission of the virus just by adhering to their HIV meds. Now, HIV-negative people can also stop HIV transmission with medication called pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP. This video shows how.

illustration of mixed-status couples from 'PrEP and HIV Prevention: A Quick Primer on a Hot Topic'

Rod McCullom

In the week when, 34 years ago, _The New York Times_ reported the first cases of what became known as HIV/AIDS, CDC awarded more than $216 million for five years of prevention efforts. The efforts will focus on gay, bisexual and other men who have se...

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Black MSM, PrEP Access Top Focus of New CDC HIV Prevention Funding

Brian Ledford

Do you sometimes dislike the label "HIV positive" as a way to discuss your HIV status? Brian Ledford weighs in.

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Yes, I Have HIV but I Am Not HIV Positive: A Blog Entry by Brian Ledford

Yes, I Have HIV but I Am Not HIV Positive

Josh Kruger

Years ago, Josh Kruger rejected someone who was HIV positive because of fear. Now, living with HIV himself, he got a second chance to talk about his ignorance with the man he rejected.

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When I Was HIV Negative, I Was Scared of Sex With HIV-Positive People, Too

In most cases, people with HIV can stop transmission of the virus just by adhering to their HIV meds. Now, HIV-negative people can also stop HIV transmission with medication called pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP. This video shows how....