Gwenn and I are proud to be a part of the CDC's Act Against AIDS campaign, "Doing It", which is all about HIV testing. As a sero-diverse (poz/neg) couple, we think it's important for everyone to know their HIV status. We enjoy a healthy relationship and we feel that...
Shawn Decker
Why I’m #DoingIt For National HIV Testing Day #NHTD
Today is National HIV Testing Day. I'm HIV positive, and my partner, Gwenn, is HIV negative. We both know our status and that's important for our health. A couple of years ago, we made a video to show just how easy testing for HIV can be with our friend, Jason: More...
Annie Lennox on HIV Prevention and Funding Needs
Last month Gwenn and I had the privilege of speaking about HIV education and prevention on Al Jazeera's The Stream, representing sero-discordant couples. Annie Lennox and activists from around the world were on hand to discuss the need for continued funding of HIV...
Donald Trump’s (Fictional) Presidential HIV/AIDS Survey Answers
Imagining a world where Republican candidates answer surveys by HIV/AIDS organizations... here's Donald Trump "discussing" the issues of the day. Enjoy. Positively Yours, Shawn On HIV research An extremely credible source has called my office and...
Happy Blogiversary (20 Years!), Steve Schalchlin!
When I decided to open up about HIV 20 years ago, I went online hoping to find the internet that exists today. My search for HIV websites yielded a handful of results- one of them was Steve Schalchlin's "Living in the Bonus Round". 20 years ago, today, he put up his...
Outliving the Reagans
Today I went to the dentist for a routine teeth cleaning. I wasn't psyched about it, mainly because of the bleeding that can occur afterwards. Minor stuff, it's just that I prefer the taste of my daily iced mocha without a splash of plasma. I filled out my...
Q&A About “Doing It” with CDC
As many of you know, we are a part of Doing It - CDC's new national HIV testing campaign. There was a lot more that went into creating the campaign than you might think, like finding real people (like us!) who are passionate about testing and want to share their story...
Charlie Sheen Bit Me: An HIV Love Story #ValentinesDay
"Charlie bit me... and that really hurt!" The infamous "Charlie bit me" YouTube video has been viewed over 800 million times since it was posted in 2007. It's a pretty adorable video, featuring two brothers and a trust exercise gone horribly wrong. But recently, the...
PSA: Don’t Be Like Bill Maher. He’s Stupid.
Check out fellow blogger Trenton Straube's recent post, "This is Bill. Bill Has HIV... Be Like Bill", which, combined with Bill Maher's stupidity, helped to inspire this blog post.
PSA: If You’re Offended By The #BlackLivesMatter POZ Cover Then You’re Stupid
I noticed some blowback on POZ's Facebook page after the recent issue went up, which features the cover story "Black Lives Matter". Here's a sampling of what was written in the Comments section on Facebook: "How about all lives matter, why does it have to be racist...