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In Depth Super Bowl Analysis (via Twitter)
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Regan’s Huffington Post Article
Check out Regan Hofmann's article on the Huffington Post, "The Alarming State of AIDS in America". In it she writes: "The critical questions are: Who can, will and is responsible for funding the survival of low-income Americans with HIV? The federal government (by...
Would You Eat a Condom for a Good Cause?
Saw this on Bob Bower's newsfeed over on Facebook, and just had to share the link. "Demon Chef" Alvin Leung created a dish called "Sex on the Beach", and it's entirely edible, with proceeds going to an AIDS organization in Hong Kong where it's available. Read the...
Decker’s Daily Thanks: Joyce, Carrie and Nina
A big thank you to my January iced mocha sponsors, Joyce Anderson, Carrie Meyd and Nina Martinez. Thanks for providing me the caffeinated goodness that helped me reach my goal of one-blog-post-per-day last month... Cheers to you! I finally got my Decker's Daily Tumblr...
Let’s Talk About Sex Education
My life is pretty damn good- as a default setting I walk around on Thankful. The universe has taken care of me every step of the way and, although I've had some serious obstacles along the course, there's never been the absence of a giant safety net underneath of...
The ADAP Crisis Explained… and How to Help!
Recently I blogged about the ADAP (AIDS Drug Assistance Program) crisis in this country and, in particular, in Florida. I also shared an interview that Mark S. King of My Fabulous Disease conducted with Sean Strub. Well, Mark is back. In January a group of HIV...
Did Aliens Give Us AIDS?
(photo: Participant and Alien, taken by LadyBee at Burning Man in 1998) Maybe I was looking up more info on MegaPython, but somehow I stumbled across this gem on the internet and I thought I'd share it. It poses the question that all of us living with HIV have...
Open Blog Post to Steve… A Truce for the AIDSges?
AN OPEN BLOG POST TO STEVE I admit it- I blogged about my War for the AIDSges with the plan to launch a slew of new barbs at you on Twitter. But a funny thing happened on the way to my laptop... I recalled all the good times, from meeting you online in 1996 and...
MegaPython VS. Gatoroid- Tonite!
It can't be all AIDS, or all me, all the time on this blog. Sometimes a light- even if it's a pin light- must be shown on other things... and tonight, on the SyFy Network, something magical is happening. 1980's teen pop icons Tiffany and Debbie Gibson are starring...
Hemo2Homo: The War for the AIDSges
Some of you may have noticed my thoughts on Black Swan weren't the usual Hemo2Homo Connection. It's not because Steve and I have "broken up" as your favorite living-with-AIDS movie review duo, it's because we're too lazy to organize ourselves. Instead, we've found it...
The Difference Between Self-Promo and HIV Awareness
I had an interesting conversation at the car wash last month. I ran into an old friend, who asked me how I was so good at self-promotion. It was an odd question, but I immediately knew it was probably related to the amount of "Friends" I have on Facebook or the fact...
The State of the Blog Address
Greetings my fellow web surfers, Today finds this blog to be in perfect health and unity with cyberspace. As I march towards the rarest of gems- a fulfilled new year's resolution to blog every day in January- I can't help but look ahead to February, March, and even...
Black Swan and HIV
I finally managed to see Black Swan, which is one of those movies I was excited to see until it got overexposed, as if something popular somehow loses it's ability to be any good. That just isn't true, but my subconscious movie buzz does seem to suffer if I hear too...
Limbaugh Rewriting AIDS History
Media Matter has posted a recent bout of verbal diarrhea suffered by Rush Limbaugh, a chronic sufferer of TOAS (Talking Out of Ass Syndrome). Last week, Limbaugh stuck up for Ronald Reagan's blind-eye approach to the emerging AIDS epidemic in the 1980's... On...
The Gambia: Another Fake Cure Story…
These fake cure stories are really starting to piss me off, and this one is particularly egregious. It's the President of The Gambia, Jammeh, who has been affectionately dubbed "The Kanilai Monster" for his less-than-warm and fuzzy approach to rule. This article in...
Florida Facing ADAP Funding Gap
Florida's AIDS Drugs Assistance Program is facing a $14 million budget gap- more like canyon- and HIV/AIDS activists, lawmakers and drug companies are trying to find a solution that tides over state residents until the new fiscal year begins on April 1. To read the...
5 Things About HIV They’re Not Telling You- by Mark S. King
Mark S. King of the wonderful site, My Fabulous Disease, recently sat down with Sean Strub to discuss "Five Things About HIV They're Not Telling You". It's the antithesis of Death Anus, in that they discuss real science and hopeful information about HIV and how much...
My Pet Virus “Book Club” on Facebook
When my humorous memoir about growing up with HIV was published in 2006, I was doing a lot of self-promo for the book on MySpace. I hardly ever log into that account these days, because it's a Spam Hole. Even though Facebook slinks closer and closer to the same fate...
India, Marriage and HIV
The latest issue of Poz Magazine is out, and there's a great cover story on the stigma of having HIV in India and how married women in that country are often scapegoated and ostracized for contracting HIV from their husbands. Doesn't make sense? Then read the...
Scare Tactics in HIV Prevention
In case you missed it, an ad for HIV prevention ran in NYC and was met with mixed reactions from the HIV/AIDS community. Here it is: The "Death Anus" ad, as Sean Strub called it, is obviously aimed at the sexually active extremity of the gay community. You'll notice...
Must-Read Poz Blog Entries
So I'm a little winded at the half-way point of my Month of Blog Entries, and that is why I'm handing off to a few other Poz Bloggers today, because there are quite a few entries that I think you should check out. At the beginning of the year, Poz Editor-in-Chief...
Shawn’s Tool Academy Welcomes: Larry Brown
North Carolina state representative Larry Brown, in discussing his support of opposite marriage, decided he'd chime in on HIV funding issues. He said: "I'm not opposed to helping a child born with HIV or something, but I don't condone spending taxpayers' money to...
Bad News: Virginia + ADAP Waiting Lists = 🙁
Some sobering news came across the Poz Newsfeed two days before Christmas. I wanted to wait until after the holidays to bum you out over it. Here's the story... December 23, 2010Virginia to Move 760 ADAP Clients to Waiting List Nearly 760 people currently in...
A Field Trip Down Memory Lane
Set your DVRs and Tivo for this one- tonight at 9 PM (EST) Anderson Cooper takes a look back at the last 30 years of HIV/AIDS. Included in the special will be comments from Jeanne White, Ryan's mother. From the Poz Newsfeed: "It was on June 5, 1981, that the Centers...
There She Goes, A Miss America Who Cares About AIDS
On Saturday night, Caressa Cameron will be passing her crown on to the next Miss America. Caressa is unique in the world of pageants due to her understanding of HIV, and that it is a problem that needs to be addressed in- you guessed it- the United States. The last...
Decker’s Daily Has Been Renewed
I'm holding true to my New Year's resolution to blog every day in January! 12 days in, 12 blog posts! Better yet, Decker's Daily has been renewed for another season. I was inspired to do so because of the donation of Joyce Anderson, who was inspired by the Top 10...
Hemolog now Available for iPhone
For anyone out there with a bleeding disorder and an iPhone, there's a great new app ($1.99) that helps you log your bleeds and infusions and sends that information to your doctor. It's called "Hemolog", and it was created by Michael Schultz. It's now available on...
Freddie Mercury Goes To Hollywood
Of all the musicians with HIV in the history of music, our crowned jewel in the positoid community is, without a doubt, Freddie Mercury of Queen. Don't get me wrong, there have been many other greats- Andy Bell of Erasure, Holly Johnson of Frankie Goes To Hollywood,...
Free Synthetic Division Download (remix by Andy Deane)
So I posted a few weeks ago about WNRN's Subculture Shock countdown of best songs of 2010. One of my songs, "Symptom of Life", made the list and I asked you to give it a listen and vote if you liked the music. Well, the song came in at #5 on the Top 25 countdown!...
Top 10 Readers Outfits For Anthroholic
The Top 10 Readers' Outfits for Anthroholic for 2010 have been announced, and Gwenn made the list at number 5 in the following picture. Click on it if you want to see some killer photos and killer outfits. (Gwenn is addicted to the Anthroholic blog.) This is probably...