The Red Ribbon Army has called attention to a group on Facebook called "From HIV Positive to HIV Negative" in the hopes of having it removed from the social networking site. In order to help do so, click on the group's page, scroll down to the bottom left and click...
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Post-World AIDS Day, Happy Holidays
I'm back home safely after a weeks' worth of travels for World AIDS Week. A big thank you to the following universities and colleges for inviting me and Gwenn (and HIV prevention!) to campus: Illinois State University, Kent State-Stark, University of Mount Union,...
Watch Me, Myself & HIV on World AIDS Day (Weds on MTV)
One of my best cyberpals and HIV/AIDS advocate, Gilles Denizot, made me aware of an event he is participating in to commemorate World AIDS Day. From the Facebook Event page: "The Benson AIDS Series, founded in 1990 by Downtown Music Productions and Mimi Stern-Wolfe,...
The Poz 100… Poz’s Sexiest Man Alive?
In the recent issue of Poz, the magazine listed 100 activists and educators in the HIV/AIDS community- The Poz 100. I read on twitter that ACT UP Wisconsin thought it seemed a little elitist. It's a tough call, because there are so many people out there doing...
Bad Blood: This Month’s Issue of Poz Magazine
This month's issue of Poz Magazine is now online- in it I had the pleasure of interviewing Marilyn Ness about her powerful and enlightening documentary, Bad Blood, which details the treatment history of people with hemophilia and how HIV impacted the community in the...
Talking the AIDS Talk on College Campuses
Last week, Gwenn and I were on the road speaking, and it was a leisurely trip as far as travel is concerned. We packed up our own car, forgoing airplanes and rental cars, and drove to Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia. After a great program there, we went to...
Religious Leaders Doing Something About HIV
Last month I posted about my general frustration with how the church has handled HIV prevention. Well, imagine my delight when I received an email about a Brown University researcher, Amy Nunn (really her name!), who has partnered with around 100 pastors in the...
America Has Teabagged Itself
They say anything is possible in this country, and it just happened. A sexual act once thought impossible was performed on Tuesday when America successfully teabagged itself. Earlier this week, Editor-in-Chief of Poz Magazine, Regan Hofmann, blogged about why the...
Hope You Had a Happy Halloween
Hope you had a happy Halloween! From me as Shaggy, Gwenn as Scooby Doo. And our pals, Velma (Lauren), Evie (Scrappy), Micah (Fred) and Christina (Daphne). Positively Yours, Shawn Watch, Friend and Follow me on:YouTube, Facebook and Twitter Website: ShawnandGwenn.com...
Thank You, Neil Willenson
Camp Heartland (now One Heartland) founder Neil Willenson is a hero in the HIV/AIDS community because has helped thousands of children with HIV both forget about their status and learn how to accept it. By starting a summer for HIV positive children back in 1993, Neil...