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Filmmakers Looking For Young Females With HIV

A couple of weeks ago I posted this blog entry about an upcoming MTV Staying Alive film.  Seems that they are looking for young female positoids (someone living with HIV) for the project.  If you are up for disclosing your status and taking part, check out the...

8: Bad Proposition, Good Ruling

Last week the big news was that Proposition 8 was overturned and ruled unconstitutional.  I welcomed the ruling whole-heartedly because I just don't understand why it's an issue and why the people are bothered about it care enough to launch the campaigns they do to,...

Kilt the Sick Days Counter

I had a little tally of "sick days" for this year going on the blog in super small font- so small it seems to have disappeared on me.  Oh well, if I knowingly off'd it, then all the better, especially since this year has- thankfully- been good to me healthwise. Last...

Remembering Stephen Gendin

Ten years ago I was getting a few emails from a friend about a special party for a positoid pal who "wasn't doing too well".  But I couldn't imagine the Stephen I knew- blue, red, green hair and all- as anything less than vibrant, and at the time, I was wiped out from...

The Summertime Blues

I won't lie- this summer has been rough.  I wrote about dealing with fatigue, the physical kind that can be temporarily alleviated by the occasional nap.  But I haven't written about the emotional side of fatigue; namely, depression. It's a word that comes with a lot...

Filmmakers Looking For Young People With HIV

Got a message from my friends at the MTV Staying Alive Foundation about an upcoming film about young people and how they deal with HIV.  Filming will begin in 3 weeks, so if you're interested in participating then fill out the Contact Form on my website and I'll...

Microbicides, Men and HIV

This year's International AIDS Conference, which happens every two years, is taking place right now, and Poz is reporting on all of the exciting news coming out of Vienna. One of the bits of news that is generating the most interest is a study of the use of HIV...