No, the Hemo2Homo Connection movie review team has not ventured into the realm of adult entertainment. Some months back, both Steve Schalchlin- my erstwhile movie review partner- and I were approached by a padded underwear company to give their Butt For You...
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Veteran’s Day: The Truth About Gays in the Military?
The Onion has done it again. They've peeled back the rhetoric to examine- in a comedic manner- why there is a ban on gays in the military. Perhaps it's love for, and not fear of, gays that is the culprit?Allow the fake general to explain. Happy Veteran's...
Reform Passes House, V Fails
The Bill for health care/insurance reform passed the House, up next is a vote in the Senate. I'm sure you don't come to Shawn's Blog for all of your political news, but this has captured my attention as of late and I'd feel kind of toolish if I didn't write about...
It’s Your Call: Will Reform Happen?
Yesterday in DC, opponents of health care reform gathered to wave signs and chant their claims that they are more patriotic than those who want to provide decent, affordable and ethical health care to their countrymen.As Tool Academy standout and Matthew Shepard...
“V” Is For Virginia
When I was a kid, I loved the sci-fi series, V. So I was optimistically excited about the premiere of the new take on the story of aliens who descend on Earth and gain our trust before revealing... a darker agenda.Remember this? V was awesome. It was like...
Hate Crime Legislation, Ryan White CARE Act, HIV Travel Ban
In the last several days, President Obama has signed anti-hate crimes in law, the Ryan White CARE Act Reauthorization Bill and also lifted the travel ban on people with HIV. Here's video of him explaining who Ryan White was, and why lifting the ban is important. The...
Hemo2Homo on the End of Geocities
On Monday, October 26, 2009, Geocities, one of the first internet communities, closed it's cyberdoors. I didn't even know it was happening until word started to spread around Facebook today. You could call Geocities the original Facebook. If there was something before...
Poz Coverboy Takes On Oprah
Apparently I missed Oprah's recent show on HIV/AIDS; sounds like I saved myself a bunch of grief. Instead of having positive examples on prevention and awareness, it sounded like yet another "positoid-as-monster" story. Jack Mackenroth is a proud positoid, Poz...
Ryan White: A Reason to Smile
With all the concerns over health insurance reform and how that would help out people living with HIV, positoids managed to score a major victory on the Hill this week when the Ryan White CARE Act was extended for four more years.Check out the Poz.com article here....
Band of Blood Brothers: COTT Turns 20
One of the biggest thrills I've had lately was being invited as a "hemophilia humorist" to the 20th anniversary of the Committee of Ten Thousand (COTT) on October 2nd in Washington, DC. COTT was formed by people with hemophilia who were infected with HIV to...