HIV/AIDS

Filmmakers Looking For Young People With HIV

by | Jul 23, 2010 | ,

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

by | Jul 21, 2010 | ,

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...

Results of Labtest Contest… (Drum Roll)

by | Jul 16, 2010 | ,

I'm not flashing a gang symbol for my HIV positive group of surly thugs, The Tainted Bloods, I'm actually showing you my latest t-cell count: yup, 511 t-cells! Woo hoo!  While technically it's a lower number than last posted (570-something) four months ago, it's...

Girls Just Wanna Have Safe Sex

by | Jul 13, 2010 | ,

Gwenn sporting her Fashion Against AIDS shirt at coffee the other day.  I thought the picture was too damn cute- and poignant- not to post here. Here's to hoping that frank discussions about safer sex are a part of the White House's National AIDS Strategy, which is...

Back to the Future Day?

by | Jul 5, 2010 | , ,

I hope everyone had a great day celebrating the 4th of July.  I won't lie, I had some beers and a veggie dog (Gwenn and a majority of my friends are vegetarians) and a real dog (I'm still 15% meateater) and then started a week on HIV meds before going to bed. Why HIV...

National ADAP Call-In Day

by | Jun 28, 2010 | ,

Thanks to the tireless advocacy of Dab Garner, I am aware of more than the pain of losing fake money playing Texas Hold 'Em on Facebook. Today is National ADAP Call-In Day, so it's important that will all take part and make our voices heard. Read Dab's post from...

National HIV Testing (My Patience) Day

by | Jun 25, 2010 | ,

Sunday is National HIV Testing Day.  So get tested. Know your status. I know mine. If you don't know yours it means I am a better person than you because I know my status. Assume you're negative? Well, I'm still better than you because I know I'm positive. And, as a...

Fatigue and HIV

by | Jun 23, 2010 | ,

A recent study on fatigue and HIV places a lot of focus on depression and anxiety being causes, thus minimizing the assumed cause and effect of HIV on the body as well as the side effect of HIV medications.  For me, fatigue has been a two decade battle. Often, I wave...

“Comments” Sense on the Blood Ban

by | Jun 16, 2010 | ,

Thanks to everyone who rescued the Newsplex crew's Comments Section from the ignoramus known as "Archie"- who is probably just some jackwad trying to be funny.  Archie had the post that read: "Good, I don't want any gay blood in me if I go to the hospital!"  Even if...