HIV education

A Massage With An Unhappy Ending

Halloween has come and gone. I had a great one this year- saw my friends' new band, Brighter Fires, have their first show at a house party that included the obligatory visit by the police. So funny, I had a can of beer in my hand and set it down when the car rolled...

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,...

Stuarts Draft High’s Cool

Last fall I had the privilege of speaking at Stuarts Draft High School, which I lovingly blogged about in August. It was a rare opportunity to speak to high school students, and was facilitated thanks to one of my friends, Allison, who now teaches English there. Well,...

YouTube Video of Me and Gwenn

Here's another new YouTube video, this one is of me and Gwenn speaking.  Not just, like, speaking to each in the comfort of our own home, but out and about spreading awareness about HIV/AIDS and sexual health.It's what we do- check it out!Positively Yours,Shawn...

ACTING UP in DC Yesterday

Yesterday 26 AIDS activists were arrested in DC for staging a protest in the Rotunda, chaining themselves together and chanting to the public and media about the importance for housing for people with AIDS and clean needle programs.  Check it out. In recent...

Sean Strub on Activism

Through my boyish charm and way with the written word, I was able to catch up with Sean Strub online and get his thoughts on the early days of AIDS activism, as well as what went down in Hollywood last Friday at the protest...Hey Sean, how did the protest in CA...

ACT UP: Salvation?

I recently saw the horrible new Terminator movie, which I refused to review for the Hemo2Homo Connection.  I'd waited years to see a movie based around that opening action sequence in the original... oh well.  At least this funny internet video was born from...

Poz Magazine’s 15 year Anniversary

Poz Magazine's 15th Anniversary issue is out- read it now!I learn something new everytime I read this magazine, and that's been the case since my doctor sent me my first issue back in 1996, when I learned that the vast, diverse experiences of people living with HIV...