Good Grief

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A generation later, Kile Ozier believes the gay community has still not healed from the ravaging shame and grief that accompanied the AIDS crisis.

See What One School Did to Eliminate Bullying (Video)

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Larchmont Elementary used the time during MLK day and No Name Calling week to talk about civil rights and the great leaders that fought for them.

The Sophisticate

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Kile Ozier was encouraged to cultivate a taste for alcohol at home. Without the pressures of a political life in the closet and a killer epidemic, it might not have become a problem … .

Black Men: Let’s Talk About STD Prevention

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In honor of April being STD Awareness Month, Bill Johnson II suggests more black men get uncomfortable for a minute and talk about STD and HIV prevention.

“In 2007 we met and fell in love. We instinctively slept completely wrapped around and enveloped in one another.”

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Do you sleep in the same bed as your significant other? Do you find yourselves happier and able to sleep better in different beds, or do you prefer to be wrapped around your loved one?

French Study Claims 14 Adults “Functionally Cured” of HIV

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French researchers have been able to put the HIV virus into remission in 14 out of 70 adults.

Doctors Appear to Have Cured Baby Born With HIV

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Specialists say this announcement “offers promising clues for efforts to eliminate HIV infection in children.”

Study Indicates Number of Gay Men Contracting HIV in UK Has Nearly Doubled in Last 20 Years

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The introduction of new and effective antiretroviral drugs has made people more comfortable having unprotected sex, with dire consequences.

Teachers Forced to Out Gay Students? Tennessee’s New “Classroom Protection Act” Proposed

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Senator Campfield says, “the new version is completely different, and gets rid of some of the old perceptions” about the “don’t say gay” legislation.

STDs and Men’s Sexual Health: 2/12

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The STD Project and The Good Life are sparking a conversation on male sexual health in the 21st century.

New Report Indicates Condom Sex is Just as Good as Without

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A new report could blow the old condom vs. natural debate open for good.

Actor Jack Klugman Dies at Age 90

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Although few will remember, Jack Klugman was a strong advocate for critical health-care legislation.

My Uncle Didn’t Get AIDS Because He Was Gay

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Kathryn DeHoyos shares the most important thing she ever learned about sex.

What the LGBTQ Community Means to DJ Caroline D’Amore

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Why THIS Malibu Dream Girl is NOT just some vacuous LA socialite…

Vow to Educate Yourself on World AIDS Day

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Commemorate World AIDS Day by learning how HIV is spread, and protecting yourself.

Where Are the Gays Who Stand Up for Gays?

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Donald D’Haene wants to know: Where are the fearless members of the LGBTQ community?