A Letter to Myself: You’ve Made It

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John Freddy Hurtado came from a place of darkness, and writing was his way out.

I F—-d a Girl and I Think I Didn’t Like It

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Everyone’s tastes are different.

Romney’s Bull

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Obama’s maneuvers in the first presidential debate leaves his supporters spoiling for a real knock-down, drag-out fight to the finish.

Fear and Love in the Time of AIDS

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Donald D’Haene’s date with fear taught him the real meaning of love.

New Means Available To Prevent HIV

The rate of HIV among young gay men, particularly in urban areas, continues to rise. (It’s also important to remember the ways that AIDS disproportionately affects some marginalized groups, such as young black men.) However, some new developments in HIV prevention have offered some new options for people. Most exciting for me is the development of [...]

Black Men Who Have Sex With Men At Disproportionate HIV Risk

(This article has been ripped off from sourced from this report.) By the time a black gay man is 25, he has a one in four chance of having HIV. By the time he’s forty, he has a 60% chance of being infected with HIV.  Black men who have sex with men are the only population [...]

Why Do We Still Circumcise Boys?

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Whether childhood circumcision is acceptable or not is an ethical question, not a medical one. Chuck Ross asks, why did we ever circumcise boys?

Having a Gay Dad: Once a Stigma, Now a Source of Pride: Jared Replies to Amie

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Jared Karol on dealing separately with the confusion of having a gay father, and the man his father was.

Surviving a Death Sentence: 27 Years With HIV

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When you prepare for death and it doesn’t come, you’re left asking “Why me?”

“Bisexual men are treated as vectors of disease and ‘in-group traitors’ by heterosexuals and homosexuals.”

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This is a comment by Mark on the post “Bisexual Men: 8/4″.

British Columbia Will End The Spread of HIV/AIDS! (In British Columbia)

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“Obviously, the people in more high risk situations should be tested more often, but everybody should be tested.”

Imagine a World Without AIDS: A Video by Long-term Survivor Vaughn Ripley

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I’m one of the longest surviving HIV+ people in the universe.

Mr. Johnson, You Have AIDS

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As a kid, I thought AIDS was just a joke. I know now that it’s not funny.

When Bad Science Kills or How to Spread AIDS

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A fatal irony: Why the “circumcision solution” to the AIDS epidemic in Africa will increase transmission of HIV.

Could Scientists Have Found a Possible Cure for AIDS/HIV?

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As breakthroughs go, finding a cure for AIDS would be pretty high on the list, and that’s what Berlin doctors believe they have achieved.

I Think You’d Be Proud of Who I’ve Become, Dad

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Jared used to be embarrassed to have a gay dad.