Health News – A better HIV test
January 22, 2018, Stanford University Public health officials have a tough choice to make when it comes to screening people for HIV: administer a reliable blood test that can [...]
HIV/AIDS
How prejudiced are you against HIV-positive people?
From one of my favourite blogs – ON THE AGENDA There are HIV-negative gay men in this world who would knowingly have sex (and perform risky sexual acts) with someone [...]
Gay Health – Using Female Condom for Anal Sex
By Ellen Friedrichs LGBT Teens Expert Question: Can Internal, or Female, Condoms Be Used for Anal Sex? “Female” or “internal” condoms are non-latex [...]
International Gay Guide – Best of 2016 – March
International Gay Guide Daily News Brief – 2017 – 01 – 03
Taiwanese President says gay marriage debate moved from ‘conflict’ to ‘dialogue’ Joseph Patrick McCormick The President of Taiwan has said that the [...]
HIV Prevention Strategies
Are HIV prevention strategies really something to be concerned about? In a new public service announcement produced by GLAAD and The Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation, [...]
HIV and Gay and Bisexual Men
Last updated 4/26/2016; last reviewed 4/26/2016) Key Points In the United States, gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM) are the population most [...]
HEALTH – PEP & PrEP explained
Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) (Last updated 8/30/2016; last reviewed 8/30/2016) Key Points Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) involves taking antiretroviral (ARV) [...]
Researchers Create Disposable HIV Test on USB Stick
Fri, 11/11/2016 – 9:25am by Ryan Bushey – Digital Editor – @R_Bushey Engineers at Imperial College London and DNA Electronics have created a USB stick that [...]
Israeli scientists see breakthrough in AIDS cure
Drug now being tested causes HIV-infected cells to self-destruct without harming the rest of the body BY TIMES OF ISRAEL STAFF HIV and AIDS patients may find [...]
The STI-fighting super-condoms you don’t need
Originally published by DailyXtra – great source of valuable information Niko Bell Condoms are an imperfect tool. They slip. They break. They leak. In a [...]
HIV Overview The HIV Life Cycle
(Last updated 9/13/2016; last reviewed 9/8/2016) Key Points HIV gradually destroys the immune system by attacking and killing a type of white blood cell called [...]
HIV/AIDS: The Basics
(Last updated 9/13/2016; last reviewed 9/9/2016) Key Points HIV is the virus that causes HIV infection. AIDS is the most advanced stage of HIV infection. HIV is spread [...]
New Research Suggests HIV Treatment Around the Corner
Scientists at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Emory University have developed a possible cure for HIV following experiments on monkeys infected with the [...]
HEALTH – HIV
Key to HIV Treatment Found in Human Blood A group of scientists from Scripps Research Institute (TSRI ) discovered that immune cells able to conquer HIV are present in [...]
LGBT HISTORY – 1980s AIDS crisis – SURVIVORS MEMORIES
‘No one should die alone, and no one should be in the hospital on their death beds with family calling to say “this was gods punishment”. My friends and I, men and women, acted as a protective layer for ill friends, and companion to mutual friends juggling the same, difficult reality of trying to be there, and be strong when we were losing our family right and left. Difficult times, that should never be forgotten.’ [...]
HIV PREVENTION – Study Finds Vast Majority Of Gay Men Didn’t Use A Condom The Last Time The Had Sex
A new survey conduced by FS Magazine has found that the overwhelming majority of gay and bisexual men didn’t use a condom the last time they had anal sex. Over 3,100 men [...]
SOLIDARITY – How Lesbians’ Role In The AIDS Crisis Brought Gay Men And Women Together
After years of hostility, the AIDS crisis inspired lesbians and gay men to reconcile their animosity, author Lillian Faderman said. Kira Brekke Associate Editor, HuffPost [...]
HIV Prevention and Health Promotion
Risk Behaviours among Young Men Who Have Sex with Men in Myanmar – Research Report Launched! UNESCO Bangkok Nearly half of young men who have sex with men in Myanmar (YMSM) [...]
LGBT HEALTH – Here’s What We Actually Know About The Pill That Prevents HIV
Rumors are swirling about Truvada, the first drug approved to prevent HIV. Here’s what the research actually says about the safety and effectiveness of that famous blue [...]
Think Again About HIV
GMFA launch new HIV prevention campaign for young gay men. Advert 1: ‘He’d tell me if he was positive’: Think Again Most HIV infections in gay guys in the [...]
