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5/24/2013
As the AIDS Healthcare Foundation proceeds from year to year, it is important to step back and take a look at major trends that are shaping our vision. AHF has always had an expansive view of fighting AIDS that was focused on protecting the public health. Circumstance and the success of the organization allow us to act on that larger scope in very meaningful ways.
If you place HIV/AIDS in its proper context, it is ...
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4/25/2013
The recent cases of meningitis in New York and Los Angeles have raised very interesting questions about how homophobia works in terms of the delivery of health care. Being homosexual is not just a sexual orientation; it is the way that we live. Our sexuality is an integral part of who we are and has huge ramifications for our health.
Can a doctor properly diagnose a person’s risk for particular diseases without knowing what type ...
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3/29/2013
A stalker is a person who pursues prey stealthily. If we can personify HIV, it is a stalker. It is stalking our community undercover. We never know when it is going to strike, but we know it is there. And, much like any menace that can't be seen and strikes at will when we least expect it, it creates terror. We wonder who will be next—will it be me?When you live under the threat ...
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2/28/2013
Love and sex between men of different generations is nothing new. It rose to the level of a cultural tradition among the Greeks thousands of years ago. Today there are many older and younger men alike who prefer each other’s company to that of people their own age. Many stereotypes abound about rich "sugar daddies" seeking "cute young things,” young "gold-diggers" looking to ride their good looks to an affluent lifestyle, young men looking for ...
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1/24/2013
Life is an endless series of choices. What we think, do, eat, say, wear, etc., is all a matter of decisions we make. From important things like a job interview where we are choosing our words ever so carefully in order to make the best impression because we want/need the work, to casual things we say in order to make a certain impression, we are doing a split-second cost/benefit analysis. Should I say that I ...
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12/27/2012
Experts will continue to debate whether there is such a thing as sex addiction and what the exact definition of it may be. Regardless, there is a wide range of human behavior. Many people have only a passing interest in sex. Others think about it constantly and do it as often as possible. The average American man has seven sex partners in a lifetime. A gay man can have that many in an evening at ...
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12/10/2012
‘Living for today’ sounds so romantic. We conjure up a picture of some amazing, mind-blowing experience that we will remember for the rest of our lives. It is as if we have been magically transported into the frame of a movie in which one cosmic moment delivers us from our humdrum daily life. In this transformative moment any risk is worth taking and the consequences pale by comparison to the rewards. Certainly we have all ...
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11/6/2012
I felt compelled recently to ask someone whether there was more to life than men. Before you think that’s a strange question with an obvious answer, let me tell you that he had to think about it for a while and wasn't sure of the answer. We obviously don't live by sexual attraction alone. We eat, sleep, work and play in ways that have nothing to do with sex or attraction. But, if the truth ...
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10/2/2012
Why not play safely? Because...1. I am usually too drunk or high to think clearly. Consider having sex when you are not totally blitzed. You must be able to remember other times when you enjoyed sex when you were not under the influence. Have a designated driver. Tell the guy you're with to remember to play safe before you down the last shot. Or just go home and sleep it off.2. Using a ...
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9/5/2012
Obviously, life is unpredictable. It is certain that unexpectedly good or bad things small and large are going to happen to us every day, month and year. Many events are outside of our control. But rude awakenings are something different. A rude awakening is something that you thought would never happen that does. It truly catches you off guard. When you are in a dream, as you sleep, you don't know that it is ...
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