Well, here’s a blog post that shows exactly what HIV + people can expect to endure if their status is known publicly.

Shopping is serious business and I’m working up an appetite.  Chicken teriyaki looks good and as it came time to place my order, the cashier looks at my shirt [which reads HIV Positive], backs up and walks off.  She went back to the kitchen and in a conversation that was heard by everyone tells her manager she doesn’t want to take my order because she doesn’t want to catch my cooties.

Honest to God, that’s a direct quote.

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According to a post on AIDSmeds.com:

What sexual accoutrement retailers can’t tell you is whether a lube will increase, decrease or have no effect on your chance of becoming infected with HIV if the condom breaks or you decide not to use a condom in the first place.

Find out more here!

According to a post on GBM News:

To develop and implement Regional Advocacy Networks that mobilize communities on state and federal  HIV/AIDS policy issues throughout the United States, AIDS United has hired grassroots organizer and HIV/AIDS policy advocate  Jessica Terlikowski.  Terlikowski will assume her role of Director of Regional Organizing on March 1, 2011.

Read more here!

Some studies lend to the possibility.

According to About.com Gay Life:

Truvada is a combination of two AIDS drugs; but instead of taking the pills after you’ve been infected, doctors can prescribe the pills to help prevent you from getting infected.

More here!

According to a post on POZ.com:

The Congressional Republicans have claimed that one of their first orders of business will be to attempt to repeal health care reform: namely, The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act signed into law on March 23 of 2010–a bill that was amended by The Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act on March 30, 2010.

This could have grave effects for those who are HIV+.  Find out why at: POZ.com!

The ad’s message is that HIV doesn’t exist in isolation; it also brings other serious health problems.

X-rays of badly broken bones, an MRI of an atrophied brain and, most shocking, a close-up photograph of a man’s cancer-encrusted anus graphically make the point.

More here!

According to the post:

When I found out I was HIV positive I wasn’t thinking really about if I was going to ever get married. But just my luck, which was good, I did get married to the most beautiful man in my life, Dr Philip B Terry-Smith. This past summer Phil & I were approached by students at University of Maryland to take part in documentary.

The documentary is only 30 minutes long and you can watch it by clicking here. It’s truly a very well spent 30 minutes, even if you don’t want to get married!

According to the LA Times:

Derrick Burts, 24, said he tested HIV-positive in October at the Adult Industry Medical Healthcare Foundation in Sherman Oaks after working in both gay and straight porn films for a few months.

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ABC’s ONE LIFE TO LIVE (which airs weekdays at 1 p.m. on Channels 7, 3, 10 and 42) rolls out eight sections of the Names Project AIDS Quilt as a conclusion to a summer-long plot examining homophobia and a teen character’s public declaration that he is gay. The AIDS quilt has never been displayed before in any kind of commercial or entertainment genre.

More at the original source: TV.com!

Time: November 12, 2010 at 3pm to November 14, 2010 at 1:30pm Location: Widewater Retreat Center Organized By: Dj SirRah Event Description: Spoken word artist, rapper, and HIV/Aids educator Kevin “Kaoz” Moore is the guest performer and seminar present for the UMC Healing Weekend in Toledo, Ohio. Doing a “teaser” performance Friday evening, doing an hour long educational workshop Saturday afternoon, and doing a full scale performance Saturday night, Kaoz definitely has his hands full this weekend. Healing Weekends are for all people living with HIV/AIDS as well as their partners, friends, families and caregivers.GOALS FOR THE WEEKEND: Create a Family Affair- Realizing that the spiritual and emotional healing is more effective when it involves those we love, we strongly encourage you to bring your family members and your friends. There is something for everyone! Create a Spiritual Atmosphere - Spirituality transcends religion. We recognize that the Spirit of God is all around us and in every one of us. We try to create a spiritual web by encouraging a connection to every person at the Healing Weekend. We do this through small healing groups, a Sunday church service and the availability of a meditation room. Educate- . Through presentations and workshops, each person has an opportunity to gain information on HIV/AIDS issues and to learn some other life-enhancing tools. Create Opportunities for Friendship - We all have at least one thing in common, HIV/AIDS affects our lives in some way. At this weekend you will be in a safe environment with others who care about this issue as much as you do. You will have an opportunity to bond with others during scheduled programs, mealtimes and informal social time in a relaxing atmosphere. For more information click here

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