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"GMFA first published FS magazine in 2002. In March this year we were told that the people who funded FS magazine were no longer going to continue this. Saying this came as a bit of a shock is an understatement. We believe that FS achieves something that no other HIV prevention does. Simply, we are able to reach gay men who are not necessarily seeking information on sexual health..." Ian Howley, editor of London's HIV prevention magazine for gay men, on why GMFA are going to try to continue to publish it, despite drastic funding cuts.
16 April 2013 | Sosogay
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Most days I forgot I even had HIV until it was time for me to take those pills. Then those days started to become more frequent. Then I started to resent those pills. For me those pills were a constant reminder that I AM LIVING WITH HIV.
08 April 2013 | The Body
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It's easy to be an ass on mobile dating apps because you can hide behind a cell phone. It's also easy to get your feelings hurt if you don't quickly come to terms with the fact that guys online can be vicious.
17 March 2013 | Huffington Post
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'Gays can’t have sex. We can have only “safer sex” or “protected sex” (where condoms or any other form of barriers are used). The sad part of “protected sex” is that it implies that sex between men is not safe,...' - psychotherapiast Marco Posadas ponders whether 'safer sex' is having a damaging effect on gay men's self-image.
22 February 2013 | Xtra!
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What motivates couples to open their relationships—or not? How do men in open relationships (and their outside partners) protect their physical health and emotional well-being? And is the marriage equality movement changing expectations around gay relationships?
18 February 2013 | BETA blog
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In his blog on taking pre-exposure prophylaxis, Jake Sobo asks: do we stop taking PrEP if we start a long-term relationship?
17 January 2013 | Frontiers LA
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Rachel Dilly, 48, contracted HIV after unprotected sex with a new partner. A further seven heterosexual British women have spoken out about their condition for a photographic exhibition.
17 December 2012 | Daily Mail
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“The problem is in the transition into adolescence and teenage years. You are dealing with young people who are at an age where they don’t communicate well. The needs of HIV positive teenagers are real and they are ignored just the same way the sexual and reproductive health needs of teens in general are ignored,” an activist said.
03 December 2012 | Inter Press Service
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Married or cohabiting couples are at a higher risk of HIV infection in Uganda than their single counterparts, with some studies finding that as many as 65 percent of new infections occur in long-term relationships. The prevailing culture, a hybrid of traditional mores and more modern, western values, accepts - even expects - men, and increasingly women, to have a "side dish" - a euphemism for a sexual affair.
30 November 2012 | IRIN Plus News
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Mukasa and Gloria were born with HIV and they used to get counselling at the same place. Eventually, they became friends and later fell in love. The couple has been living positively and they have been blessed with two children – both of them HIV-negative.
26 November 2012 | New Vision
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