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Telling people you have HIV
I'm Sorry My HIV Offends You

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.

Published
17 March 2013
From
Huffington Post
HIV and criminal law
UK healthcare workers need better information and guidance on HIV criminalisation

Support services for people living with HIV would benefit from better information and support around prosecutions for the sexual transmission of HIV, according to a report released

Published
07 March 2013
By
Roger Pebody
Men who have sex with men (MSM)
Gays can't have sex

'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.

Published
22 February 2013
From
Xtra!
Relationships and feelings
Real Talk: Play Well with Others? Open Relationships and Our Health

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?

Published
18 February 2013
From
BETA blog
PrEP
PrEP...Forever? When Do You Stop Taking PrEP

In his blog on taking pre-exposure prophylaxis, Jake Sobo asks: do we stop taking PrEP if we start a long-term relationship?

Published
17 January 2013
From
Frontiers LA
Women
We never thought we could get HIV. We were wrong.

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.

Published
17 December 2012
From
Daily Mail
Relationships and feelings
The Price of Ignoring the Sexuality of Kenya's HIV Positive Youth

“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.

Published
03 December 2012
From
Inter Press Service
Relationships and feelings
UGANDA: Profiles of infidelity, HIV vulnerability

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.

Published
30 November 2012
From
IRIN Plus News
Relationships and feelings
Uganda: Born with HIV, they have healthy babies

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.

Published
26 November 2012
From
New Vision
Relationships and feelings
Is romance dead on the gay scene?

Hook ups/one night stands/quick shags/fuck buddies, whatever you want to call them, seem to be more common, especially on the gay scene. But it is simplistic to say romance is dead and gay/bi men are only interested in random hook ups. Actually there are a whole range of positions in relation to romance and sex, and understandings of each of these within the gay scene.

Published
15 November 2012
From
GMI Partnership
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