How HIV made me look at dating differently
From FS Magazine, Ruaidhri O’Baoill on dealing with dating and stigma in the wake of his diagnosis. I recently met up with a friend of mine who laughed when I mentioned that I was writing my next...
View ArticleAre women prepared for HIV PrEP?
From KALW.org, Chloe Lessard: "some women and trans folks are wondering why a drug that could potentially save their lives hasn’t been aggressively promoted in their communities." To read the complete...
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Run out of rhino
UK guy Alex Sparrowhawk tries the Tinder app and gets very mixed results. I’m not the most patient of people and I’m also competitive – I’ve mastered being able to ‘win’ at anything, especially when...
View ArticleHIV stigma in sheep's clothing
Guest author Émolas shares his experience of how the contradictory messages that are given by healthcare and social service providers in the field of HIV preventioncan sometimes reinforce HIV stigma...
View ArticleSwiss Grindr survey finds 50% want to use PrEP in the next six months
From AIDSmap, Gus Cairns reports on a survey showing twice as much interest in PrEP as in surveys done last year A survey of Swiss gay men and men who have sex with men recruited through the Grindr...
View ArticleWho are heterosexual women acquiring HIV from? Are heterosexual women's...
Samantha: We need to dare to address the unspoken dynamic of how women acquire HIV. Women represent 50% of the population of people living with HIV globally, yet there has been little research or...
View ArticleGoing the distance
Wayne Bristow on long distance romance: " I can choose to be alone or I can trust this, try to make it work and be happy. I'm already happier." It may be long distance but I’ve met someone I feel so...
View ArticleAfter I was diagnosed with HIV I started taking risks
From FS Magazine, Ruaidhri O'Baoill tells of "a time when I should have protected myself more than ever but instead put myself through continuous sexual risk" and how he found his way forward. When I...
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PrEP’s social impact on the lives of some gay men in Toronto
Researchers in Toronto conducted a PrEP demonstration project to assess its acceptability, use and effectiveness. From CATIE, Sean R. Hosein reports. - Researchers interviewed early adopters of PrEP...
View ArticleAre gay clubs toxic?
From FS Magazine, Mark Reed: "The pressure and expectation we put on these night outs isn’t healthy." Photo: © pixabay.com/STVIOD I can still remember the heady heights of my first few nights out at a...
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