Tag: HIV

Every 10 minutes, someone in the United States is infected with HIV. A preventive vaccine against HIV offers the best long-term hope to end this worldwide epidemic. Finding a safe and effective HIV vaccine that will protect people is a huge task. We cannot do it without your help.

• Hope Takes Action is currently seeking 1350 men who have sex with men to participate in a vaccine trial.
• You cannot become infected with HIV from the vaccines
• The study will take place in several cities in the United States.

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In 1995, the National Association of People with AIDS (NAPWA) launched the very first National HIV Testing Day, which urges all sexually active people in the United States to get an HIV test to encourage early detection and treatment which is key for maintaining health if HIV positive.

Click here to find a testing facility in your area.

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A first-of-its-kind study looking at HIV infection rates found that half of gay men in Chicago who have HIV did not know they were infected, and two-thirds of infected black men were unaware. In addition, infection rates for black men were more than twice the rates for whites and Hispanics.

"What we think we're seeing here is the shifting sands of two epidemics," says Nik Prachand, an epidemiologist with the city of Chicago's STI/HIV/AIDS division. "What we're seeing right now is a new surge in (HIV cases) with black (gay men)."

"It's not that black (gay men) are exhibiting higher risk behaviors in either sex or drug use," he says, pointing to data showing them to engage in less risky behavior than whites or Hispanics. "It's sort of a network effect. When your overall community prevalence is higher, you're going to see elevated rates within subgroups."

"When you focus on one specific thing, it doesn't reflect all the issues," including mental and physical health, depression and substance abuse, he says. More than 40 percent of those surveyed admitted illicit drug use, and whites were more likely to do drugs than any segment.

"We need to incorporate HIV into a broader or more holistic framework (covering) gay men's health needs from top to toe," Pickett says.

"I think it's important that our prevention points towards healing the whole community. It's an issue of being more holistic about HIV," he says.

"We need to know who makes up these social networks," which include men who meet other men over the Internet or through phone networks, he says. "You're kind of playing Russian roulette."

"I am happy to say that Chicago is a leader in this country in working with the community and working with gay men. I can only imagine what the numbers could be if CDPH hadn't been doing good work."

"The moral of the story is we want to catch people early in their infection," Pickett says. "We don't want people to test positive; we want them to test negative. And we want to provide them with the right kind of counseling and the right tools to maintain that negative."

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Tags: AIDS, black, CDC, chicago, drugs, gay, Gay Pride, HIV, HIV-positive, lifestyle, positive, Sex, Sports, Health & Fitness, study

Thursday May 21st Grabby Kickoff Party with Chi Chi Larue and the Men for Fabscout(21 men).  Hydrate Nightclub   3458 N. Halsted from 10pm till ? $5 per person to benefit TPAN Friday May 22^nd Nakedsword  Presents Tim and Roma at Roscoe's 6:00 -9:00 PM    3356 N. Halsted. Over 30 pornstars talking with Sister Roma all money raised on raffles goes to TPAN.   * Please note this show will be filmed for the Tim and Roma Show on Nakedsword.com

Porn at the LuckyHorseShoe with The Men Of Raging Stallion Studios 9pm-till ?  Last years winner of Movie of the Year are back to celebrate their win and all their nominations this year!  No cover.   * all raffle money goes to TPAN.

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Tags: awards, Brent Corrigan, chicago, CockyBoys, Fabscout, films, gay, grabbys, HIV, networking, porn, stars, winners

May 15 marked a loss of profound proportions for the civil rights community, the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender community, and the HIV/AIDS movements community. Rodger McFarlane, an early advocate, activist and strategist for the gay community, took his own life in Truth and Consequences, New Mexico, last Friday after battling compounding heart and back problems that were resulting in almost total debilitation

New York, Monday, May 18, 2009 – It is with deep sadness that we announce the death of our friend, colleague, and hero, Rodger McFarlane. A pioneer and legend in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights and HIV/AIDS movements, Rodger took his own life in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico last Friday. In a letter found with his remains, Rodger explained that he was unwilling to allow compounding heart and back problems to become even worse and result in total debilitation. We know that Rodger was in a great deal of pain. Already disabled in his own mind, he could no longer work out or do all the outdoor activities he so loved. He was also now faced with the realization that he could literally not travel, making employment increasingly difficult. As his friends and family, we thought it was important that we communicate to the world that it has lost an amazingly wonderful individual who contributed so mightily to our humanity. Rodger approached every aspect of his life with boundless passion and vigor. While many people go their entire lives wanting to be good at just one thing, Rodger excelled at virtually everything he did. Brilliant activist and strategist, decorated veteran, accomplished athlete, best-selling author, and humanitarian are just a few of the accolades that could be used to describe our friend. To know Rodger was to love an irreverent, wise-cracking Southerner who hardly completed a sentence that didn’t include some kind of four-letter expletive. He fought the right fight every day, was intolerant of silence, and organized whole communities of people to advocate for justice. These were traits that endeared him to us and are traits that make his legacy incredibly rich and powerful. The power of Rodger’s many personal and professional accomplishments cannot be denied. He was on the forefront of responding to the AIDS epidemic that ravaged our country – and specifically the gay community – in the 1980’s. Before HIV even had a name, in 1981, Rodger set up the very first hotline anywhere; he just set it up on his own phone. That was the Rodger we knew. A born strategist and leader, Rodger took three organizations in their infancy and grew each into a powerhouse in its own way, empowered to tackle this national tragedy. One of the original volunteers and the first paid executive director of Gay Men’s Health Crisis, the nation’s first and largest provider of AIDS client services and public education programs, Rodger increased the organization's fundraising from a few thousand dollars to the $25 million agency it is today. Until his death, he was the president emeritus of Bailey House, the nation's first and largest provider of supportive housing for homeless people with HIV. From 1989 to 1994, he was executive director of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA), merging two small industry-based fundraising groups into one of America's most successful and influential AIDS fundraising and grant-making organizations. During his tenure at BC/EFA, annual revenue increased from less than $1 million to more than $5 million, while also leveraging an additional $40 million annually through strategic alliances with other funders and corporate partnerships. Rodger was also a founding member of ACT UP – NY, the now legendary protest group responsible for sweeping changes to public policy as well as drug treatment and delivery processes. Most recently, Rodger served as the executive director of the Gill Foundation, one of the nation’s largest funders of programs advocating for LGBT equality. He transformed the Foundation by sharpening its strategic purpose. He focused its philanthropy in the states, aligned its investment with political imperatives and forged relationships with straight allies that helped to further both the LGBT movement as well as the greater progressive movement. Rodger was instrumental in the creation of the Gill Foundation’s sister organization, Gill Action. The brilliance of Rodger’s vision is being seen today as important protections for LGBT people become a reality in more and more states. No one will ever doubt that our friend Rodger lived a rich and complete life. A proud U.S. Navy veteran, Rodger was a licensed nuclear engineer who conducted strategic missions in the North Atlantic and far Arctic regions aboard a fast attack submarine. A gifted athlete, he was a veteran of seven over-ice expeditions to the North Pole. He also competed internationally for many years as an elite tri-athlete, and in 1998 and 2002, competed in the Eco-Challenges in Morocco and Fiji, where he captained an all-gay female-majority team. In spite of the fact that Rodger never completed college, he was an accomplished and best-selling author and the producer of works for the stage. Rodger was the co-author of several books, including The Complete Bedside Companion: No Nonsense Advice on Caring for the Seriously Ill (Simon & Schuster, 1998), and most recently, Larry Kramer’s The Tragedy of Today’s Gays (Penguin, 2005). In 1993, he co-produced the Pulitzer Prize-nominated production of Larry Kramer’s The Destiny of Me, the sequel to The Normal Heart. Rodger had a reputation as a hard-ass. That reputation didn’t do him justice. Many of us will remember Rodger as a caregiver, a man who nursed countless friends and family members battling cancer and AIDS. He was the most compassionate and giving of friends, especially to those in physical or emotional distress. His many achievements were recognized throughout his life. Most recently, he had received the Patient Advocacy Award from the American Psychiatric Association. Other honors included the New York City Distinguished Service Award, the Presidential Voluntary Action Award, the Eleanor Roosevelt Award, and the Emery Award from the Hetrick Martin Institute, as well as Tony and Drama Desk honors. How do you sum up someone’s life in just a few words? It’s impossible and you can’t. To commemorate Rodger’s life, his friends will organize celebrations of his, the details of which are still in the planning stages. If Rodger was anything, he was a character through and through; there are, quite literally, thousands of “Rodger stories.” That’s part of what made him such a special person. During our celebrations, we’ll share some of these stories and reflect on the many legacies left by our friend for life, Rodger McFarlane. Information on donations in memorial will also be forthcoming.

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Tags: activists, Advocate, AIDS, death, equality, funeral, glaad, HIV, New Mexico, tragedy

Gay Pornstar, Caleb Carter's death was due to suicide and Caleb was HIV positive according to detailed Coroner Investigation Reports. Carter was found dead in his San Diego apartment, Friday, February 20th 2009.

San Diego Police Dispatch received the call on 02/20/09, at 1621 hours. Police officers were dispatched to 1233 Essex Street, apartment #3, in the Hillcrest area of San Diego. They arrived at 1624 hours. Upon arrival, officers knocked on the door, but did not get an answer. The apartment manager assisted officers by using her master key to gain entry into the residence.

Carter was found in his bedroom closet hanging in an upright kneeling position, from the clothing rod by a J. Crew burgundy scarf. Clothes, shoes, condoms, and debris littered the floor. By time he was found he was in the late stages of rigor mortis which was noted to his extremities, which was overcome by “minimal” force. It’s not unusual for Coroner Technicians to have to break the bones of bodies so that they are in a proper “body bag” position.  A plastic dildo and condom wrappers on the floor of the closet, but no porn was found in his bedroom. Carter never left a suicide note but left his laptop running, which went into sleep mode by time the Coroner arrived, they noted he as logged into his email account but when they tried to access the “Sent” folder, the account had logged out automatically due to the inactivity time. The Coroner Investigative summery also states that Carter was “known to partake of illicit drugs recreationally. His drugs of choice were cocaine, marijuana, and ecstasy.” His alcohol of choice was Vodka which the Coroner found a LARGE amount of consumed containers of various sizes around his small, shabby apartment. The True Story of Caleb Carter’s Suicide — He was HIV Positive  

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Tags: Caleb Carter, california, death, drugs, ecstasy, HIV, suicide