World AIDS Day is on December 1 – 30 Years of AIDS (1981 to 2011)

World AIDS Day 2011 - Getting to Zero

The year 2011 marks 30 years of AIDS following its discovery on June 5, 1981 when the first cases of AIDS were reported in the United States in five young gay men from Los Angeles. World AIDS Day began several years later in 1988 and has since been held on December 1 each year around the globe to provide an opportunity for people to show their support to those living with HIV and AIDS and to remember those who have passed away.

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September 27 is National Gay Men’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

National Association of People with AIDS (NAPWA) - Because We Matter

Many of you may be aware of HIV Vaccine Awareness Day on May 18, National HIV Testing Day on June 27 and World AIDS Day on December 1, but did you know that National Gay Men’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Day is on September 27? We have our very own day to highlight awareness of HIV/AIDS and while some of us may not like to think about HIV or AIDS, it’s a fact that men who have sex with men are the most at risk in the community of contracting the virus without a current cure.

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Insight Into Legal and Health Risks Producing Gay Bareback Porn in Africa

AfriboyZ

Producing bareback porn in Africa is risky for both the performers and the producers due to the legal situation regarding gay sex in many African countries along with the high precedence of HIV/AIDS infections in the region. It can therefore be considered a taboo form of pornography, making it unique and perhaps a controversial form of gay porn. This article examines two gay porn sites featuring African men having gay sex with other men, including some bareback scenes.

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Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Guidelines for Gay Men in the United States

I recently read an article published at Aidsmap about the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC) releasing guidelines for gay and bisexual men in the United States using Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) and I wanted to share this information with you. You might find this article especially interesting if you are an HIV-negative barebacker who is wanting to remain HIV negative for as long as possible. It’s important to state that Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) cannot completely protect someone from HIV transmission because clinical trials found that it may reduce the risk of infection by only 44% and not 100%.

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Man Receives Gift of Cure for HIV Following Transplant

HIV Cure

We keep hearing people tell us that there is no cure for HIV, but it appears that this may not be the case following a patient in Berlin who was given a stem cell transplant, which resulted in him being cured of HIV. This is a very interesting discovery, but it is important to highlight from the beginning that some unusual circumstances lead to the patient being cured of HIV. The patient is Timothy Brown, a US citizen who lives in Berlin.

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AIDS Pill Helps Reduce the Risk of HIV

AIDS Pill Helps Reduce the Risk of HIV

Researchers have discovered that taking a single daily pill containing two HIV drugs can reduce the risk of contracting Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) by an average of 44 percent and by more than 73 percent for men taking their pills most faithfully. A pill already used to treat HIV infection turns out to be a powerful weapon in protecting healthy gay men from catching the virus, a global study found.

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Lemon Juice and Sexual Health Study

Lemon Juice and Sexual Health Study

Several years ago, a discovery was made on the use of lemon juice as a possible barrier for the transmission of HIV and some sexually transmitted infections. This discovery was made by Professor Roger Short of the University of Melbourne, Australia. A research team was established and the project LemonAIDS was developed. I have followed their work with interest, but since the first discovery, further studies have been undertaken by other researchers and some contradictions now exist to the effectiveness of lemon juice.

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