ads: bad timing?
I kept noticing this ad for DC Takes On HIV in the Columbia Heights metro station for the past week: When I visit my doctor, I Ask For The Test. It’s not just for me. It’s because I care about...
Tagged: hiv
definitions: WIN and FAIL, Pt. II
TGIF everyone! It’s time again for another little episode in the series I like to call definitions. Like the last one, this one deals with win and fail. First off, a lovely example of FAIL. While I was going to...
HIV/AIDS: “Our rates are higher than West Africa”
I don’t really have much to say about this article*, but if you’re a D.C. resident or just know someone in the District, inform yourself and spread the word. At least 3 percent of District residents have HIV or AIDS,...
People DO know that we don’t have a cure yet, right?
The Whitman-Walker Clinic has revealed the number of its clients testing positive for HIV jumped from 80 in the first half of 2007 to 266 in the first half of 2008–an unprecedented increase of 232 percent. At each of our...
If you ever worried that you were ignorant…
Justin sent me this link last night and I added it to my del.icio.us bookmarks, but I had to peek at it again this morning. The Strangest but Truest Posts of 2007 in TheBody.com’s “Ask the Experts” Forums: We’ve scoured...
A few links for Sunday Brunch
It’s hard to tell if Mary is expressing her inner gay man, inner drag queen or combining the two for an inner Ru Paul in her video for “Just Fine,” but who cares? [flv:mary_justfine.flv 425 195] Maybe a little Diana...
Puttin’ my best foot forward…
In lieu of sending out a form letter e-mail, I’ll make a form letter blog post! On Saturday October 6th, 2007, I will join thousands of other people on the 21st annual AIDS Walk Washington. This event is a 5K...
Afternoon Distractions
Cheers: Potential cure for HIV discovered In a breakthrough that could potentially lead to a cure for HIV infection, scientists have discovered a way to remove the virus from infected cells, a study released Thursday said. The scientists engineered an...
This is worth reading
(A speech made at Cooper Union, New York on Sunday, November 7, 2004, presented by HIV Forum in conjunction with NYU’s Office of LGBT Student Services, Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids, Callen-Lorde, and the Gill Foundation.) “The Tragedy of Today’s Gays”...