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General Issues

Homosexuality, Gay Men and AIDS (Regularly Updated)
From AIDS Education and Research Trust
The Emotional Needs of HIV-Positive Patients: Gay or Straight, Control Is Paramount (July/August 2007)
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
New York's Gay Baths Become Sex Clubs of Last Resort (September 15, 2006)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Risky Business: The Resurgence of HIV Among Gay Men in the U.S. (Winter 2005/2006)
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In ACRIA Update, from AIDS Community Research Initiative of America
Decades of Unique LGBT Health Care May Face Challenges as Funding Shifts (November 2005)
From The Body
You Can't Be a People Unless You Have a History (September/October 2004)
A speech on queer history and the impact of AIDS on the gay/lesbian community, by lesbian activist and historian Maria Helena Dolan.
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
Homeless Gay Youth in New York City at High Risk for HIV (July 9, 2004)
In AIDS Action Weekly Update, from AIDS Action Council
Gay Men, Sex, and Internet Chat Rooms: Epicenter of an Epidemic? (June 27, 2004)
An expert panel discusses the role that online chatrooms play in the spread of HIV among gay men.
From HIV InSite
The Nation's HIV Medical Providers Oppose Michigan Bill Encouraging Discrimination in the Clinical Setting (April 30, 2004)
From American Academy of HIV Medicine
Syphilis Relapse: Cases Soar in New York City (April 6, 2004)
Syphilis was nearly eradicated in the United States just six years ago, but its resurgence in New York City may be the harbinger of something even more frightening: a new HIV epidemic, particularly among gay men.
In The Village Voice
"Sexual Duality" of Many Black MSM "Fans Flames of AIDS Wildfire," Opinion Piece Says (March 23, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
U.S. Health Secretary Creates Committees on HIV/AIDS Among Minorities, Including MSM (September 15, 2003)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Media Examine African-American Men on "Down Low" (August 4, 2003)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
The Culture of Disease (August 1, 2003)
Excerpts from an op-ed by actor Harvey Fierstein on HIV and the gay community.
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
High Court's Term Ends; Sodomy Ruling Fuels "the Culture War" (June 27, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Optimism About HAART Remains Low Among Gay Men (May 22, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Chasing Bugs or the Truth? (May/June 2003)
An analysis of the now-debunked "bug chaser" article in Rolling Stone.
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
On Parade (May 2003)
A poem about GLBT Pride parades, by James Pergola.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
Pride and Prejudice (May 2003)
A psychologist answers the question: "What do I do if I want to go to a GLBT Pride parade, but I'm disturbed by the participants' behavior?".
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
Help! My Parents Think I'm in Love With Ricky Martin! ... But I'm Not Living "La Vida Loca" (November 2002)
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
In Sickness and in Health: New York Joins the National Gay Men's Health Movement (July 2002)
An activist urges gay men, doctors and researchers to begin focusing on quality-of-life issues.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
Study Shows Gay Men in San Francisco Less Afraid of HIV (October 22, 2001)
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
Pickett Fences: A Crisis Obscured (July/August 2001)
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
San Francisco Data Shows HIV Rates Still Rising, Experts Say (January 26, 2001)
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
FDA Declines to Lift Ban on Homosexual Men as Blood Donors (September 23, 2000)
In British Medical Journal
A Hero Passes: Kiyoshi Kuromiya (1943-2000) (July 2000)
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
Hate Crimes (April 1999)
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
Health Concerns Among Gay Men (December 1998)
From Rick Sowadsky, M.S.P.H.
Valley of the Dolls '98: A Look at Prozac and Viagra (November 1998)
Things to consider before using Viagra.
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
Talking About Homosexuality in a School (1997)
An excerpt from the book, Talking About Homosexuality in the Secondary School, by Simon Forrest, Grant Biddle and Stephen Clift.
From AIDS Education and Research Trust
The Law of Desire (April 15, 1997)
A review of Sexual Ecology: AIDS and the Destiny of Gay Men by Gabriel Rotello, reviewed by Mark Schoofs.
In The Village Voice
The Psychological Epidemic (September 1995)
By Walt Odets.
In In The Shadow of the Epidemic: Being HIV-Negative in the Age of AIDS, from Duke University Press

Research

5% of Gay Men in Beijing May Have HIV, Study Finds (September 9, 2008)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Growing Syphilis Epidemic Among HIV-Infected MSM in New York City (February 6, 2008)
From The Body PRO
Biological and Demographic Causes of High HIV and Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevalence in Men Who Have Sex With Men (December 26, 2007)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
An Interview With Matthew Golden (February 26, 2007)
In Exclusive Coverage of the 14th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, from The Body PRO
Many Men Who Pay for Sex Have Partners: UK Study (October 6, 2006)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
New CDC Reports Highlight HIV Risks for MSM, but Little Info on WSW (August/September 2006)
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
Summaries of Recently Published Research on HIV Risk and Drug Use Among Men Who Have Sex With Men (January/February 2005)
Based on abstracts of studies in the supplement to the March 2005 Journal of Urban Health.
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
Special Issues for Gay Men (June 18, 2004)
From aidsmap.com
Missouri Survey Finds Most Gays, Lesbians Consider Selves Healthy Despite High Smoking, Drinking Rates (April 7, 2004)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Stable Partnership and Progression to AIDS or Death in HIV Infected Patients Receiving Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy: Swiss HIV Cohort Study (January 3, 2004)
Abstract of a study finding that, from a health standpoint, relationships matter.
In British Medical Journal
Mental Health AIDS Newsletter (PDF) (Winter 2003/2004)
Includes a summary of clinical recommendations and published research regarding the psychological factors that influence sexual risk behavior between men.
In Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, from AETC National Resource Center
Chronic Low-Grade Depression Means Gay Men More Likely to Have Casual Unprotected Sex (September 9, 2003)
Regardless of their HIV status, gay men with chronic -- though minor -- depression were more than twice as likely as non-depressed gay men to engage in casual unprotected sex.
From aidsmap.com
Many U.S. MSM Enjoy Unprotected Anal Sex; HIV Risk Factors Vary (August 26, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Rectal Use of Nonoxynol-9 Among Men Who Have Sex With Men (April 10, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Concealment of Homosexual Identity, Social Support and CD4 Cell Count Among HIV-Seropositive Gay Men (March 2003)
In Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Sexual Behaviors in an Urban Bathhouse 15 Years Into the HIV Epidemic (October 15, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Perceived Safety Intensifies Danger for Gay and Bisexual Men (September/October 2002)
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
Psychosocial Problems Linked to Higher HIV Risk in Men Who Have Sex With Men (August 12, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Community Building Reduces Young Gay Men's HIV Risk Behavior (August 6, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Predicting Fatigue and Depression in HIV-Positive Gay Men (August 2002)
In Psychosomatics
High HIV and Risk Behavior Prevalence among 23- to 29-Year-Old Men Who Have Sex with Men in Six U.S. Cities (February 5, 2001)
In The 8th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, from The Body PRO
Gay Cancer -- Again (February 1999)
Unusually high rates of anal cancer found in gay men and gay men with HIV.
From Seattle Treatment Education Project

Resources

The HIVe: A Social Group for HIV-Positive Gay Men in New York City (July 2004)
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
Resources for Gay Youth (January 7, 2000)
In SHOP Talk: School Health Opportunities and Progress Bulletin, from Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States

Substance Abuse

tweaker.org (Regularly Updated)
A down-to-earth, sometimes wacky, sometimes serious site for gay men who use crystal; provides information, resources and support.
From tweaker.org
Meth Use High Among Gay Men in North Carolina, Study Says (August, 2007)
In AIDS Patient Care and STDs
Crystal Meth, HIV and the Gay Community (October 2004)
A report on this epidemic within an epidemic, with some recommendations for gay meth users looking for a way out.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
Public Health Messages to All Men Who Have Sex With Men About Crystal Meth Use (June 3, 2004)
Important advice and a list of resources people in the Seattle area can turn to for more help and information.
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In STEP Ezine, from Seattle Treatment Education Project
Some Medical Experts Say Methamphetamine Use Among Gay Men in Atlanta Becoming "Crisis" (April 19, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Methamphetamine Taking a Toll on Gays (March 26, 2004)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Meth Addicts Describe the Recovery Process (October 10, 2003)
A detailed, personal look at what it takes for some gay men to beat their crystal meth addictions. This is the last article of a five-part series; previous articles are also available.
In Washington Blade
Advocates Work to Increase Awareness of Crystal Meth Risks in Gay Community (August 1, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
San Francisco Forum on Meth, Drug Use Tied to Rise in HIV Infections (May 8, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
San Francisco: City Hall Meeting Called to Discuss Speed Use Among Gay Men (May 7, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Ph.D.'s Fall to Addiction Highlights At-Risk Gay Meth Users (May 6, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
San Francisco: Dance of Death -- Crystal Meth Fuels HIV (May 5, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Methamphetamine Use Is Heightening Risks Among Gay Youth (October 23, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
All That Glitters: The Ups and Downs of Methamphetamine (October 2002)
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
Ups and Downs: Party Drugs and HIV Medications (July 2001)
From AIDS Community Research Initiative of America
Crystal Meth and Gay/Bisexual Men: When Using Just Isn't Fun Anymore (December 2000)
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles
AIDS Trends and Risk Behaviors Among Men Who Have Sex With Men (August 4, 2000)
In SHOP Talk: School Health Opportunities and Progress Bulletin, from Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States
How You Can Recognize Signs That You May Be Abusing Alcohol (May 2000)
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles

Viewpoints

Homosexuality in the Black Church (April 2, 2007)
Bishop Harry Jackson, a fervent opponent of gay rights, discusses how black churches should respond to the AIDS epidemic.
From National Public Radio
Addressing the Rise in HIV Rates Among Young African-American MSM (June/July 2006)
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In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
Who Wouldn't Watch a Gay, Poz, Dating Reality Show? (April/May 2006)
"Being gay, single and HIV positive in your 40s is not for sissies," David Salyer points out -- and that's why it would make a terrific TV reality show, he says.
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
HIV Helped Me Rediscover Life: A Gay Man of Color Tells His Story (Winter 2005/2006)
Victor R. Pond explains what it felt like to live through the first 15 years of the U.S. HIV epidemic -- and how it shaped the self-perception of HIV-negative gay men of color.
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In ACRIA Update, from AIDS Community Research Initiative of America
Nearly Half of Us May Already Be Infected -- Who Gives a Damn? An Open Letter to Black Gay and Bisexual Men (November/December 2005)
The Black AIDS Institute asks: Why are so many African-American MSM remaining silent, despite stratospheric HIV infection rates?.
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
Oh if Only (July/August 2005)
If only we always did what we were "supposed" to, what a different world it would be, Jim Pickett writes.
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
Pickett Fences: Happy Town: I Met Angel in a Bathhouse in Bilbao (May/June 2005)
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
Why Serosorting Isn't for Me: One HIV-Positive Gay Man's Choice (May/June 2005)
Justin Jones' decision not to have sex with only HIV-positive men is both personal and practical, he says.
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
Bisexuality, Lies and HIV: The Pain and Necessity of Disclosure -- and Acceptance (March/April 2005)
A cautionary story for all HIV-positive guys who sleep with both men and women, and for the HIV-negative women they sleep with who may not know about it.
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
The Politics of Homophobia and Hatred (November/December 2004)
Eric L. Watts talks about Georgia's same-sex marriage law and blasts criticism of homosexual marriage.
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
AIDS, Marriage and Jumping the Broom (September/October 2004)
How do AIDS and economic issues intersect with gay marriage? It's all about human rights and access to health care, Greg Smith explains.
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
Sorry, Doom-and-Gloomers, but It Doesn't Always Suck to Live With HIV (September 2004)
Living with HIV has its ups and its downs, says Chicago AIDS advocate Jim Pickett -- so why do so many people in HIV prevention make it sound like a living hell?.
From HIV Stops With Me
When It Comes to Gay Men and HIV, Denial's the Name of the Game (July 29, 2004)
With the recent release of the film adaptation of A Home at the End of the World, LA Weekly reporter David Ehrenstein muses about the film, gay men and HIV in the United States.
In LA Weekly
"Bodysurfing" (July 2004)
A fictional short story about HIV, relationships, fidelity and a day at the beach, by Rob Phelps.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
"Hydraphobia" (July 2004)
In this fictional short story by Gary McClain, Mike struggles to cope when his boyfriend discloses that he's HIV positive.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
"Right Back Where We Started" (July 2004)
In this fictional short story by Joseph F. Kelly, a man emerges from a 20-year coma, and his longtime friend struggles to explain what happened to all the people he'd ever known.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
The Past, the Present and the Future (July/August 2004)
A reflective essay written in 2001 by Charles Clifton, the Chicago AIDS advocate who passed away in August 2004.
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
Regarding the Death of Former President Ronald Reagan: A Letter to My Best Friend, Steven Powsner (June 6, 2004)
By Matt Foreman, Executive Director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, on Reagan's inaction during the early days of the AIDS epidemic.
From National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
How AIDS Gave Gays Marriage (May 21, 2004)
In the 1980s, many people assumed that the U.S. AIDS crisis would push gay men even further out of mainstream society; as Christopher Caldwell explains, they couldn't have been more wrong.
In Financial Times
It's All About Gender -- Discrimination (Spring 2004)
Matt Kailey describes the homophobia -- and "transphobia" -- he faced in his transition from heterosexual woman to "gay" man.
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In Resolute!, from PWA Coalition Colorado
Born Again (December 2003)
Will Tony Kushner's Broadway hit turned HBO movie -- the story of a white gay American man with Kaposi's sarcoma -- inspire audiences now that global AIDS has the spotlight?.
In POZ
Sex- and Death-Crazed Gays Play Viral Russian Roulette! (January 24, 2003)
Rolling Stone claims that a full quarter of new HIV infections stem from morbid thrill-seeking. Sean Hannity is swallowing the story -- should you?.
In Salon
Bruce (December 2002)
Raymond Burroughs writes about losing his life partner Bruce.
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles
Cruising With Lazarus: The Muppet Menace or Republicans in the 'Hood (September 2002)
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
Cruising With Lazarus: Waking Up From a California Dream (August 2002)
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
Cruising With Lazarus: Why Do We Tolerate People Who Are HIV Positive and Spreading the Disease? (July 2002)
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
Pickett Fences: Fatty Acid (July/August 2002)
Wait a second: You're gay, you've got HIV, and you're not going to a gym?!.
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
Confidence in Blood Supply Must Rank First (March 19, 2002)
An op-ed defending the exclusion of gay men from blood donation.
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Cruising With Lazarus: George W. Bush Is Still Our Enemy (March 2002)
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
Pickett Fences: A Work in Progress (September/October 2001)
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
Outliving My Father (May 22, 2001)
Mark recounts how years of caring for friends dying of AIDS prepared him for taking care of his dying father.
In The Advocate, from Mark S. King
Scarlet Letter "A" (March/April 2001)
A college campus AIDS advocate speaks out.
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
Should Gay Men Be Allowed to Donate Blood? (November/December 2000)
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
Editorial (September 1998)
Larry Sims, Viagra, and the transmission of multi-drug-resistant virus.
In Journal of the International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care, from International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care
Reflections on the Suicide of a Circuit Partier (May 1998)
From Rev. A. Stephen Pieters
The Marketing of AIDS (April 1998)
AIDS takes on a virile new look.
From Mark S. King
Sex Panic: Gay group-think promotes murderous irresponsibility (January 12, 1998)
In The San Francisco Examiner
Oh, For My Bath! To My Psychotherapist, Dan (November 1997)
A recollection of New York's Club Baths.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
Scared to Death (March, 1998)
Horror movies and real traumas.
From Mark S. King

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