Drugs can control HIV but cure a ‘long way off’

Professor Roy Chan, who is on the governing council of the International Aids Society and president of Action for Aids, told The Straits Times: “(The virus) infects and multiplies in a variety of organs – these include the brain, lymph nodes, genital tract and gut. These organs are reservoirs of HIV that are not treated and cannot be eliminated by conventional antiretroviral treatment…

Charlie Sheen reveals he’s HIV positive

One of the reasons he disclosed the news about his health, said Sheen, was to stop others from extorting money from him. He would not disclose how many people he was paying for their silence, but said the payments reached into the millions of dollars to people he once considered in his inner circle.

What R U Into

“In an effort to stay as authentic as possible, we worked to create images that were an accurate depiction of the community,” Jackson says in a release. “To connect the mobile message with the L.A. LGBT Center’s new West Hollywood location, we shot all of the images at popular West Hollywood LGBT hotspots. We also used models who were a part of the LGBT community and represented the demographics that use these dating apps.”

What’s wrong with being different?

Once he wrote a note to me. He wrote, “Mom you have to rescue me” “They want to beat me”. I was so angry that I went to the school to argue. Because I called the teacher several times they never paid attention to it at all.

New treatment

Genoya was developed particularly for people with HIV who have experienced side effects like bone loss and kidney problems on other HIV meds, or poz people who had those issues prior to starting HIV treatment

Asia gay pride Taiwan 2015

Tens of thousands marched in the capital city of Taipei, to mark the country’s 13th annual Taiwan LGBT Pride.Nearly 80,000 supporters waved flags and placards, including some calling for marriage equality in downtown Taipei.

To PrEP or not to PrEP

To take PrEP or not to take PrEP? That is the question; the question that’s trending among gay men, me included, who are still learning about the breakthrough medication.PrEP is not a silver bullet to eradicate the epidemic, but it is considered to be effective to fight back the worrying statistics

Same-sex parenting

Did you know that studies show that same-sex parents focus 3.5 hours a day on their children whereas 2.5 hours a day with different-sex parents?
Developing confidence and self-esteem are skills LGBT people can thrive at, making them well-placed to help a child who needs to make sense of their place in the world

Hillary shuts down Republican

“I think really the things you do in your house, if you could just leave those in your house, they wouldn’t have to be part of the workplace, to tell you the truth.

Something surprising about the first same-sex marriages

Data reveals that far more female couples have tied the knot since equal marriage was introduced than male.
The first same-sex marriages took place in March 2014 in England and Wales, with Scotland following suit in December. Northern Ireland is yet to introduce same-sex marriage.