Why sex workers of Nevada support Ron Paul

Prostitution should be legal and regulated. The reason that it is illegal is because of religion. Religious puritan beliefs, the same beliefs that less than 10 years ago made consensual homosexual sex a crime in many states, lead to bad public policy. In regulated brothels in...

Police use attractive woman to get men to entrap themselves

I have railed against our war on sex laws, especially prostitution laws, in the U.S. Prostitution should be legal and regulated. We don't see the problems with prostitution in Nevada, as in the rest of the U.S. I also favor making marijuana legal, but again, regulated. I have...

WORLD AIDS DAY: WHAT'S THE ORIGIN OF AIDS?

WORLD AIDS DAY: WHAT'S THE ORIGIN OF AIDS?

Hope for a Secure Future: CAP AIDS Gives a Boost to Ugandan Youth

The SceneThe consequences of civil war, extreme poverty and the persistent prevalence of HIV/AIDS have left the people of the northern Uganda to face formidable life challenges. As the country recovers from the war, enjoying 4 years of peace, the return of tens of thousands...

Obert Madondo’s Hunger Strike: December 23 2010 UPDATE

BY OBERT MADONDO On Tuesday, December 21 2010, I temporarily suspended my hunger strike. I'd started the political action on September 24 (on a limited diet, with two significant breaks recommended by my doctor) to protest my exploitation and racially-motivated neglect,...

Mental healthcare for transgender people: An elusive dream?

Although far from optimal, still considerable progress has been made in providing healthcare to transgender people in many parts of the world. Yet their mental health needs remain far from being served. "Mental healthcare problems are so severe and far from easy to overcome....

the cure for AIDS

If i tell you i have the cure for AIDS, will you keep reading? i personally don't but i can tell you where to look. i'm not a doctor nor biologist but i've studied enough of both to make educated guesses (in much the same way i'm not a physicist but have studied enough of...

Take extra-care of kidneys when living with HIV

The people living with HIV (PLHIV), particularly those who are on the antiretroviral therapy (ART) consisting of tenofovir drug, should take extra-care of their kidneys. This was another key learning for me personally at the recently concluded Chennai ART Symposium (CART...

When the going gets tough: Resistance to ART

The antiretroviral therapy (ART) has undisputed benefits for people living with HIV. When people living with HIV (PLHIV) become resistant to drugs used in ART, treatment options that they can fall back upon to stay alive and healthy, reduce. This was a major point of academic...

Derrick Burts, aka Cameron Reid, Derek Chambers, is Patient Zeta

Derrick Burts (Cameron Reid, Derek Chambers) is HIV-Positive Porn Star 'Patient Zeta'Derrick Burts, a 24-year-old porn star who uses the name Derek Chambers for gay porn and Cameron Reid for straight porn, has gone public as Patient Zeta, the porn star who tested positive for...

Truvada 'can greatly reduce risk of HIV infection'

" A drug used to treat HIV-positive patients may offer gay and bisexual men some protection against contracting the virus, the authors of a new study say. Trials of the combination drug Truvada among nearly 2,500 men suggested it could reduce the chances of male-to-male HIV...