June 2007

Today is National HIV Testing Day

June 27, 2007

National HIV Testing Day (NHTD) is an annual campaign produced by the National Association of People with AIDS (NAPWA-US) to encourage at-risk individuals to receive voluntary HIV counseling and testing. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 180,000 to 280,000 people nationwide are HIV-positive but are unaware of their status. HIV counseling and testing enables people with HIV to take steps to protect their own health and that of their partners, and helps people who test negative get the information they need to stay uninfected. ..

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How safe is it to have sex with my HIV-positive boyfriend?

June 27, 2007

Question (The following Question/Answer is provided by HIV InSite.) I am HIV negative, I have been tested twice, I am thinking about dating a guy with AIDS who was diagnosed seven years ago and has been doing well physically for 3 years. His T-cell count is 202. How safe is it to open mouth kiss, french kiss, to deeply kiss him? Also how safe is it to have vaginal sexual intercourse? I heard if you use 2 condoms that it is safe. I really like this person a lot but I am scared to death to kiss him or have intercourse with him. ..

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Negotiating Safe Sex

June 25, 2007

Negotiating safe sex is a process in which two or more people with different needs interact in order to reach an agreement around sex that both people are comfortable with. This, however, can be a very tricky thing to do. Especially if one person wants to use a condom while the other person insists on not using one. So what do you do? Here are guidelines from www.stayinformedsonoma.net which are intended to encourage you to think through the process of negotiating safe sex and only do what you are comfortable with...

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NBA Cares Promotes HIV Testing with Jamie Foxx and Queen Latifah

June 13, 2007

Jamie Foxx and Queen Latifah joined together with NBA Cares to promote HIV testing in the U.S. and abroad in new, groundbreaking television and radio public service ads (PSAs). The unique campaign has been developed by the National Basketball Association (NBA), HBO, the Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GBC), and the Kaiser Family Foundation, and will have its network premiere in the U.S. during Game 5 of The Finals 2007 on ABC. ..

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