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...seen anything that so cleverly explores the capacity gay men have for fooling themselves when they want to unwind with sex or substances. The story follows Josh, a 26-year-old gay man who gets drunk a lot, sleeps around, and then faces the stark fear that he is HIV-positive. I won't give away the ending, but it's not that important. The key parts of the movies are those that remind us that even in the antiretroviral era, getting HIV is an enormous medical and psychological burden. "The medications aren't as easy on you as they...
...silence, it turns out, still equals death. Researchers believe HIV infections among gays are rising. There can be a long lag time between infection and diagnosis, so it's difficult to gauge precisely how much HIV is spreading. But various studies in the last few years have reported increases in unprotected sex among gay men, partly because of the spread of crystal meth. Too many guys are bringing condoms to their sexual encounters but then not using them...
...health experts are now fighting back with a new online campaign. On June 11, New York University, Public Health Solutions (a New York-based nonprofit) and a filmmaker named Todd Ahlberg launched a website called hivbigdeal.org. It features two online short films designed to remind gay men that - duh - HIV is still deadly, and that we must talk about it in the bedroom, during those awkward moments before sex. The films are called The Morning After and The Test, and I can't stop thinking about them. A disclaimer: while the shorts are smartly directed, they are poorly acted...
Kamadi, 23, lives in a fishing port on the east coast of India with her husband and 4-year-old daughter. All three are stricken with HIV. Kamadi learned she had AIDS in late 2005, when pregnant with her second child, which she aborted. Having been on ARVS, Kamadi now feels stronger, especially psychologically. Though she suffers bouts of depression, she has sought out a women's support group and meets regularly with these newfound friends. The group has given her an active social life and an even more valuable gift: self-confidence...
...Pisani's eyes, squeamishness and silence are killers. When money finally poured into AIDS programming early this decade, very little cash got to the marginalized groups who really were high-risk. In Ghana, three-quarters of new HIV infections occur in the sex trade, according to the World Bank, but 99% of the HIV funding goes to general-population programs like microcredit schemes. The same pattern of ignoring high-risk, low-status people is found in countries like Nigeria, Cambodia and Thailand, says Pisani: "It's very strong to say it's deliberate neglect, but we are deliberately choosing...