Tag Archives: HIV
Friend and activist William Brandon Lacy Campos dies at 35
Tweet There is little I could write that would do justice to the memory of a friend and activist who spent his life pushing how we understand gender, sexuality, HIV, sex, friendship, race, words, movement-building and, well, hugs. W. Brandon Lacy Campos gave great hugs, the kind that would last for days. The kind you [...]
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You can now test for HIV at home
TweetThe Food and Drug Administration has approved OraQuick, a product that allows you to test for HIV in your own home. An over-the-counter test already existed but required you to prick your finger and send the blood sample to a lab. But the new test allows users to take a swab from the inside of [...]
Condom policing in New York
TweetThese days, there’s a fairly broad consensus– among public health advocates, educators, parents, the media, and the porn industry– that condoms are GOOD. Whether one is penis-possessing or just along for the ride, most of us have been told to “wrap it up” since before we were performing acts that required us to do so. [...]
New study questions link between HIV transmission and injectable contraceptives
TweetOn Monday, the NY Times reported on a new study which appears to show that the most popular contraceptive for women in eastern and southern Africa may double the risk of HIV infection. In addition, when it is used by HIV-positive women, their male partners are twice as likely to become infected than if the [...]
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Scientists say a baby girl born with HIV has been cured