Saturday, May 31, 2014

Ingredients

3 tablespoons lemon juice - fresh
1 cup Whipped Topping (frozen, low fat)
3 ice cubes
¼ cup Granulated Sugar
2 cups chunks pineapple - fresh or canned in juice

Cooking Instructions

1) Core and cut pineapple into chunks; 2) Add ice, lemon juice, sugar, and pineapples into blender or food processor; 3) Pulse until well combined; 4) pour into ice cream freezer. If you do not have an ice cream freezer, pour mixture into a metal bowl and let freeze for 1-2 hours; 5) Pour back into blender or food processor and blend well; 6) Put back into the metal bowl and freeze for approximately 4 hours; 7) Once frozen, fold in 1 cup of frozen non-dairy whipped topp

NUTRIENT	RECIPE TOTAL	MY MEAL GOAL
Calories Total Fat Saturated Fat Polyunsaturated Fat Monounsaturated Fat Trans Fat Cholesterol Potassium Sodium Carbohydrate Fiber Sugar Protein Vitamin A Vitamin C Calcium Iron Vitamin E Vitamin K Vitamin B-6 Folate Vitamin B-12 Phosphorus	107.31 2.07 g 1.7 g 0.07 g 0.13 g 0.0 g 0.3 mg 96.84 mg 12.04 mg 22.83 g 0.95 g 20.25 g 0.84 g 49.93 IU 35.09 mg 20.26 mg 0.22 mg 0.1 mg 0.94 mcg 0.08 mg 14.16 mcg 0.03 mcg 17.11 mg	< 658.8 < 19.76 g < 4.39 g < 0.15 g < 45 mg 1410 mg < 450 mg < 54 g > 9 g 29.65 g > 375 mg

Friday, May 30, 2014

Would you be #PrEPpy if it could save your life? Just ADD #CONDOMS!

Written an Created by TG GREEN

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CONDOMS UP HIGH IN THE SKY!

By Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel

7:16 p.m. EDT, May 29, 2014

When it comes to safe sex, one AIDS organization believes that size matters.

In what might be considered a sign of the times, a hard-to-miss, extra-large condom is visible to anyone traveling south on Interstate 95 in Fort Lauderdale between Oakland Park and Sunrise boulevards. The billboard, sponsored by the Los Angeles-based AIDS Healthcare Foundation, went up May 17. The advertising campaign is expected to wrap up in mid-July.

At the bottom of the prophylactic image is a web address, useacondom.com, which directs people to the foundation's website, where information about free condoms and HIV testing are available.

The group says a giant message is needed to address a giant problem in Broward County: sexually transmitted diseases. The area has some of the highest rates of HIV and syphilis in the United States, especially among gay men.

"We feel like we need to bring safer sex more to the forefront and de-stigmatize and de-sensationalize condoms and make them just like Q-tips or other products," said Michael Weinstein, president of the AIDS group. "We've really seen a diminishing use of condoms in recent years as people are less afraid of HIV than they were previously."

The eye-catching display rotates every few seconds with other unrelated ads. This is the first ad of its kind in South Florida, say leaders of the foundation. Two similar billboards have been on display in L.A., but condom displays are not allowed on billboards in many parts of the country, they said.

Group leaders say they have gotten a few complaints from parents and clergy who think the images are inappropriate for young children. But the foundation argues the public health message outweighs any awkward conversations parents may have with children.

"The big problem in this country is we are moralistic in our attitudes and hedonistic in our behaviors, which is why we have higher rates of STDs than other developed countries." Weinstein said.

Heartsong Retreats are Awesome!

Retreat provides healing hand to people with HIV

Considering the scores of people with HIV that Sherry Meltz has worked with over the years, she stresses one thing above all others to them: The disease is something they can survive. That motto is the cornerstone of her Heartsong Southeast retreat this week.

The annual event, which opened Wednesday and continues through Sunday at Beckwith Camp & Conference Center in Fairhope, Ala., Heartsong Southeast is the creation of Meltz, a mental health counselor for Pride Medical who has also founded her own non-profit, Absolutely Positive.

“This is my message: HIV is an interference but it is survivable,” says Meltz (second photo). “Even when we were talking about it years ago, we would never refer to it as terminal. Back than, frankly, it was pretty terminal, but we never let anyone use that word. I have people who came to Heartsong that bought it. They are alive and thriving today. I truly believe, historically, we have provided hope for the community.”

The non-denominational, spiritual retreat in its 16th year stresses healing the mind, body and spirit for people with HIV/AIDS. At the beginning of every retreat, Meltz has attendees stand up to see who has survived with the disease the longest. Last year attendees had 190 years of survivorship between them.

She expects a record number of attendees this week – 40 in all, 10 of whom are facilitators. Everyone save for herself is HIV-positive. The number of women has grown to 10 from what “used to be one or two max.” Besides daily meditation, the event features breakout programs and sessions, including “The Reinvention of Self,” as well as music therapy, educational events and a talent show.

The retreat came about in a roundabout way. Meltz was volunteering with AID Atlanta while working on her master’s degree. At the time, Sandy Thurman – who later became President Bill Clinton’s AIDS czar – was the executive director at the organization.

“I went to her and said there are no testing resources, nothing in the suburbs that gives people access to treatment,” she says. “Everyone is coming into town, to AID Atlanta. Everyone who lives in the suburbs, they aren’t getting tested at all.”

Thurman encouraged Meltz to form her own organization, which she did. Absolutely Positive became a support group for those infected and affected by HIV/AIDS. There was talk of spinning the new nonprofit into a satellite agency with AID Atlanta but with a change in staff at the agency, Meltz flew solo.

One of her early clients was a 31-year-old woman from “way up in North Georgia,” Meltz recalls, who drove nearly two hours for assistance. The woman introduced Meltz to a program in Cullman, Ala., called Heartsong.

“It was like an epiphany, what could be for people living with AIDS – moral support, mental health support, hope, managing an acquired illness, taking the terminal terminology out,” she says.

Meltz began attending and soon she was told by Heartsong staff that she was bringing so many people that she should start her own program. So she did in 1995. Her version originally took place in Atlanta but she joined forces with a colleague in Florida and Meltz’s Heartsong became Heartsong Southeast. They moved the event to Beckwith in 2004. The Southeast version pulls together attendees from Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Louisiana and Mississippi.

Next year, Meltz hopes to have enough funding to accept 60 participants. In Atlanta, the Armorettes have donated $25,000 to the event and another $25,000 to Absolutely Positive through fundraisers.

Despite advances in HIV/AIDS treatment, Meltz says it remains essential to educate people about the disease, especially younger people unaware of the early days of the AIDS epidemic.

“Our motto whenever we talk or speak is that our community has got to be mindful of the fact that HIV is manageable but that apathy is lethal,” she says. “Our community has gotten apathetic. The reason is, some people say to themselves, that I can take two pills a day and I’ll be fine. That is not the message. We have so much work to do. We cannot be in a position to turn a blind eye to that. We need to look at the past, the middle and the current. This is not over. We have to do a better job.”

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Thursday, May 29, 2014

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South Carolina Capital the crockpot For HIV/ AIDS

AMOUSLY HOT? YES … ACCORDING TO THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL

Columbia, S.C. has been known as a lot of things … the “birthplace of secession.” And more recently the “Face of the Recession.”

The city has also tried to define itself – as a “Capital Place To Be” and lately as “Famously Hot” (more on that in a moment). There’s one thing you won’t be reading about in the city’s taxpayer-subsidized promotional literature, though: The disproportionately high occurrence of HIV and AIDS amongst its citizens. According to the latest data from the U.S. Census Bureau, Columbia ranks sixth in the nation in HIV and AIDS prevalence – trailing only Miami, Baton Rouge, Jacksonville, New York City and Washington, D.C.

By comparison, hedonistic Charleston, S.C. ranks No. 15 while Bible-thumping Greenville, S.C. ranks No. 45. Statewide, South Carolina ranks eighth nationally in the number of new HIV/ AIDS cases – earning a designation from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) as one of the Top Ten national “Hot Spots” for the spread of the disease.

Yeah … so now you know where “famously hot” comes from, huh?

What should government do about the spread of these diseases? Nothing.

That’s right … you heard us. Nothing.

HIV/ AIDS is a health care issue, and government has proven on repeated occasions it should have absolutely nothing to do with the health care market – unless it is going to follow the Milton Friedman model of disbursing a limited benefit directly to those in need and then permitting the market to manage the ensuing demand.

The current system of massive bureaucracies, subsidized bounty systems, individual mandates and restricted choices is perpetuating the problem … not addressing it.

Bottom line? The sooner we get government out of subsidizing dependency (on all fronts), the quicker the free market will rebound and provide better, cheaper care for greater numbers of people – including those afflicted with HIV/ AIDS in “famously hot” Columbia, S.C.

Four Insurers Accused of Discriminating Against People With H.I.V.

Health care advocates said on Thursday that four insurers offering plans in the new federal marketplace discriminated against people infected with H.I.V. and AIDS by requiring them to pay high out-of-pocket costs for drugs to treat H.I.V., including generic medications.

Two groups, the AIDS Institute and the National Health Law Program, filed a complaint on Thursday with the Department of Health and Human Service’s Office for Civil Rights, saying that the insurers violated a provision in the new health care law that bars companies from discriminating against consumers because of their medical conditions. They said that the insurers subjected people infected with H.I.V. to restrictions on medications that most patients take daily to keep the virus in check.

“The companies are going out of their way to discourage people with H.I.V. and AIDS from enrolling in their plans — a blatantly illegal practice,” Wayne Turner, a staff attorney with the National Health Law Program, said in a statement.

The complaint claims that the four insurers — CoventryOne, Cigna, Humana and Preferred Medical — placed H.I.V. drugs on the highest payment tier for midlevel, or silver, plans on the federal health insurance exchange in Florida.

CoventryOne, for example, placed every H.I.V. drug, including generics, on the most restrictive tier, meaning that consumers were required to exhaust a $1,000 deductible and were then asked to contribute 40 percent toward the cost of their drugs, the groups said. Similarly, Humana requires that members spend their $1,500 deductible and then contribute 50 percent, they said. Many of the plans, the groups said, also placed other requirements on the drugs, like advance authorization by a doctor or a limit of a 30-day supply.

CoventryOne, which is owned by Aetna, did not respond to a request for comment, and Preferred Medical could not be reached for comment.

Karen Eldred, a spokeswoman for Cigna, said the company’s H.I.V. drug coverage was in line with accepted medical practice. She noted that Cigna, like many other insurers, offers an array of plans in the federal marketplaces, including some that offer more comprehensive coverage.

A spokesman for Humana, Alex Kepnes, also noted that patients have different plan options, with varying levels of coverage, and that drugs for other diseases like rheumatoid arthritis and multiple sclerosis were also placed on a high payment tier.

Insurers have been asking consumers to pay more for the most expensive so-called specialty drugs, a trend that only accelerated in the new marketplaces as insurers competed fiercely to keep premiums low. Patients with serious conditions, like cancer or rheumatoid arthritis, are finding that their pharmacy bills are skyrocketing. More.....http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/30/business/four-insurers-accused-of-discriminating-against-people-with-hiv.html?_r=0

By KATIE THOMASMAY 29, 2014

NHeLP and The AIDS Institute File HIV/AIDS Discrimination Complaint Against Florida Health Insurers, Advocates seek enforcement of ACA anti-discrimination provisions

May 29, 2014

WASHINGTON—Two leading health organizations—the National Health Law Program (NHeLP) and The AIDS Institute—filed a complaint today with the Office for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS OCR) requesting that federal officials take action to end discrimination targeting people living with HIV/AIDS. The complaint alleges four Florida insurers (CoventryOne, Cigna, Humana and Preferred Medical) are violating the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and federal civil rights laws by structuring their prescription drug policies in a way that discourages people with HIV/AIDS from selecting their plans.

“The ACA provides robust consumer protections, including putting an end to discriminatory practices by health insurers,” said Wayne Turner, NHeLP staff attorney. “But these insurance plans are running afoul of that by placing all HIV/AIDS medications in the highest tiers with exorbitant co-insurance and co-pays, and instituting other barriers to obtaining commonly prescribed HIV/AIDS medications. The companies are going out of their way to discourage people with HIV/AIDS from enrolling in their plans—a blatantly illegal practice.”

Prior to the ACA, health insurers could discriminate on the basis of health status. The ACA, through its nondiscrimination provision (Sec. 1557) and other federal civil rights laws, now bans this practice. Under the law, health plans in the Marketplaces cannot discriminate or structure their benefits in a way that discourages enrollment by people with significant health needs, such as HIV/AIDS.

However, analysis by The AIDS Institute found the four named insurers, unlike others in the State, place all HIV/AIDS medications, including generics, in the highest drug tiers. As a result, the insured face expensive co-insurance and co-pays, prior authorization requirements, high up-front costs and quantity limits. For example, CoventryOne places all HIV drugs on Tier 5, including generics, with a 40 percent co-insurance after a $1,000 deductible, and most require prior authorization. These practices steer people with HIV/AIDS, who often have significant health care needs, away from the plans.

“We trust the Administration will take immediate action against these four insurance companies and send a strong message that this practice is illegal and discrimination against people with HIV/AIDS will not be tolerated,” said Carl Schmid, deputy executive director of The AIDS Institute. “If they do not, other plans in Florida and across the country could adopt these very same discriminatory practices. This would make insurance coverage impossible for people with HIV/AIDS, and jeopardize their health and well-being.”

The complaint requests that HHS OCR undertake a series of actions to stop this illegal activity, including initiating an investigation of these plans and plans in other states, and requiring the insurers take corrective action to alter their drug plans or face monetary penalties and decertification for non-compliance with ACA requirements.

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The National Health Law Program protects and advances the health rights of low income and underserved individuals. The oldest non-profit of its kind, NHeLP advocates, educates and litigates at the federal and state levels. www.healthlaw.org

The AIDS Institute is a national nonprofit organization that promotes action for social change through public policy research, advocacy and education. For more information visitwww.TheAIDSInstitute.org; follow The AIDS Institute on Twitter @AIDSAdvocacy and Facebook at www.facebook.com/The-AIDS-Institute.

Carl Schmid

Deputy Executive Director

The AIDS Institute

Washington DC

202/462-3042-office
202/669-8267-cell
202/328-0467-fax
cschmid@theaidsinstitute.org

Mother dealing with a child thats HIV.

Check out these 3 OF10 great gay films BASED ON THE DEEPSOUTH!.

Southern Comfort

This 2001 documentary chronicles the final year in the life of Robert Eads, a transgender man living in the Deep South. At the beginning of the film, Eads has already been diagnosed with ovarian cancer and has been rejected for treatment by over 20 doctors, who all fear that helping a transman could hurt their reputations. By the time Eads finds a doctor willing to help, the cancer has become too advanced to save him. Eads’ final mission in life is to attend the next Southern Comfort conference, an annual meeting held in Atlanta for transgender people. Southern Comfort received widespread critical acclaim and won the Grand Jury Prize at the 2001 Sundance Film Festival and First Prize at the Seattle International Film Festival, among other awards.

Small Town Gay Bar

This 2006 documentary from out filmmaker Malcolm Ingram looks at two gay bars in two rural Mississippi, and the bigotry and oppression many of the bar’s patrons face on a regular basis. The film also examines the barbaric murder of Scotty Joe Weaver, the 18-year-old gay man who was beaten, stabbed, strangled, and burned to death in Bay Minette, Alabama in 2004, and the dangers of being openly gay in the rural south.

Me @ The Zoo

Love him or hate him, there’s no denying Chris Crocker’s ability to keep himself in the spotlight. Me @ The Zoo looks at his as a young gay man living in Tennessee, his struggles with being bullied in school, his strained relationship with his mother, and how he used the internet to escape the oppressive small town where he grew up. As polarizing and, frankly, annoying as Crocker can be, Me @ The Zoo offers a fascinating and surprising portrait one of the internet’s biggest gay stars.

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KISS MY GRITS

today is a day for me iv been getting disillusioned lately i guess because of all my health issues i face an these aren't the kinds ailments that leave they just escalate over time. I get afraid i won't be remember because of the HATEFUL CORRUPT HIV ORG PEEPS have blacklisted all the way from California an the UK. But they have an i have to say i hate how the south has handled its HIV epidemic with greed an bullying(Alabama) an seems ALABAMA AIDS ORG use those org to get them a government job iv seen it several times. An these same corrupt people are working their evil as we speak. But i do spend hours researching an looking for new stuff but because i am not a brownnoser like most out there i probably will be forgotten .

Sorry im a bitch but you all created me an im still chat-table loll.
an i still love everyone just not their ways.

Wednesday, May 28, 2014

WHAT THE HELL

Wish i could find something i really enjoy. I cant understand why when i ask for help no one will help with me trying to get specialty glasses because my eyes are very sensitive to the sun like having an allergy. I can't see anything tiny when i try to read. So i been trying to ask for a donation i thought since i collect information that other enjoy maybe they could show gratitude. But there are like only 10 peeps in all these years that have selflessly helped me. I live just a few steps from being broke homeless. If i could afford the glasses i wouldn't even ask anyone because it feels belittling to me.

Tuesday, May 27, 2014

IS TRUVADA THE BEST WAY TO PROTECT PORN STARS FROM HIV ?

REBLOGGED BY BIANCA JARVIS

This post originally appeared on The Daily Dot.

BDSM porn mogul Peter Acworth recently stirred up controversy when he posted an open letter to Michael Weinstein, President of the AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) on his blog. Acworth’s message: Stop pushing legislation that would force adult performers to wear condoms on set and offer them an HIV-prevention alternative in the form of a PrEP drug called Truvada.

I know you have mixed feelings about PrEP, the new medical regimen that can help prevent HIV transmission. It’s not well-understood yet by performers, but I believe we owe it to the communities we serve to evaluate this on its merits. The fact is, none of the performers you bring to your press conferences would have been protected had AB1576 been passed ten years ago, because no California condom law is going to protect performers during their personal lives, or shooting on unregulated sets overseas. PrEP, if it works as advertised, could do just that. In fact, we've recently begun working with HIV and sex worker health organizations to develop an educational program about PrEP specifically targeting adult performers—it would be great if you could be a part of it.

While I have my qualms about Acworth as an individual, I think his advocacy for Truvada makes a lot of sense from the perspective of a sexual health educator. Truvada is an anti-retroviral medication that was approved by the FDA in 2012 for HIV PrEP, which stands for pre-exposure prophylaxis. Studies have shown that when taken consistently, Truvada can reduce HIV transmission as much as 92 percent, findings comparable to perfect condom use.

That said, Truvada is typically recommended as a supplement to condoms and regular testing in high risk populations, not a replacement or a general panacea for HIV prevention. While Truvada for PrEP has been a hot topic within the gay male community, there has been little discussion of how the drug might help other high risk populations, such as adult performers and other sex workers.

Chicago-based pro-domme Erin Black is one sex worker who uses Truvada to reduce her risk of HIV infection, but she says her reasons her partly political. “So few sex-workers know about Truvada, and those that are aware of it are under-educated about the drug, or have completely bought in to lies and misinformation that surround the blue pill,” Black said. “I try to educate them whenever I get the chance.”

With a recent spate of HIV infections leading to multiple moratoriums in the adult film industry, improving Truvada education and accessibility (in addition to biweekly testing and optional condoms), is a logical public health strategy for minimizing the incidence of HIV in adult performers.

One of Truvada’s greatest barriers to general acceptance is fear that the drug will promote reckless promiscuity, in spite of evidence to the contrary. This is a common issue in the world of sexual health promotion—the prudish fantasy that denying access to sexual health education and services will magically prevent people from engaging in high risk behaviors (see: HPV vaccination and comprehensive sex education in schools).

With Weinstein’s callous dismissal of Truvada as a “party drug” for gay men, it’s unlikely that he will be receptive to Acworth’s advocacy of PrEP as a public health strategy for porn stars. Weinstein’s statement sends a dangerous message that people who use Truvada are irresponsibly promiscuous, fostering an atmosphere of stigma and shame that may deter high-risk individuals from seeking treatment. Adult performers are a highly stigmatized population, and there may be a concern relying that on Truvada and testing alone is an irresponsible choice compared to using condoms.

Weinstein’s AHF is the driving force behind AB 1567, a bill that would mandate that adult performers in the state of California wear condoms on set, or face criminal penalties. Although requiring condoms on porn sets seems like a logical STI prevention strategy, many performers and directors have spoken out against AB 1567, arguing that wearing condoms during prolonged sex scenes can result in genital abrasions that make performers more susceptible to STIs.

Others are concerned that the bill will force porn production underground or out of state, where there are fewer regulations to protect performers. While condoms are a highly effective barrier against HIV and other STIs, they can slip or break, especially if used incorrectly. Truvada would offer an effective alternative to condoms for performers who prefer to go without, and offers additional protection to those who do use condoms.

Acworth’s most effective selling point for Truvada in porn is the protection it offers off-set. Legislature like AB 1567 doesn't guarantee that the performers will practice safer sex in their personal lives. Truvada offers protection against HIV both at work as well as in their off-screen relationships. In my interview with Erin Black, she expressed that Truvada offers her greater protection for enjoying sex with her fluid-bonded partner. “Truvada allowed me to maintain my sexual relationship with my partner regardless of my work,” she argued.

Truvada is not a perfect solution for HIV prevention, nor does it offer protection against other STIs. There are many persuasive arguments for why Truvada should not be used, but ultimately it is a personal decision. Nevertheless it is an FDA-approved strategy for HIV prevention that has been shown to be highly effective when used as directed. “Inform, educate, and empower” is one of the ten essential functions of public health, and I believe that Truvada education is an essential component for HIV prevention in the world of porn and beyond.

Free HIV testing from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday at Miami Beach City Hall, Care Resource announces get testedCare Resource announces free volunteer HIV testing from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday at Miami Beach City Hall. Here are the details from Jonathan Welsh, Care Resource’s marketing and development manager: Attending the health initiative at 2:00pm is Dr. Robert Gallo. Dr. Gallo is an eminent scientist who co-discovered HIV as the cause of AIDS and developed the HIV blood test in 1984. He is currently the founder and director of the IHV, established to create and develop a world-class center of excellence focusing on chronic viral diseases, especially HIV/AIDS and virally-linked cancers. At 5:30pm, he will be recognized at Miami Beach City Hall by Miami Beach Commissioner Micky Steinberg. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 125,000 people in Florida are believed to be living with HIV. Moreover, Miami- Dade County is ranked number one in the nation with the highest number of new AIDS cases per capita and second in the nation with the number of children with AIDS. Early detection, tracking of referrals, and the linkage and retention of prevention/care is critical to HIV management and reducing/stopping the spread of the virus. Miami Beach City Hall is located at 700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, FL 33139. Read more here: http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2014/05/free-hiv-testing-from-10-am-to-4-pm-wednesday-at-miami-beach-city-hall-care-resource-announces.html#storylink=cpy

Free HIV testing from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday at Miami Beach City Hall, Care Resource announces

Care Resource announces free volunteer HIV testing from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday at Miami Beach City Hall.

Here are the details from Jonathan Welsh, Care Resource’s marketing and development manager:

Attending the health initiative at 2:00pm is Dr. Robert Gallo. Dr. Gallo is an eminent scientist who co-discovered HIV as the cause of AIDS and developed the HIV blood test in 1984. He is currently the founder and director of the IHV, established to create and develop a world-class center of excellence focusing on chronic viral diseases, especially HIV/AIDS and virally-linked cancers.

At 5:30pm, he will be recognized at Miami Beach City Hall by Miami Beach Commissioner Micky Steinberg.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 125,000 people in Florida are believed to be living with HIV. Moreover, Miami- Dade County is ranked number one in the nation with the highest number of new AIDS cases per capita and second in the nation with the number of children with AIDS.

Early detection, tracking of referrals, and the linkage and retention of prevention/care is critical to HIV management and reducing/stopping the spread of the virus.

Miami Beach City Hall is located at 700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, FL 33139.

Read more here: http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2014/05/free-hiv-testing-from-10-am-to-4-pm-wednesday-at-miami-beach-city-hall-care-resource-announces.html#storylink=cpy

Gosh i hate begging! But HIV brings me to this!

Its Tuesday a day after Monday.

Goodmorning how are you? Don't you hate when people ask you this loll, you know they don't want to hear the truths. So Today is a day for experimenting... when someone asks you how are you ....tell them. See if they really listen.

TG GREEN

Monday, May 26, 2014

HIV status casts shadow on woman's budding romance! Do you have a story?

By Abby

May 26, 2014 | Updated: May 26, 2014 5:47pm

Dear Abby:

I'm a 32-year-old woman who is HIV-positive. My colleague - who is unaware of my status - recently introduced me to a relative of hers who also is lonely and looking for someone to settle down with. We "clicked" and seem to complement each other in every way, although we haven't had any sexual encounter.

My fear is, how do I disclose my status without being rejected? He seems to have big plans for us, which include settling down and having kids in the future. I am also worried that he might be angry with my colleague and not believe that she is unaware of my status.

Please help me get out of this dilemma.

In a Spot in South Africa

Dear In a Spot:

I'll try, but there are no guarantees. Much depends upon the strength of this man's feelings for you. It is very important that you have a frank discussion with him before the relationship goes any further.

The fact that you are HIV-positive may be problematic, but it does not mean you cannot have a family together if you wish in the future. Medications and other medical interventions can help keep the virus from being transmitted to your children, and condoms can protect your partner.

If you are upfront about your status, the chances are better that he will believe you when you tell him his relative was not aware that you have HIV when you were introduced.

In a case like this, honesty is the best policy.

Why does the government abuse Low-income Americans?

EVERYTIME A LAW OR POLICY IS CREATED IT WHITTLES MORE RIGHTS AN ABUSES POOR AN DISABLED AN SENIORS.

HIV a Southern Epidimic!