“I Am HIV Positive” — Josué Hernández

Josué E. Hernández is an HIV activist who currently lives in Orange County, California. His dedication to raising awareness and bringing the HIV/AIDS epidemic under control is demonstrated by currently working as the Director of Annual Giving at Radiant Health Centers, the largest service provider to people infected and affected by HIV/AIDS in the county. 

Josué E. Hernández

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Jewish Rabbi charges Orthodox Staff to be inclusive towards LGBT pupils

Earlier this year it emerged that a state-funded Orthodox Jewish school in north London, Yesodey Hatorah Senior Girls’ school, had redacted mentions of homosexuality in textbooks, as well as references to women smoking, drinking and driving with men.

Photo: Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis

The school said the policy was "old news" and "has nothing to do homophobia or misogyny".

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My name is Emeka, I am HIV positive – Entry 2

Last week, I started a series on this blog. The story of how I became HIV positive and my life afterwards. To read the first episode, click HERE

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My name is Emeka, I am HIV positive – Entry 1

My name is Emeka, I am 21 years old and I am HIV positive. Being a HIV positive gay man has been the most challenging experience of my life, owing to the fact that my family and the country I live in will persecute me when they find out that I am HIV positive and also a gay man.

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Apply For The Rapid Response Fund by AIDS Alliance

 

The Rapid Response Fund  is an intervention of AIDS Alliance that helps in demanding situations where lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people (LGBT) and Men who have Sex with Men (MSM) are facing discrimination, stigmatization and threats of violence that hinder their swift access to HIV services. 

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NEWS: Having Chem Sex As A Gay Man Increases Your Chances Of Having A New HIV Diagnosis Than Other Gay Men

Gay and bisexual men who reported engaging in chemsex (the use of specific drugs to enhance or facilitate sex) were five times more likely to be newly diagnosed with HIV, nine times more likely to be diagnosed with hepatitis C and four times more likely to be diagnosed with a sexually transmitted infection (STI) during a 13-month follow-up period, according to London data published this week in HIV Medicine.

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My HIV Story

As a gay man, one of the hardest things you can do is come out. You fear whether or not your family and friends will accept this ‘new’ you and you face the possibility of losing the people that are important in your life. After I came out as gay, the one thing I never thought I would have to do is come out again…but this time, as an HIV-positive man?!

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