“I was discomforted for a long time, and I don’t have to live like that anymore. I’m on HIV treatment and am undetectable. It’s a huge responsibility to take care of myself.” Randle also relates differently to other gay men. “My friendships are more intimate,” he says. “I...
Getting tested for HIV, and confirming your status, has never been easier and the benefits never greater. It is sexy to be in the know.
and my partner came up HIV-…already the juxtaposition between positives and negatives had begun. The strange thing was that I felt no need to hide my status. I turned up at the Oxford Hotel and said to friends…oh well, I’m positive. Of course, I was far from being the only one....
SeviL is a recently isolated lectin found to bind to the linear saccharides of the ganglioside GM1b (Neu5Acα(2-3)Galβ(1-3)GalNAcβ(1-4)Galβ(1-4)Glc) and its precursor, asialo-GM1 (Galβ(1-3)GalNAcβ(1-4)Galβ(1-4)Glc). The crystal structures of recombinant SeviL have bee...
The fact that I am HIV positive is a result ofanti-Black state sanctioned violence. The infrastructure of this world assures that Black people are the most vulnerable to poverty, homelessness, and unemployment—all factors contributing to the rise of the HIV epidemic. When we allow a single ...
Kerry is presently serving 30 years for“HIV non-disclosure”(or not telling his sex partner he is living with HIV) even though he used condoms, had an undetectable viral load, and did not transmit HIV. His case has become a rallying cry for advocates around the world, and Kerry’s grac...
I wish this story would have ended differently, and I could have been showing all the hundreds of pictures that new parents tend to share. Although this is not possible, I want to let everyone know that having a child when HIV positive is entirely possible. ...
Others noted that leaving an HIV status blank “hinted” at their own or others’ HIV positive or negative status. These approaches were closely linked to decisions about condom use. Many men reported serosorting based on inferences or assumptions about partners’ HIV status. Together, results ...
I wish this story would have ended differently, and I could have been showing all the hundreds of pictures that new parents tend to share. Although this is not possible, I want to let everyone know that having a child when HIV positive is entirely possible. ...
It has been shown to be effective in promoting viral suppression, therefore protecting the health of pregnant individuals, and reducing the risk of vertical HIV transmission to the child [3]. Despite the positive impact of Option B+, disengagement from care during the postpartum period is of ...