HIV and AIDS

Reflecting on 30 years of HIV/AIDS

It’s as if we are back in 1983 all over again. Fear, stigma and intentional ignorance are the norms. Only this time it’s all coming from within our own gay male community, not from the outside. We refer to ourselves and one another as “clean,” “bug-free,” or “ddf.” We isolate and alienate ourselves.

I’m not giving up on gay men

The fearless leader of our previous administration made HIV prevention work very difficult. I believe the official “abstinence only” response mandated by the government led to a lot of people becoming infected with the virus, simply because the only answer available to them didn’t work for them.

Livin la vida leather: Brent Heinze, Mr. Leather Colorado

If anyone would have told Brent Heinze – 18 years ago – that he would be half-naked, suited up with a harness, tight leather pants, whips, chains and bulging muscles, posing for a photo shoot, not even he would have believed it. After shedding nearly 100 pounds and molding himself into the hunky spectacle that represents the leather community of Colorado, Heinze is the epitome of empowerment and true leather style.

New federal housing regulations would protect LGBT people

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has proposed new federal regulations that…

Stuff Gay People Like: HIV panic attacks

Every gay man has it drilled into his head starting in early teenage years: HIV…