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Death Anus Ad from NYC Dept of Health

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David

They should focus on finding cure for the disease rather than lying about what HIV carriers are prone to, because as long as the disease lives, it will indirectly or directly gets at you. You are not alone in the world, you can take responsibility of your action and try to be as careful as you could to stay negative, but that’s not a yardstick to be confident of staying negative. HIV is not only spread by gay men. There are other mistaken or accidental means of contraction, Blood transfusion and etc. It could be your love affair with that beautiful decent girl look that looks too good to be carrying the virus, and then you hit it unprotected. Some viral infection if left untreatable could penetrate through our CNS and attacks our brain cell, but I can assure you that HIV viral attacks on brain does not go beyond mild depression. And temporal forgetfulness which are sometimes seen in healthy people also. Apart from the seniors dementia which is known as age related disease, If a dementia symptom of HIV qualifies that as seen in Alzheimer’s patience, then the person is simply co-infected with Alzheimer’s and should not be blamed on HIV. One should put into consideration the state of brain of those using illicit drugs and dangerous chemicals. Thanks

August 5, 2011

John

Its real out here, they have to get the message across somehow, because nothing else is working!!

February 9, 2011

Queen

To Frederick Wright and Sean, I agree with both of you, The US Army also would show us photos of men and women with horrible STD's, The only issue that I have with that PSA annoucement is that they should show more women and they should also show more after effects of AIDS and other STD's. It does make gay men look like they are the only people contracting these diseases, which in turn will send out mixed messages, like in the past.

February 3, 2011

Frederick Wright

Sean I understand your positions and all of them are excellent in the concept of different aproaches to different social groups. The PSA that is beings discussed on a couple of bloggs by many are using the arugument that fear doesn't work in social media for it is not sensitive. I understand this PSA is protraying gay men in a bad light and needs to be tweeked a bit. However, I don't think one focus group is science, come down to the south and show a graphic flim of all stds, with real life pictures and case studies to 50 young gay men not in college and then ask them at the end of the presentation does this realty of these STDs help you understand why a condom is a handy prevention tool. The other problem of using a condom all the time message, which is a great message, however in truth, it is like the abstaining from sex message , not very realistic, for most people like nature sex and want to have nature sex. Don't you like natural sex? Sean we need to get more real with the communication and straight forward message is my point for so far nothing in the past or future has completly stop new HIV cases. However I believe young people need to know the truth about STDs and not to surgar coat the problems. Again Sean, all you bullet points in prevention is worth a try and to keep tring. How about a new one like Over the Counter Rapid HIV Screening Kits forsale in CVS, Walgreens and in local Super Markets for self screening in the privacy of one's home, for this might help all in our community to face HIV, discuss healthy sex and to get treatment if needed, while helping to stop the spread of HIV. What do you think Sean about OTC Rapid HIV Screening Kits being put on the open market?

February 1, 2011

Sean Strub

Frederick, I don't understand your complaint about "sensitive guys"; what I address isn't about sensitivity but about what actually will work and effectively and constructively change sexual behaviors over the long-term. The point I make, which I believe is supported by the research to which I provided links, is that this campaign may be counterproductive, leading to more new infections rather than fewer. What may have worked short-term for members of the military is very different from what will work over the long-term for MSM.

January 30, 2011

ellena

I am livid that the Dept. of health said I d be dead by 1995, and I have waited for 25 years for this 100 percent certainty has NOT happened. In 1995 I was drugged & Bellman gave me meds for 2 years and when I went OFF of them I had a VL of 77. It is now 11 yrs. later and my Viral Load id undetectable. No VL no meds, so what do I get in terms of compensation or turning down marrying millionaires & having kids. All my friends died & I got a Ph.D. Did any of you have the balls to NOT take drugs? I've had 90n T4's for a few years & that hasn't killed me. Only one Dr. has said I'm not either misdiagnosed (2 positive tests by NYCDOH) or untreated. Gee, maybe Duesberg was right in the GL Center in 1987. Were any of you there? Has anyone else knowingly refused to take meds till they were told they didn't need them? I don't think they should be allowed to get married, have unsafe sex or make a single plan. They starved & worried me so I don't have a stomach anymore, but I'm still waiting to die as every Dr. but two said so many times I got fed up & said "Let's see- I'll gamble I can live without meds- I was right, but everyone I loved is dead.

January 30, 2011

Frederick Wright

I must suggest all the sensitive guys to get their heads out of their sensitive anus. You sensitive guys sound like the loud mouth leftist gay guy call Micheal Angelo on radio in NY that mirrors Rush in selfishness, where no other course of action is allowed, if it doesn't set well with them and has no insite or will to hear the other side of the debate or to compermise. Me Me Me and taking selfish position that realy don't care about any one except themselves and infated ego. Wake up, for their are other people on the panet too and they all have an anus. The US Navy has ran sexually graphic films to the miltary for 30 years or more about STDS to teach young men and women what could happen without a condom and has work for many of the miltary. The truth in learning is a good thing. For the HIV people and gay men that allow this PSA to create their self imagine, please get help, for the cartoon is not about you, it is about helping youth stay negative and hopfully to help create a healthie relationship with his or her future life partner.

January 29, 2011

Frederick Wright

I think this debate of social marketing messages is very healthie in the two sides of the story concerning HIV and prevention. I sm concerned that the debate needs to go futher in addressing men in conversation and action concerning honor,loyaty, and building loving relationship within the gay community and beyond. You see I believe condoms are important, however now that Gay Holy Unions and Adoption of Children are on the main stream of many of our communities their is a need to express long term goals with in a loving relationships. I think in the conversation of honoring one's lover or life partner. It is difficult for a sub culture that are shunned, and dismissied as having loving relationships to heal from the past and push foward for the goal of truth and honor. Most gay folks have live in lies to protect their homes, jobs, livly hood and self imagine. Times have changed and the need to charish one another with out excusses to live and love is a truth that needs to be on the agenda. Let's change the conversation to building loving relationship that incluides healthie loving sex for a fuitfull life and legency of love.

January 18, 2011

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