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DG A V o ic e \ M a y 2 7, 2 0 1 1 \ N ew s w w w . t h e G A V o i c e . c o mL e s b ia n s u e s B a r t o w C o u n t y l a w e n f o r c e m e n t o f f i c i a sA m a n d a B o o k e r a ll e g e sd e p u t ie s t r ie d t o' c o n v e r t ' h e r t o s tr a ig h tBy pyana [email protected]

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DA v o c e \ M a y 2 7 , 2 0 1 1 \ N e w s w w w _ th e G A V o ic e _ c o mree3 0 y e a r s a f t e r H IV d e c im a t e d t h e g a y c o m m u n i t y a n d in s p i r e d u s t o a c t io n , in f e c t io n s o n t h e r is e a g a inBy Ryan Le e

Th e my st er io u s d i se as e t ha t w o u ld e v en tu a ll yb e com e a g lo b al p an d em ic i s a ppr o ac h in g a mile-s to n e t ha t i t d e n i ed t o t ho u sa nd s o f g ay m e n i n t h e1980 s a nd '9 0s : O n J u ne 5, AIDS r u m s 30 .First id entifie d as an u nu su al o utb re ak ofpneumocystis ca r in i l p ne u mo ni a b y t he C en te rsf or D i se as e C o nt ro l & Prevent ion, AIDS s ta rt l edd octo rs w ith th e w ay it targe ted "p re vio uslyh ea lt hy " y ou ng m en a nd r av ag ed t he ir immunes ys tem s w i th u n pr ec ed e nt e d s pe e d."Pa tient 4: A 2 9- ye ar -o ld m an d e ve lo pe d P.c ar in ii p ne umon ia i n F e br u ar y 1981 , " r ead t heJune 5 , 1 9 81 , M o rb id it y & Mo na li .t y W e ek lyR ep or t, t he C DC 's first o ff ic ia l r ec og ni ti on o fw hat w ou ld b eco me know n as A ID S. "H e d idn ot im pr ov e a ft e r b e in g g iv e n i nt ra v en ou s [ an ti -b io ti cs ] a nd c or ti co st er oi d s a nd d i ed i n M a rc h. "I ro ni ca ll y, a s i t a pp ro ac he s i ts 3 0 th a nn iv e r-sa ry , AITIS is a n emac ia te d v e rs io n o f i ts e ar li e rse lf. W he re as i t w as o nce a m at te r o f w ee ks o rmonths between d i ag no si s a nd d e at h, A I DS a ndt he H uma n I mm u no de fi ci en cy V i ru s t hat le ad sto i t a r e n ow w i de ly c on si d er ed c hr on ic i ll ne ss est ha t c an b e ma na ge d w i th m e d ic at io ns .B ut H lV /A ID S sti ll liv es, st i ll th riv es - inth e 1.1m il li on Am e ri can s l iv in g w it h H IV , a ndth e m ore than 33 m il li on p eo pl e f ig ht in g t hed ise ase w orld wid e - and it re mains one of th emo st i ns id i ou s d i se as es w h en u n tr ea te d .

"Cer ta in ly , th e w ay that m any p eop le in th eU ,S , a re l oo ki ng at H IV h as c ha ng ed o ve r t im e ,a nd w e h av e t o b e h on es t, t he e pi de m ic i ts elf r e-a ll y h as c ha ng ed ," s ai d R ic har d W o li ts ki , d ep -u ty d ir ec to r o f b eh av io ra l a nd s oc ia l s ci en ce a tC DC . " Th is i s a d iffe re nt e pi de m ic t han e ar li er ,b ut w e h av e t o re co gn ize t hat i t's st ill a m ajo rp u bl ic h e al th t h re at f or t hi s c ou n tr y." I t hi nk a l ot o f p e op le d on 't r ea li ze d 1 e m ag -n it ud e o f t he c ri si s t ha t w e'r e s ti ll f acm g t od ay ,part icu lar ly anlo ng m en w ho h av e sex w ithm e n," W o li ts ki ad d ed . " I d on 't th ink t ha t a ny -b od y c-o uld h av e im ag in ed w he n t he fi rst fi vecase s o f A I DS w ere r ep or te d i n 1981 by CD Ct ha t w e'd b e d e al in g w it h a w or ld w id e e pi de m -i c, 3 0 y ea rs l at er , t ha t's t ak en t he l iv es o f m or et ha n 6 0 0,0 0 0 p eo ple i n this c o unt r y a lo n e ,"A p la g u e a n d a n e w b e g in n i n gJ eff G rah am h as sp en t m ost o f h i s ad ult li feat w ar agai nst H IV /A lD S, fi rst as a m em be r o fA C T U P, t he n a t t h e fo rm e r A I DS S u rv iv al P ro j-e ct and no w as exe cu tiv e d irector o f G eorgiaE qu ali ty . H ow ev er, w he n h e firs t h eard ab ou tt he i ll ne ss a lm o st three d ec ad es a go , G ra hamd i dn 't t hi nk i t w a s r el ev an t to him.

"To b e h one st , i t didn' t h av e a h uge i mp actat t he t im e b ecau se w he n I was 17 or 18 yearso ld h e ar in g a bo u t this d i se as e t ha t a ff ec te d m e ni n t he ir th i r t ies , i t se em ed so rem ote to m e,"G r ah am s ai d .G ra ha m w as n ot a lo ne i n d i st an ci ng h im se lff ro m t he n ew d is ea se . M ai ns tr eam m e di a l ar ge -I y i gn or ed t he p la gu e . L e d b y P re si de nt R on aldR ea ga n, w ho d id n't s ay th e w or d "A ID S" p ub -l ic ly u n ti l a lm o st s ix y ea rs i nt o t he e p id em ic -a ft e r t h e d i se as e k il le d mo re t h an 2 5, O OOAme ri ~cans - th e fe de ral gov ernm ent d ev ote d scantr es ou r ce s t o i nv e st ig at e w h at w as o b li te ra ti ng ag en e ra ti on o f g ay m e n.Th e on ly a tt e nt i on HIV/AIDS r e ce i v ed f romo utsid e of th e gay com mu nity and a clu ster o fr es ea rc he rs w as h os ti le a nd co nd e mn in g. G ayAm e ri ca ns w er e " fi gh ti ng a li fe o r d ea th b at tleand not hav ing a w hole lo t of allie s w ho w erew i ll in g t o s ta nd w i th u s ," s ai d G ra ham , w h o, l ik em ost g ay m en o f h is e ra, w as so on co nscri pt edi nt o t h ew a r a ga in st A I DS."I t had ju st a d ev astat ing impact on thec omm u ni ty , a nd c er tai nl y f or an yo ne t ha t l iv e dthrou gh th e '80 s, I think th at th e scars o f thatt im e i s s om et hi ng t hat all o f u s will c ar r y w i t h

tIS f or t h e r e s t o f o u r l iv e s, " G r ah am said, " Ju st at rem e nd o u s s en se o f l os s. "

Pit ted against o ne o f t he m o st e ni gm at ic an dle thal v iru se s in h isto ry, th e gay commun i t yp ro v ed i ts el f l oa d ed w i th a dm i ra bl e w ar ri or s. I nb et we en a tt en di ng w ee kl y fu ne ra ls a nd s it ti ngbeds ide to t he i r d y in g f ri e nd s a nd l ov e rs , LGBTp eo pl e w ag ed a r el en tl es s c am p ai gn t o d ra w at -t e nt i on t o t h e ir s u ff e ri n g.T he y c re at ed c ar e n et wo rk s a nd c omm un it ycl in ic s t o t re at t he ill. T he y t urn ed d ance s an dd ra g s ho ws i nt o f uo dr ai se rs t o s u p ply t he y ou ngm ov e me nt w it h i ts o nly r es ou rc es , T he y e st ab -li sh ed a n ew cu lt ur al no rm w he re co nd om u sew as a n on -n eg ot ia bl e k ey t o s u rv i va lT he y p re ssu re d go ve rn me nt o ffi cials an dsci ent ists t o i nv est in re se ar ch and d em and edth e m ed ia st op i gn ori ng th eir p li gh t, an d in th ep ro ce ss l ai d t he f ou n d at io n f or t he p at ie nt a dv o -c ac y t ha t i s n ow u s ed f or e v er yt hi ng f r- omb r ea stc an ce r t o P a rk i ns on' s d i se a se .AIDS also r ad ica lly a lt er ed t he g ay r ig ht smov ement i t se l f. Th e o r ga ni z in g a nd f un dr ai s in gce q u i re d t o f ig ht t h e d i s ea se p ro v id e d s tr u ct u re t oa p r ev i o u sl y s ca tt e re d e f fo r t f o r LGBTri g ht s , a ndt he m om e nt um g ai ne d d u ri ng t he '8 0s tu rned th eLGBT c ommu n it y i nt o a l eg it im a te p o li ti ca l c o n-s ti t u e nc y du r i ng t h e 1990 s a nd t o d ay .H ow ev er , r he e pi de m ic 's t ru e i mp ac t o n t hec ou r se o f g ay r ig ht s w i ll f or ev e r b e u n kn own .

"So m any of th e lead ers w ho w ere gay m enin the ir tw entie s, and thirt ie s and for tie s - ane nt ir e g e ne ra ti on o f seasoned, e x p er i en ce d l e ad -e rs - d ie d," G rah am sai d, ''W e h av e ne ve r b ee na bl e t o b e n ef it f rom wh er e t he i r e x pe ri e nc e, t he i re n e rg y , t h e ir c ommi tmen t t o L GB T ri gh ts m ayh av e t ake n u s if t he y h ad i n f aa li ve d ."P o s it i v e s a n d n e g a ti v e s

A s Graham's f ri e nd s a nd c ol le ag u es c on ti n-u e d t o d ie w it h a go ni zi ng f re qu e nc y in 1 994 , hefinally r ec ei v ed h o pe w h il e w o rk in g a t. A lDS S u r-v iv a l P ro jec t A board membe r r e tu r ne d f rom a r e-s ea rc h m e e ti ng w h er e s ci en ti st s w e re s o e nc ou r -a ge d b y th e e ar ly r es ult s o f a n ew cl as s o f d ru gs-p ro te ase inhib itors - the y aske d th e Food &Dr ug Admin is t ra t io n t o f as t -t r ac k t es t ing ."T he th eo ry w as that p ro te ase inhib itorscould b e u s ed i n c omb in at io n w i th o th e r e xi st in gm ed icat io ns an d th at i t w o uld p ut a re al d en t i nH IV 's a bi li ty t o hun people ' s immWl system,"G ra ha m r eca lle d . " He fe lt i n t h e n ea r fu tu re p eo -p le w ou ld b eg in t o l ea d r el at iv el y n on naJ l iv e s,a nd o f c ou rs e al l o f tha t c am e t o p as s. "T he a rr iv al o f p ro te as e i nh ib it or s a nd o th erH ig hl y A c ti ve A n ti -R et ro vlr al T he ra py d ru gsw as d e em e d a m i ra cl e momen t w h en a nn ou n ce da t t he International A J DS C on fe re nce i n 1 996 .However, t h e h i s t or y o f HIV I A ID S h as b ee n as to ry o f p o si ti v es a nd n eg at iv e s, a nd n ea rl y e v er yb re ak th ro u gh h as b ee n p ar tn er ed w it h s et ba ck .V a ri ou s HAART me d ic at io ns h av e w o rk ed s o e f-fe ct iv el y t hat H IV / A ID S i s n o l on ge r t he crisis ito nc e w as , e sp e da ll y f or t ho se w h o n ev e r e xp e ri -e n ce d i t s u n c h e ck e d w r at h .'T he re 's a ne w gene ratio n of A me ricanswho need to be reached , and they 're com ingf rom a v e ry d i ff er en t p la ce ," s ai d Wo li tk si f romthe C DC . ''T od ay's you ng p eop le hav e nev erk no wn a t im e w nh ou t e ff ec ti ve H 1 V t re at me nt ,and w e're asking the m to act against a thre atthat , for som e of the m, se em s re mote , bu t ther ea li ty i s t h at it still is a v e ry r ea l t hr ea t. "More than o ne -t hi rd o f n ew H IV i nfe ct io nso oe ur i n p e op le u nd er age 3 0, acco rd ing t o t hem ost r ece nt C DC d at a. T he d em og rap hi c thatw as f ir st p u bl ic ly i mp ac te d b y H lV / Al DS c on -t in ue s t o b ear th e w ei gh t o f t he e pid em ic, w it hg ay a nd b is ex ua l m e n a cco u nt in g fo r m or e t ha nh alf o f n ew H IV case s i n t h e U .S . e ach ye ar."We 'r e s ee in g t he n um b er s o f H lV i nfe ct io nc on ti nu e t o i nc re as e a mo ng [ ga y an d b is ex ua lm e n] , a nd i n fa ct , (it i s] t he o nJ y r is k g ro u p t ha tw e 'r e s ee i ng i nc re as es i n i nf ec ti on s, " Wo li ts kisaid "T his is part icu lar ly co nce rning at thisp oi nt i n t im e b ec au se w e'r e n ow s ee in g t ha t t h en um b er o f n e w H IY i nfe ct io ns a mo ng m e n w ho


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w w w . l h e G A V o i c e . c o mh a v e s e x w it h m e n a r e h ig h e r t h a J l t h e o n e s wes a w a t t he e n d of th e 1980s . "

T he a dv an ce s in m e d ic i n e w e r e a cc o m p an ie db y a d e l ib e r a te e ff o rt t o " d e - g a y " HIV /AIDS e d -u ca tio n s o t h a t o th e r a t- r is k p op u la tio n s w o u ldunder s tand t h e i r v u ln e r a b i l i t y , a n d to e s t a b l i s ht h a t g a y p e op le w e r e m o r e t h a n a n i l l n e s s . T h i sm a d e t h e d i s e a s e a n a f t e r t h ou g h t a m o n g m a n y int h e c o m m un i t y t h a t w a s m o s t affected,I n r e s p o n s e to a l a r m i n g CDC d a t a , in 2 00 9G e o rg ia E q u a l i t y c r e a t e d t h e G e o rg ia HTV A d -V O C 4 C y N e tw o r k , w h i c h lo b b ie s f o r a c c e s s t om e d ic i n e a n d p re ve nt i o n . S ti l l , i t ' s d if f i c u lt tos n ap t h e c o m p la ce nc y t h a t c o m e s w it h m ir a c le s.

" I d o n ' t k n o w th a t t h e m ov e m en t w i l l e v e rlo o k e x a c t ly t h e s a m e a s i t d i d i n t h e e r a o f A C fU P a n d t h e e a rl y d a y s o f t h e e p i d e m ic , " G ra h a ms a id . " T h a n k g o o d n e s s , w e n o l o n g e r h a v e t h eu r g e n c y o f o u r f r ie n ds d y in g a r o u n d u s. If y o u ' r eg o i n g t o a m em o r ia l s e r v ic e e v e r y o t h e r w ee k o rs e ve ra l t im e s a m o n th , i t 's a c o ns t a n t r e m i n de r t oy o u that s om e th in g n e e d s to b e d o n e "A p o l i t i c a l d i s e a s e

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A ID S D ru g A ss is ta n t P r og r am s , w h ic h p r o -v id e H A A R T m e d i c a t io n s t o p e o p le w ho c a n n o ta ff o rd t h em , a re w it h er i n g a m id e a g er n es s t o c u ts o cia l s e rv ic e s f r o m s t a te a nd f e de ra l b u d ge ts . I nG e o r g ia , m o re than 1,500 p e o p le a re o n a w a i t -in g l i s t t o b e g in r e ce iv in g d ru g s .

T he d ru gs n ow a va il a b l e t o p e o p le l iv i n g w it hH IV a re v a st ly m o r e e ff e ct iv e a nd c o n v e n i e n t t h a nt h e i r p re de ce ss o rs - s o m e tim e s a s i n g l e , o nc e -a -d a y p i l l r e p l a c in g a la b or i o u s d r u g c o ck t a il t h a tc a u s e d s e v e r e s id e e ff e c t s . T h e re i s a ls o s ig n i f i c a n tb u z z a bo u t t h e r e se a r c h in tO m ic ro b i c id e g e ls t h a tc o u l d p r e v e n t H IV t r a n s m is s io n i n w om e n , a n dt h e a b i l i t y o f g a y m e n to a vo id i n fe c t i o n b y takinga nt i- HI V d ru g s p ri o r t o b e i n g e x p os e d t o t h e d is -e a s e . R e se a r c h t o f i n d a n H IV v ac ci n e a ls o c on tin -u e s , in clu d i n g h er e a t E m o r y U n iv e r s i t y a n d t h eA ID S R e s e ar c h C o n so rt iu m o f A t l a n t a .Bu t e v e n if a c u r e f o r HrV /AJDS w e r e d is -c o v e r e d t o m o r r o w , " w e w il l n e e d a d v o c a c y a n dc o m m un i t y p re s s u re t o c lo se t h a t g ap b e t w ee nw h a t's p os s ib le t h ro ug h t e ch no lo gy a n d m e d ic a la d v a n c e m e n t , a nd t h e b a r r ie r s t h a t f u n d in g a n dp o l i t i c s p la y , " G r a h a m s a id .

" I t 's f a r t o o e a s y f o r p e o p le t o s a y , 'W e l l , inth is da y a nd a ge , if t h e r e ' s a g a y m a n w ho te s t sp o s it i v e f o r I - B Y , h e k n e w h o w t o p r o t e c t h i r n -s e l f , " G ra h a m a d d e d . 'W I t h o u t a c c e s s t o c o m -p r e h e n s i v e s e x e d, w it h o u t a c c e ss t o c o n d o m s ,w it h o u t t h e s o r t o f s u p p o r t to r ea lly e ro t i c iz es a f e r s e x - t h o s e w er e a l l a c t iv i t i e s t h a t t o o kp l a c e in t h e l a te '80s a nd e a r l y '90s w he n th eHI V t r a n s m i s sio n r a te d id d ro p s ig n i f i c an tly , b u tt h os e a r e i n t e rv e n ti o n s a n d t o o ls t h a t w e n o lo n -g e r u se a s m u ch a s a c om m l l l l i t y ."

M i l e s t o n e s n19 8 1 O n J u ne 5, t h e C e n t e rs f o r D is e a s e C o n t r o l &P re v e n t io n r e p o rt s t h e f i r s t c as e o f t h e i l lnesst h a t w il l c o m e t o b e c a lle d A ID S . N u m b e r o f k n ow n A ID S d ea th s in U n i t e ds ta te s d u r in g 1 9 8 1 :2 3 4 .19 8 2 T h e C D C l i n k s t h e n e w d is e a s e t o b lo o d . T h e n a m eG a y - R e la le d Im m u n e D e f ic ie n c y ( G R ID ) is r e p la c e dw i t h A c qu ir e d Im m u n o d e fi c ie n c y S y nd ro m e ( A I D S ) .19 8 3 T h e C D C w a r n s b l o o d b an k s o f t h e r is k o fi n fe c ti o n t h ro u g h t r a n s f u s io n .19 8 4 V i r us is o la te d b y t u c M o n ta gn ie r o f t h e P a s t e u r I n s l i t u te a n d R o be rt G a llo o f I h e N a ti o n a lC s n ce r l n st i t u te d e t e rm in ed t o b e c a us e o fA ID S ; l a te r n am e d t h e H u m an Im m u no de fi c ie n c y V ir u s ( H IV ) .19 8 5 f ir s t I n te r na t i on a l A I D S C o n f e re n e e h e ld in A t la n t a . R o c k H u d so n a nn ou nc e s h e h as A I D S . R y a n W h i t e . 1 4. . is b a r r e d f r o m a tt e n d in g p u b .l i c .s ch o o l in I n d ia n a b e c a u s e o f b e in g H IV p o s it i v e .19 8 6 P re s id e n t R o na ld R e ag an u se s t h e w o rd" A ID S " in p u b lic lo r I h e f i r s t t i m e .19 8 7 A C T U P ( A ID S C o a li t i o n t o U n le a sh P o w e r) s ta r t s . Z i d o v u d in e ( A Z T ) i s a p p ro v e d t o f i g h t A ID S i t s e lf . U .S . a d d s H IV a s a " d a n qe ro u s c on ta g i o u sd is e a s e " t o i t s im m i q r a tio n e x c lu s i o n l i s t. P ia n is t L ib e r a c e d ie s o f A ID S .19 8 8 u . s . S u rg e o n G e n er a l C . E v e r e tt K o o p la u nc h e st h e f i r s t c o o rd in a te d H . I V c a m p a ig n b y m a il in g1 0 7 m i I l io n c o p ie s o f . .U n d e rs ta n d in q A ID S " t oa I I A m e r ic a n h o u s e ho ld s .19 8 9 C h or e o g r a p h e r A lv i n A il e y d ie s o f A ID S . G a y a rt is t R o be rt M a pp le th o r p e d ie s o f A ID S .19 9 0, R y a n W h il e d ie s f r o m A ID S a t a g e 1 8. T h eR y a n W h i t e C o m p r e h e n siv e A I.D S R e s o u rc e sE m e rg e nc y ( C A R ) A c t o f 1 9 90 is a ,p p r o v e d . P r e s id en t G e o rg e W B u s h s ig ns t h e A m er i c a n s w il h D is ab il i t i e s A c t , w h ic h in p a r t p ro h i b -i t s d is cr i m in a t io n a g a in s t p e o p l e w it h H IV .

2000 C D C r ep o r t s t h a t . a m o n g m e n w h o h av e s e xw it h m e n i n t h e U .S ., A fr i c aw A m e r ic an a ndL a t in o c as e s e x c ee d t h o s e a m on g w h it e s .

e H I V e i d e m i c2001 U n i t e d N a ti o n s G e n er a I A s s e m b . ly c o n v e n e sf i r s t e ve r s pe c ia l s es sio n o n A ID S .

A rt i s t K e i t h H a rin g d ie s o f A ID S . f a sh i o n d e s i o n e r H a l s t o n d ie s o f A I D S .1991 N B A s up e r s ta r M a g i c J o h n s o n a nn o u n c e st h a t h e h a s H IV a n d w il l r e t i re f r o m b a s ke tb a l l R e d r ib b o n i n tr o d u c e d a s A ID S s ym b o l . f re dd ie M e r c u ry . l e ad s i n q e r o f t h e r o c k b a n dQ u ee n , d ie s o f A ID S .1992 A I D S b e co m e s n um b e r o ne c a us e o f d e a t h f o rU S m e n a g e s 2 5 1 0 4 4 . T e nn is s ta r A rt h u r A s h e a nn ou n c es h e h a s A ID S ., ' B r a d y B u n c h" s ta r H o b e r t .R e ed d ie s o f A ID S .1993 A r t h u r A sh e d ie s f r o m A ID S . P re s id e n t C l in to n e s t a b lis h e s W h i t e H o u s eO f f i c e o f N a ti o n a l A ID S P o lic y .1994 E liz a b e th G l a s e r, c o - f o u n d er o f t h e P e d ia tr icA I D S F o un d at io n , d ie s o f A ID S . P e dr o Z a m o r a , a H IV - p o s it i v e g a y m a n , a p pe a r so n t h e c as t o f M T V s P O D ula r s ho w . " T h e R e a lW o rl d " Z am o r a d ie s l a te r t h is y e ar a t a g e 2 2 . R a n d y S h i l l s , a u t n o r o f " A n d t h e 8 an d P la ye dO n : d ie s o f A ID S a t a g e 4 2.1995, F ir s t p ro te a se i n h i b it o r, s a q u i n a v ir , a p pr o v e d inr e co rd t im e b y t h e U .S . F D A , u s h e r i n c i n n e w e rao f h .i g h ly a c tiv e a n ti r e t r ov ir a l t h e ra p y ( H A AR T ) . O ly m p ic G o ld M e da l d iv er G r e g L ou g a n ; isa n n o un ce s h e h a s H I V . R a p s ta r E a z y [ ( E ri c W r i g h t ) d ie s o f A ID S .

1996 A t 1 1 t h A ID S C o nf e re n c e in V a n c o u v er , n e wp ro te a s e in h i b it e rs a n d c om b in a t i o n t h e r a p i s sb ri n g n e w o p t im i s m . T h e n um b e r o f n e w A ID S c as es d ia g n o s e d i n t h eU . S . d ec lin e s f o r f i r st t im e in h is to r y 0 1 e p i d e m i c1997 A ID S r e la te d d e a th s in t h e U .S . d ec lin e b ym o r e t h a n 4 0 p e r c e n t c o m p ar e d t o t h e p ri o ry ea r , l a r g e l y d u e t o H A A R T .

1998 u . s D e p a rtm e n t o f H e a l t h & H u m a n S e rv ic e sis su e s f i r s t n a t io n a l g u id e l i n e s f o r t h e u s e o fanti retrov i ral t h e r a p y in a d u I t s .1999 S t u dy f in ds t h a t n u m b e rs o f n ew H IV i n te c-t r o ns a r e r is i n g a m o ng y o un g g ay m e n .

2002 H IV i s l e a d in g ' c a u s e o f d e a th w o rld w id e .a m on g t h o s e a g e d IS -5 9 .2003 P re s i d e n t B u s h a nn ou n c es P E P f A R . t h eP re s i d e n t's E m e rg e nc y P la n f o r A ID S R e lie f.2004 L e a d e rs o f t h e G r o u p o f E io h t ( G B ) n a ti o n s c a l llo r c re a t io n 0 1 'G l o b a l H I V V a c c in e E n t er p ri se ."2005 T h e W o r ld H e a lt h O l l j a n iz a ti o n . U N A I D S . th eU n it e d : S ta te s g o ve rn m e nt a n d t h e G l o b a l F u n dt o f ig h t A I D S , T u b er cu lo s is & M a l a ri a a n n o u n cer es u lt s o f j o in t e f f o r t s t o in c re a s e t h e a v a i l a b il i t yo f a n ti r sl r o v ir a l d ru g s in d e ve lo p in g c o u n tr i e s .2006 C D C r e co m m e n ds r o u t ine H IV s c r e e n in g f o ra ll a d u lt s a g es 1 3 - 6 42007 S in ce 1 9 8 1 , m o r e t h a n 5 65 ,0 0 0 p e o p le h a v ed ie d o f A ID S i n t h e U .S ., th e C D C r e p o rt s2008 C D C r e le a s es n ew H IV e s tim a te s o f 5 6 . 3 0 0n ew i n fe c t i o n s p e r y ea r, v er s us 4 0 , 0 0 0 p re v i -o u s ly c it e d . T h e in c r e a s e is a tt r i b u t e d t o n eww a ys o f m e a s ur i n Q n e w in fe c t i o n s .2009 P re s i d e n t O b am a a n n o u n ce s h is a d m in is tr a -t i o n w it l r e m o v e f i n a l r e g u la to ry b a r r ie rs t o I i t tt h e H IV t r a v e l a n d im m ig ra tio n b a n .2010 K e y s tu d i e s s h o w th a t m ic ro b i c id e s c an h e lpr e du ce H IV i n fe ct i o ns a m o ng w o m e n , a nd t h a tt a k in g H IV m e d ic a tio ns m a y h e l p k e e p H IV 'n e g a t i v e g a y m e n f r o m c on tr a c t i n g t h e v ir u s . O b a m a A d m in is tr a tio n r e le a se s t h e f i r s tc o m p re h e n s iv e N a t io n a l H I V /A IO S S t r a t e g y f o rt h e U n i t e d S ta t e s .S o u rc e s : A ID S . g o v , K a is e r f a m i ly F o u nd a tio n( w w w .k ff . o rg ) , A ID S E d u ca ti o n G l ob a l I n fo rm a t i o n S y s le m ( w w w .a e Q is .c om ) . s ta ff r e p o rt s
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u es lie . C onfid ence p lays a gre at ro le no tonly in ge tting that sexy new catch, bu talso in stand ing firm in yo ur d ecisio ns top ro te ct y ou rse lf an d y ou r p ar tn er s,e N E G O T I A T I O NDiscuss HIV an d safe r se x with y ou r p ar t-ne rs b efor e se x. T his can h elp ste er w hatkind o f se x yo u h av e.

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o A F F I R M A T l O . NI t may be a cliche term, bu t knowing howv alu ab le y ou r h ea lt h a nd f in an cla l r eso u rc -e s a re can p laya gre at pan in Staying safe .6 R E A L I T YN ew d ru gs n ow a va ilab le le sse n t he n eg a-tiv e sid e e ffe cts o f taking m edicatio ns.

Howeve r, most people don't take intoc on si d e ra ti on t he c ost 0 f the dru gs, thecost and fre qu ency of doctors v isits andfre qu ent b lo od d raw s fo r lab w ork. T re at-m ent is still costly, time consu ming andp hy si ca lly a nd em ot io na ll y d ra in in g.e S T U / S T IH av ing ano th er infe ctio n su ch as syp hi-li s o r g on or rh ea c an g re at ly in cr ease y ou rch ance s o f b eco ming infe cte d w ith H IY .Pay atte ntion to you r body or bette r yet,if yo u'r e se xu ally a ct iv e co nsi de r g et tin gregu lar STD checkups. Getting vacci-nated for hepatitis A and B can also be ag re a t a ll y.

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H IV r e s o u r c e sF or h o u si ng , m e al s, p et c ar e a nd o th er H IVg roups , v i si t www.thegavoice.com. p u ll d own t he"common i t y" menu and c li ck"o rgan i z at i ons. 'A ID S A lli an ce f or F ai th an d H ea lt h. W or k-sh op s, s up po rt . m as sa ge t he ra py , b u ye r's c lu b.1 39Ra l ph McGil lB l vd.NE,Su i te 1 03 ,A t l ant a , GA3030B , 4 04 -659 -2437 , www.aidsal.l ianceatl .orgA IDSA t he n s. H IV pr e v en ti o n, t e st in g, h o u si ng ,s up p or !, o t he r s er v ic e s. 1 1 2P ar k Av e ., A t he n s,GA30601 , 7 06 549-37 30 , www..aidsathens.orgA IDA t l an ta . H IV pr e v en ti o n, t e st in g, e d u ca ti on ,s up p or t c li ni c, I nc lu d e s G ayMen 's O u t re ac h lP.O .O .L .Program (Emai l s teven. tgarashi@aida t-la nta. or g) an d D ee pe r lo ve lo r g ay m en o f c olo r(www. la cebook. com/ thed eepe r lov ep roj ect ) 1 6 05P ea ch tr ee S I. N [ A t la nt a, GA3 0 30 9,40H707754 , www.aidatlanta.orgAI .DGwinne t t. H IVprev ent i on , t e st i ng , med i ca lc ar e . 3 0 7 5 B r ec ki nr id ge B lv d ., S u i te 4 1 5,D u l ut h,GA30096 , 7 7 0 962-8396 , www.aidgwinnett .orgA IDS R ese ar ch C on so rt iu m o f A t l. an la . H IVand STDtest i ng : HIV resea rch t r ia ls . .1 3 1Ponced e l eo n Av e ,NESu it e 1 3 0 ,A tl an ta l,GA3 0 3 0 8 ,404-8762317 . www.arcatlanta.orgC en tr al C it y A IDS N et wo rk (Ma co n) . H IVc ou n se li ng , t e st in g, s er v ic e s. 2 0 2 0 I ng le si deAve .. P .D .Box2007 . Macon ,GA31203 ,478-750-8080, www.ra inbowcenleLus

1 0 s t e p s b e y o n d a n H IV - p o s i t i v e d i a g n o s i s1 . G E T G R O U N D E DF in d su pp or t th ro ug h fr ie nd s, fam ily , t he r-ap ists, m ed ical p ro fe ssio nals o r an y co mb i-natio n o f th ese . W ith ou t su ppo rt, taking anyad di ti on al st ep s can se em e ve n m or e d iff ic ultand trying. Support groups can he lp bringa sense of camarader ie and fellowship to as eem in gl y l on e ly e x pe r ie n ce .2 . G U I D E Y O U R T O N G U ENot e v er yo ne will b e s u ppo rt iv e . Initial! y~share this m fo rr na ti on w it h t ho se w hom y ou c ant ru st t o be u pli fti ng an d t ho se w hom will helpYOL l a lo ng y ou r w ay t o t re at me nt a nd sa fe ty .3 . . H E A L T H . C A R E

S tar t id entifying o ngo ing care and tre at-m ent re so urce s. T his can be a d au nting taskw it ho u t h el p. T es ti ng c ou nse lo rs c an p oi nt y ouin th e righ t dire ctio n w he th er yo u hav e insu r-ance , a d octo r or you ne ed full assistance.

4 . E D U C A T I O NK nowing what ails you can be a great tooli n b att lin g th e v ir us. HIV 101 a nd t re atm en tcou rses can be a great resou rce to under-stand ing what the v iru s is, what lab re su ltsactually mean, and what to expect and lookfo r a s y o ur b od y ch an ge s, an d w hat t re at me nto p ti on s a re a v ai la bl e.5 . D I S C L O S U R EI n G eo rgia the re are law s su rr ou nd ing th eobligation to d isclo se , and it 's th e nice th ingto do. Telling prev iou s partne rs who mayhav e be en expose d is a requ ire me nt and canalso he lp the m to identify early on whetherth ey are infe cte d. T elling cu rre nt and fu tu repar tners also r ed uce s t he ir r isk o f e xp osu re .B . R E I N F E C T I O N

Stud ies show that Hlv -postu ve peoplewho continu e to have unprotected sex may

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A nd we don't mean on the playground ,Be aware of you r dru g, alcohol and tobaccouse. These things can hav e a seriou s im pacton you r h ealth and can h av e d ev astating co n-se qu enc es fo r a n H IV p osi ti ve i nd iv id ua l.8 , S E X P O S I T I V E

H av ing intim ate m om ents d oe s no t h av e tocome to an end . Sex can and will still b e ho ta ft er a n H IV po si ti ve d ia gn os is . R em emb er top ro te ct y ou rse lf si nce S TD s ar e st ill a r isk an dcan b e m ore d ifficu lt to tr eat w ith a com pro -mised immune system Not to mention, youdon't wan t to ru n the risk 0 f po te n ti al ly p a ss -in g th e i nf ect io n o n to so me on e e lse .

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9 . L I F E S T Y L EKeeping fit and healthy can natu rally

prolong the qu ality of life and assist in anyongoing medical treatment. Healthy d ie tand regu lar exercise are key to the body'shealth in gene ral and can also he lp elim i-n at e s tr e ss .1 0 . W H E R E ' S Y O U R H E A D ?H av in g a p osi ti ve o utlo ok, lo we re d str essan d an i ncr ea se in co pin g sk ills ( th ro ug h su p-p ort gro up s, co unse ling o r o th er m eans) canleave you r body with more ene rgy and re-sources to h an dle th e i nf ect io n. S tu di es h av eshown that times of lower stress actu allycorre spond to a healthier imm une system .L ook for programs and serv ices to he lp youd e- st re ss a nd g et g ro un de d.

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