"The Times's Donald G. McNeil Jr. explains the unusual cases in which H.I.V. has seemingly been killed with drugs, and what can be learned from them." TheNewYorkTimes Read the story HERE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4d63Ow0ecQ&feature=player_embedded

Top lot in the Art for AIDS 2012 auction was 'Pier Module #16,' a collage, acrylic and oil on wood by Catherine Mackey, which sold for $3,600. Proceeds from the event will support HIV/AIDS services at UCSF Alliance Health ...

HIV is Ageless The campaign reminds people that "regardless of age, people can be at risk for HIV if they have unprotected sex or share needles." The images reflect the diversity of women and men in terms of age, race and ...

HOW TO SURVIVE A PLAGUE is the story of the brave young men and women who successfully reversed the tide of an epidemic, demanded the attention of a fearful nation and stopped AIDS from becoming a death sentence. This improbable group of activists bucked oppression and, with ...

Imagine this ... It's the year 2015 and AIDS is gone. Hi Zach Galifianakis! "Here's something that's not too crazy," Galifianakis adds. "We can reach the begnnning of the end of AIDS by 2015." Zach Galifianakis, Sarah Silverman, Tracy Morgan, Chloe Moretz, Marisa ...

HIV/AIDS activists march along 15th Street, N.W. (Washington Blade photo by Michael K. Lavers) More than 2,000 HIV/AIDS activists from around the world took part in the “Make the Promise” march through downtown Washington on Sunday. The Rev. Al Sharpton, journalist ...

Straight But Not Narrow Josh Hutcherson will be become the youngest recipient of the Vanguard Award at the GLAAD Media Awards in Los Angeles. Talk about a role model! Hunger Games star Josh Hutcherson had two uncles he never got to know. Both men were gay and died from ...

You know what they say, "If you can't be an athlete, be an athletic supporter." We found just the guy you should be backing. Meet JD Bergeron from San Francisco, CA. This coming June 23rd to June 28th,  JD will participate in Bike Zambia ...

Some leftfield interpretations of the humble backpack. 130 artists and creative types were given the chance to produce impractical, highly individual versions of Eastpak’s simple carrier. Contributors such as Johnny Marr, Tiefschwarz, Tom Deacon and Julie Verhoeven have all taken part, ...

"The AIDS Memorial Quilt, with 40 panels on display in San Francisco, 25 years after it was stitched together in 1987. The Quilt now contains more than 44,000 panels and 90,000 names." Video: Sean Chapin, February 20, 2012 http://www.aidsquilt.org http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHvwHojloks&feature=player_embedded

An emotionally wrenching show timed to Valentine's Day is headed to the city's Castro district as community leaders plan to display the largest collection of AIDS quilt panels San Francisco has seen in decades. Castro merchants and AIDS advocates are in ...

Why am I imagining a pop up book with pop out feather boas and scratch and sniff Elton John signature glasses? Known for his wacky doodle choice of clothing, Elton keeps it real, real serious with his "stories of close encounters ...

Today at 12:00pm until Friday at 12:00am at Magnet SF: "This World AIDS Day, Magnet and Bridgemen invite you to interact with our gay history and see the impact of HIV on it. We are pleased to host this screening of Untitled. Screenings will be held ...

Brent thinks he might have AIDS, so he and his buddy, Eliot, get tested together. This video, will make you laugh (hysterically), also touches on some very serious issues. Anyone who has ever had sex and then panicked afterwards out ...

We are still in battle against HIV. It is not the hot topic of the day, but should be. It is a sad state of affairs when messy politics trumps air time over devastating health issues. We as humans need ...

(via www.joemygod.blogspot.com)

www.healthtestingcenters.com told me "There are many factors that affect those at risk for contracting an STD.  Many times individuals don't know or understand which things put them at risk of infection.  Some STD's can be transmitted in surprising ways.  For those ...

Activists Launch Twitter Campaign To Raise Awareness Of AIDS Funding Crisis The ADAP Advocacy Association has launched a Twitter campaign calling on President Obama to end waiting lists for the AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP), a national initiative funded by the federal and state governments and ...

Art for AIDS celebrates 15th Anniversary Supporting UCSF AIDS Health Project with “Phantom” Star and Artist, Franc D’Ambrosio on September 23, 2011. San Francisco, CA—The UCSF AIDS Health Project announced the 15th annual Art for AIDS auction will take place on Friday, September 23, ...

This should make us 50% excited and 50% perturbed. Let me explain. Smart, educated and worldly people should idolize Robert Mapplethorpe and Patti Smith and will be excited to see more of them and learn some personal tid-bits of their lives. ...

Ruth Brinker was a visionary and fought off ignorance and fear of HIV in the very early years of the disease. Few people get all my respect, but today I put in all with my thoughts of Ruth. RIP you ...

  Motorcycles and cream, love it. (remove mind from gutter here) Maintaining a long-standing tradition of supporting HIV/AIDS charities, Kiehl’s Since 1851, has announced the Limited Edition Ultra Facial Cream to benefit amfAR. The Limited Edition Ultra Facial Cream will launch during the second ...

This gives a whole new meaning to AMAZEBALLS! Thank you Unicorn Booty for making my entire summer by turning me on to this. Kevin Farrell at Unicorn Booty said it best, " Hot DAMN. The French are infinitely hipper than Americans. Need proof? ...

...and counting! Members of the San Francisco State University geography department and members of St. Francis Lutheran Church were just a few of the estimated 25,000 walkers who participated in the 25th annual AIDS Walk San Francisco Sunday, July 17 in ...

I propose a punishment for his verbal diarrhea: Put the minister in a cage full of lions and tigers after rubbing him down with raw meat, all the while gay-homesexuals surround the cage bumping and grinding the Born This Way ...