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[Kringas]

Posted: 11/30/06 at 9:44am

I'm not at all surprised by your comment gringas.

Which one? And how do you feel about STD testing, RT? I already know how you feel about proof-reading.

I can't see any of the last few comments unless I hit reply, either.

Updated On: 11/30/06 at 09:44 AM

[bwaysinger]

Posted: 11/30/06 at 9:51am

and yet now your most recent post is showing up on the next page. So odd.

[Calvin]

Posted: 11/30/06 at 11:21am

Well, I'm negative on gonorrhea and chlamydia, but they couldn't find my blood. What's up with that?!

[RobbO]

Posted: 11/30/06 at 11:26am

did they check your veins, calvin?

[Kringas]

Posted: 11/30/06 at 11:41am

Did you get a urine test or a swab test for those, Calvin?

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 11/30/06 at 11:44am

That explains your complexion, Calvin.

[Calvin]

Posted: 11/30/06 at 11:45am

Urine, Kringas.

I want my blood back if they're not going to use it right!

[jrb_actor]

Posted: 11/30/06 at 11:58am

A conversation is very different than a thread. A conversation can fly by with and still feel on target despite random asides. Having to read a full page conversation of inane 3 - 6 word "witty" repartee in the middle of a great discussion is annoying as hell.

Tangents to the discussion are fine. But, if one is really so bored at work and needs to just randomly and banally shoot the ****, please take it to the many chat threads.
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What is scary about my generation and the generation behind me is that we don't truly comprehend the ramifications of this epidemic and thus many young people are being VERY unsafe.

[bwaysinger]

Posted: 11/30/06 at 12:04pm

on a related note, Bill Clinton just successfully helped snag record low prices (as low as $60 a year!) for HIV drugs for infected children in countries all over the world.


Low-cost HIV drugs

[SonofMammaMiaSam]

Posted: 11/30/06 at 12:07pm

I sense another melt down coming on.

Oh, and by the way, I'm not bored, I'm "work unfocused".

[jrb_actor]

Posted: 11/30/06 at 12:08pm

SOMMS--always so PC! :)

Who's up for a meltdown now?

Bill Clinton--that man is just kickass.

[Kringas]

Posted: 11/30/06 at 12:34pm

What is scary about my generation and the generation behind me is that we don't truly comprehend the ramifications of this epidemic and thus many young people are being VERY unsafe.

I'd like to think the generation before ours knows better, but judging from what I see on gay.com and the like, willful ignorance knows no age barrier. Perhaps I'm just lucky that I never took to anal sex, because I've never felt the urge to find someone and bareback. While again allowing for random lapses in judgement most of us make on occasion, I just don't understand the mindset of having unprotected sex with someone you barely know.

[DayDreamer]

Posted: 11/30/06 at 12:39pm

I've said this before... you'd be surprised at the number of people that pose at HIV- on gay.com and gaydar that I see also posting on the POZ dating sites. And these are not young kids.

I'm also very surprised at the guys that claim they only want to sleep with HIV- guys, but then take home someone from the bar and don't even ask for full disclosure.

On another note, did you do your self-exam this month, boys? If you're in your late 30s or more, you should be checking 'the boys' once a month, preferably in the shower, for any lumps or soreness.

[SonofMammaMiaSam]

Posted: 11/30/06 at 12:42pm

Right on all counts DD. And yes, please do check the boys regularly. I lost one of my best friends at nineteen to testicular cancer.

[Kringas]

Posted: 11/30/06 at 12:49pm

I'm also very surprised at the guys that claim they only want to sleep with HIV- guys, but then take home someone from the bar and don't even ask for full disclosure.

Tell me about it. And yes, you can only take someone's word to a degree, but not even taking the time to broach the subject with someone you're about to sleep with is beyond me. How are is it just ask "Are you carrying anything I need to know about?" Sure, they may lie to your face, but we've all got personal responsibility here. Why do so many guys take chances? That's what never ceases to amaze.

And I check my boys regularly, too.

[SonofMammaMiaSam]

Posted: 11/30/06 at 12:51pm

self-exams aren't always enough Kringy!

[Mamie]

Posted: 11/30/06 at 12:52pm

...and I lost my best friend to breast cancer last January. So it's well to remember that those girls have to be checked for lumps too!

[DayDreamer]

Posted: 11/30/06 at 12:55pm

Kringas... you'd be surprised how many times, after I disclose my HIV status, the guys say "Thanks, but you didn't have to tell me that..."

[RobbO]

Posted: 11/30/06 at 12:57pm

just out of curiousity, dreamer, if you are meeting a guy to date, when do you tell him your status? (don't answer if that is too personal)

[DayDreamer]

Posted: 11/30/06 at 1:00pm

It used to be that I told someone when it was clear we were going to someone's home. I only had one guy suddenly have to go check on his friend.

I've become, some might say 'militant', of late, and I pretty much just throw it in conversation at any given point in time.

[Kringas]

Posted: 11/30/06 at 1:00pm

That's what I hear, Somms. :)

DD, that's very interesting, and sadly not all that surprising. Kudos to you for being open, though. I've never ruled out someone simply because he was positive, but I do like to have the information I can.

[RobbO]

Posted: 11/30/06 at 1:02pm

thanks for being a good role model, dreamer.

[DayDreamer]

Posted: 11/30/06 at 1:04pm

What some folks don't realize is that as a POZ guy, it's in my better interest to be as safe as I can be. Not only do I not want to pass it on, but I don't want to pick up a different strain of the virus. Even though cross-infection is not proven, it has not been disproven (is that the right word) either. I am very lucky that the strain of the virus I have is very weak, and I have responded very well to treatment. I don't want to jeopardize that. Plus with a compromised immune system, I don't want to pick up anything else either.

[Broadwayboobs]

Posted: 11/30/06 at 1:11pm

Something a good friend told me along time ago has stayed with me. "No matter what a sexual partner tells you,believe that they are poz." The point being..they could be lying to you, so you be responsible for yourself and be safe. I do know of a couple of people who have lied to their sexual partners and now they are poz. So sad...I'm so proud to call you a friend DD...more people should have your openess and honesty. Thank You.

[doodlenyc]

Posted: 11/30/06 at 1:16pm

okay, I wont say that I made that point several posts ago, boobsie :)

and Dreamer, you're a dream!