Does HIV Really Matter Anymore?
Cypher Avenue has written many posts about HIV / AIDS awareness in communities of color, so we know the statistics. Some stats may have been eye openers; however I have been seeing negative stats for years. So when it comes to new surveys or new…
The Goal and Challenge As We Celebrate World HIV / AIDS Day
As World HIV / AIDS day is upon us, I didn’t want to display the “standard” HIV / AIDS statistics on infected black gay men or the black community as a whole. Instead I have a goal and a challenge for the readers….
15 Years Old and HIV Positive
30 year old Keith “Keyoko” Sumlin (pictured) was arrested in Florida and charged with with attempted second-degree murder and criminal transmission of the AIDS virus, along with additional charges involving sex with a 15-year-old boy. From the police reports both the victim and Sumlin lied…
Question of The Week: When Should Someone Disclose their HIV status?
Oh this is a good one! So you’re on the prowl on Grinder looking for a “no strings attached” hookup session. You find a candidate; go over to his home to release some sexual tension. Things begin to get hot and heavy. You two perform…
PBS’ FRONTLINE – ENDGAME: AIDS in Black America
In 1981, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) published a notice that five young gay men in the Los Angeles area had died from an unusual form of pneumonia. It was the first report of what would come to be known as AIDS —…
New Fight against the Spread of HIV/AIDS
Walgreens and other local drug stores will begin to offer free rapid HIV testing to impoverished and rural communities in the help to combat the spread of HIV/AIDS. The CDC estimates that 1.1 million Americans have HIV, but nearly 20 percent of them…
Black Gay Depression Documentary: You Are Not Alone
The organization, Depressed Black Gay Men (Project DBGM) is working to raise awareness, change and save lives. The three separate, yet connected, parts of the project are: “Listen, I’m Speaking Out! Breaking the Silence of Depression in Black Gay Men”, is the working title for…
HIV and Oral Sex
There is an ongoing lingering question amongst us and our readers and that question is if HIV can be spread through oral sex. I mean we probably don’t know of anyone who uses a condom to get head and we never ever see condoms…
Greater Than AIDS Testimonials From Masculine Men (Video)
Over the last two years the Greater Than AIDS organization has aggressively been promoting not only HIV testing, but also prevention and awareness amongst people of color as well. They’ve released countless television, print, billboard and online public service advertisements featuring everyone from everyday…
February 7th is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
February 7th is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day As most of us should know, blacks suffer the most percentage wise from HIV/ AIDs in the US and at many places around the world. But if you don’t know the shocking CDC numbers, the some…
Does HIV STATUS on FACEBOOK = GAY?
One thing that I’ve observed recently was that none of the “mainstream” social media and dating websites out there (Facebook, Twitter, Match.com, etc) have a default section for declaring your HIV status…Only on the GAY sites.On one hand, I thought it was commendable…