Hey, Look Who Made It In The Local Fag-Rag!

AS THE HEALTHCARE WAR CONTINUES to rage in Washington, the Callen-Lorde Community Health center in Chelsea continues to do its part as New York’s largest healthcare facility dedicated to LGBT communities and those living with HIV—providing sensitive, quality healthcare and related services regardless of ability to pay. “LGBT people know they can see a medical provider, dentist or therapist at Callen-Lorde who will be knowledgeable about their needs and sensitive in their approach to care,” says Callen-Lorde Executive Director Wendy Stark. It takes a skilled group of medical and mental health staff, dentists, pharmacists, care coordinators, nurses and administrative staff to provide over $4.5 million annually in healthcare, education and outreach for the uninsured but, as Stark points out, the “staff are truly dedicated to our mission—and it shows in the personalized attention they offer to each patient.”

Death To The HIV+ Ninja Prison Assassins. Huh?

Nothing will get your legislation passed faster than making up an outrageous, scientifically implausible, stigmatizing lie about HIV+ prisoners.

Weapon Detected

Russia puts out an effective (and hot) PSA advocating that a condom will get you in to a bed with an aggressive security setting. Nicely done.

Crystal Meth: Still Killing Gay Men

Meth to the Madness :: The Return of the Drug Culture - via Edge New England

by Shaun Knittel

As our conversation veers towards the timeline of his use it becomes very clear that AJ has not only accepted that he abuses crystal, but has no intention of living a life without speed.

We go over the checklist of "Are You’s?" that I’ve brought.

"Are you HIV positive?" I ask.

"Don’t know," he shrugs.

"Are you sick in any way, such as infected with an STD or anything?"

"Yeah. A few."

He refuses to tell me with exactly what STD or STDs he has. I shudder at the thought of anyone hooking up with him. He’s not showered in days, he lives in filth, and well ... he’s not attractive. The drug has made his breath bad, his skin is yellowish, and he looks much older than he is. "I hookup up all the time," he says in a manner so matter-of-fact you have to believe him. "Other meth heads crash here all the time and we have sex parties."