Many women are forcibly sterilized in South Africa and other parts of the continent when it is found out they are HIV-positive. This might be done by coercion or even without their consent. One woman quoted in this article only found out she had been sterilized when she and her husband were unable to conceive. ...
You might not have been aware, but the highest profile case for HIV transmission was going on in Europe this week and they have reached a verdict. The former pop star, Nadja Benaissa from No Angels,
Over the last week or so several very hopeful articles about cures and vaccines for HIV have come out but nobody is jumping for joy. Is this because scientists are worried it’s just another false alarm? There have been two major breakthroughs. The first one is for a vaccine that uses naturally occurring antibodies found ...
A British MP has compared gay sex to fighting on the front lines of a war (as in life-threatening). The leader of his party is being urged to sack the homophobic naysayer. I’m not sure if that’s right, but this certainly needs to be addressed.
Mack, Morning Quickie
A lot of people say anal isn’t really sex. It’s a good alternative which preserves their virginity or keeps their numbers down. Whatever. The thing is that it still requires a condom and less than a quarter of women polled by the NYC Department of Health report used protection. The report, “Women, Unprotected Anal Sex ...
Dear Madame X, I like to down on girls when they have their period and obviously part of the fun of it is the mess. Is it possible to get HIV this way? I am a single guy at the moment so I don’t know these girls well enough to get tested with them. Red ...
If you are gay in Uganda you go to jail. This is outrageous, but not such a surprise; many countries have these kinds of laws. The difference in Uganda is that they are trying to pass a law that would kill those with HIV by the death penalty. The UK, who recently passed its equality laws, ...
Dear Madame X, My boyfriend likes to pull out half way through sex and shove his cock in my mouth. I do not like this. Last time it nearly made me vomit. Is there anyway I can start to like this, or will I just have to insist on him not doing it? Not Gagging ...
There is great news for HIV treatment this week. Both bananas and acne medication have recently been shown to help with the treatment of HIV.