It’s much harder to transmit HIV than most people think. Thanks to years of dedicated work by scientists and researchers, we now have a solid understanding of the way HIV passes from person to person.
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Here is everything you should know about why we kiss and how to up your kissing game.
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"I feel like, at the beginning of this pandemic, there was a lot of self-reflection, and I’ve landed on this place where I’m recognizing that there’s been a shift in my mental health."
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Most people don’t have an answer to questions like: What matters to you during sex? What do you like about sex? What makes sex good for you? These are all questions you can (and should) ask yourself when you’re attempting to figure out your values.
"Fire Island also passes up any opportunity to mention PrEP, U=U, or HIV in any way."
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Spoiler: Very few people have ever given any serious thought to where fantasies come from or why you find certain things so hot.
The intervention—done with the participation of gay/bisexual men and transgender women—was so effective, in fact, that the trial was closed early—something researchers only do when an intervention shows overwhelmingly positive results.
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There is a common belief that cisgender female people enjoy sex less than men. Cisgender male people, on the other hand, are expected to be insatiable sex machines, always down to get it on. Here’s the tea, my curious folx: It’s not just a female problem.
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An NIH-funded team has found that patterns of sugars at the surface of our own human immune cells affect their vulnerability to HIV infection.
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We checked in with longtime HIV cure research expert Richard Jeffreys at the New York City-based think tank and advocacy organization and we’ll say this: these efforts may be embryonic, but they are pretty fascinating.
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We’d like to leave you with a message that is always worth repeating: Erections are not the center of good sex. There are so many fun and pleasurable sexual things you can do without the presence of an erection (or a penis, for that matter).
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One of the most common and persistent questions we hear in the world of HIV is: Is HIV potentially curable? The short answer is it’s complicated, but there is hope. And it depends on what is meant by the word “cure.”
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On a recent At Home With broadcast for TheBody, Brian Thomas used his humor and firsthand knowledge of #monkeypox to enlighten and inform.
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"A clear throughline that runs through ¡Cuéntamelo!’s oral histories, Ortiz-Fonseca’s #Latinx queer curation in the key of pop, is that those who are lucky enough to find community have a responsibility to grow it."
"The female partner is in charge of everything in the relationship, from where a couple eats dinner to whether their partner can have access to their finances. It may sound pretty intense, but the people involved really enjoy it."
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“I haven’t had any adverse side effects, and I no longer have that anxiety of wondering if I’m going to be positive every time I get tested for HIV. It’s alleviated a lot of stress.”
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These are the top five recurring fears about HIV transmission that are way, way more than they’re cracked up to be. Let’s break each of them down in more detail.
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"Being queer can be stunting to our overall dating experience and it’s essential that we take time to catch up. And if we have to catch up within a relationship, we need to be easy on each other."
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"Laws and law enforcement have a long track record of targeting sex workers and PLWH. These intersect because certain populations are more prone to be exploited than others."
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"We have women that are acquiring it from their husbands. We have people in their older age getting HIV. We have very, very young people getting HIV. It’s more and more common."
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On March 1, 1986, Brent Nicholson Earle took off running around the perimeter of the United States. His mission? To raise awareness and funds for the fight against AIDS.
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"I ask with a sincere heart that the community please refrain from tsk-tsk-ing and wagging fingers at those who acquire #monkeypox. I think we are all too familiar with the harm that shame and stigma about a virus can do."
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From aloe to coconut oil, there are indeed items found at home that can be used as lube substitutes when you’re in a bit of a bind but want to get freaky.
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HIV prevention isn’t driven by fear: It’s driven by the confidence of knowing each of us has the power to stop HIV transmission with us, whether we’re currently living with the virus or not. Here’s a breakdown of the tools you can use to prevent HIV.
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But what to do about a world that focuses too much on hard dicks and not enough on pleasure? Enter soft penetration. Yeah, and it’s exactly what it sounds like: penetrating with a soft peen.
"Discussing further action to hold all insurance companies operating in Texas accountable for ending cost-sharing for PrEP."
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"Here’s what I surprisingly found: A lot of guys want to have sex with me! Hot guys of all shapes, ages, and sizes! I had no idea."
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“We continue to see exciting developments in prevention and treatment, but at the same time, we’re failing grievously to get [existing] treatment and PrEP to the people who need it, both domestically and globally.”
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"The night before the race, I put the names of my friends that I’d already lost to AIDS on the race number. While I was running the race, they were very much on my mind. These were all young fellows who had lost their lives at a ridiculously young age."
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"The reality is this: Life can get hard and hectic, but learning to love yourself, take care of yourself, and accept what is can be imperative to your health and happiness. You are human and alive, and there is purpose in each day."
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If you’ve been considering getting into the very lucrative foot-fetish niche on OnlyFans (or any other adult content platform), here’s what you should understand. Because sex work is work.
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"They did just come out with a study that, I think it was like 500 participants, and a large percentage of monkeypox-positive participants actually tested positive on a PCR test from their semen."
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"And remember, HIV sucks, but living with it doesn’t have to. While untreated HIV can be fatal, people living with HIV who are in treatment can do anything—including lead even healthier lives than seronegative people."
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You may be wondering how your “values” can be extended into sex. And that’s why we’re here: To give you that sweet tea. It’s quite simple when you break it down.
"My HIV story has been a process of learning how to advocate for myself by finding the people who will help me get to where I need to be."
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Brinda Emu, M.D. chatted with TheBody about what integrated HIV and cancer center will do, why it’s needed, and why she’s optimistic that people with both HIV and cancer will benefit from a new era of immune-based cancer treatments.
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New research findings suggest it may be possible to find immune cells within people who have an undetectable viral load that harbor the last vestiges of HIV by reading the sugar profiles on those cells' surfaces.
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