Treatment vs. Cure - Ending the Burden of HAART
I forgot to take my pills today. Fuck. When I first started my HIV regimen, I was somewhat excited. My first CD4 (T Cell count) had been pretty sad, on the threshold of an AIDS diagnosis, so I was happy to start being proactive in taking care of my body. I was in charge of my body! I was fighting my disease! Boy, did that end quick. My first HIV regimen turned my eyes yellow and made me horribly sick, destroying my ability to digest dairy in the process. It’s true what... Read More
Wendy Ho
I’ve always had an affinity for 90′s mainstream, female rappers with their raunchy, seemingly anti-feminist, hyper-sexualized lyrics juxtaposed against the typically masculine aggression of their delivery. They fascinated me in the way most gay boys destined to graduate as Creative Writing majors admire powerful, well-spoken women—it’s always nice to see a fellow, social underdog holding their own. In college, my obsession took a slight shift from female rappers... Read More
How Gay are 50 Faggots?
Pretty fucken gay. And I love it. Like puberty, I was late catching on to this veritable fruitbasket of faggotry. Taken from their site (not Wiki, mind you), 50Faggots is …longitudinal, auto-ethnographic online documentary series educating, exploring and celebrating how individual effeminate gay men survive and thrive in today’s American queer communities…50Faggots educates audiences with the unprecedented access to the lives and experiences of effeminate male activists,... Read More
We Heart Barney Frank
Give ‘em hell, Barney! +
Gifts
I tested positive for HIV on January 3rd, 2009. That is the day my life changed. Background: I’m Ian Finkenbinder (better known by my superhero name, Ian Awesome). Raised in the college town of Eugene, OR, I went through high school a long-haired hippie and genuine ne’er do well. All I really had going for me (being without job or scholarship) was a talent for language. By the time I graduated in 2000 I spoke French with near-fluency, was proficient in Spanish,... Read More
Rush Limbaugh is still a piece of shit.
Today Rush Limbaugh attacked those who supported the repeal of DADT and also took a pretty low shot at Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton. Said Limbaugh: “Isn’t it revealing, my friends, the same people who have only shown hatred and contempt for the US. military are the ones celebrating ‘DADT’ as a great historic accomplishment? So much irony in all this. So if we’re not going to call it the PFC Bradley Manning Act, what are we going to call... Read More
Obama signs DADT repeal. UPDATED!
Update: “We are not a nation that says don’t ask don’t tell. We’re a nation that says out of many we are one.” Well done, Mr. President. DADT has been officially repealed, but your not off the hook. There’s much more work to be done. Read More +
U.S. Department of Defense Releases a Press Statement on DADT
Statement by Adm. Mike Mullen on Senate Vote to Repeal ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ “I am pleased to see the Congress vote to repeal the law governing ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.’ Handling this through legislation preserves the military’s prerogative to implement change in a responsible, deliberate manner. “More critically, it is the right thing to do. No longer will able men and women who want to serve and sacrifice for their country have... Read More
Do Tell! DADT Repealed!
Today is a big fucking day here at Hivster.com. And we’re assuming it’s a big fucking day for you as well. Today marks the historical moment that Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell (DADT) was passed by both the House of Representatives and the Senate! We did it ya’ll! Read More +
A very long walk….
Featured contributor and POZ, gay, ex-military, chain-myself-to-the-White-House Ian is set to take a long, long walk come April and needs some help. The plan is to walk from the West Coast to D.C, stopping in Cities and States lacking appropriate medical care for people who are POZ. I love the idea and Hivster.com is ready to do anything we can to get Ian to D.C. Please help out and check out: http://coasttocoastforaids.blogspot.com/ +