How AIDS Was Branded: Looking Back at ACT UP Design
Steven Heller | Jan 12, 2012
A conversation with a member of Gran Fury, the “propaganda wing” of the early AIDS-awareness movement
How AIDS Was Branded: Looking Back at ACT UP Design
February 3, 2012 By
Here we go again.. trying to make the gays fit a normative hetero model
December 28, 2011 By
I came across Steve Weinstein’s In Praise of Promiscuity several months back and meant to post something then but got sidetracked. So while going trough old emails – I revisited his link on the Village Voice where the original post was and decided it was worth sharing. 
Especially in light of some rather irritating “research” that surfaced implicating that gay men in monogamous couples have better health outcomes. This isn’t a new patter that some have tried – especially with the trend to want to push routine STD screening with increases in syphilis in gay men still occurring. But I have to say its a stretch. Here is the BBC News link on the story they posted earlier this month on the surveys: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-16203621 But to the credit of this study – they focused it on the role of “marriage” not monogamy in a state that allows gays to marry (MA). (Another issue I just don’t have the strength to go into today, but stay tuned for more on that debate in the new year…)
I think the only part I agree on – is men in relationships may be more likely to have routine health check-ups simply because life as a couple changes our ability to ignore health issues that being single allows for. But I think its part of a larger view of health and not one that can be so easily prescribed to STD health outcomes.
Talking About HIV
December 5, 2011 By
I’m just catching up on this public service announcement by the New York City Department of Health warning of that there are still dangers to acquiring HIV. If you haven’t seen it, have a look. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0ANiu3YdJg
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It’s Never Just HIV
The ad is reported to have met with an outpouring of negative feedback, saying that it’s using scare tactics to make gay men conform to safe sex guidelines. Dan Savage has written that he isn’t sure where he comes down on it, stating that it’s off putting, but more palatable messages don’t get the job done (which I suspect is right, but in reality it’s hard to determine how much of an effect they have, and whether the quality of a social marketing effort really matters).
Prevention Can’t End It
November 24, 2011 By
In light of our recent “punked” post by STDEpi, a recent post on todays HIV landscape;
Check our http://n.pr/nWG80F Its really time for a cure.Prevention can’t end it
Trash!
November 24, 2011 By
Thrash! is our newest feature page.
Each month (sometimes more) the guys here are CyberRelate thought it was time that we model debate, discussion and critical thinking beyond the difference between “manhunt dick length” and real-time length. So we’ve asked a pal and fellow critical thinker, researcher, and all around sexy man to pitch in and we created Thrash! as a place to put out some words that can stimulate us.
We don’t expect (or want) everyone to agree all the time – the idea is that by discussing, debating and revisiting themes, trends, concerns & topics around sex, culture and health for gay men- we offer guys a platform.
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