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March 27, 2013

While a majority of gay couples appear to work out agreements on allowable sexual behavior outside the relationship, only about half honor the agreement.  A study from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor electronically polled 361 male couples through paid Facebook ads and published their findings in the Journal of Sex Research. Read the full article: HIV Prevention Through Sexual Agreements

Source: POZ Magazine, www.poz.com

Check out Dr. Dick's new article: Grievous Bodily Harm?

Checked your balls lately?

Click for a straightforward lesson on             Testicular Self Exams

Take part in our focus group this Wednesday, March 20^th. NEON wants your feedback on a new project!  We'll provide a tasty dinner + a $20 gift card. To sign-up, please e-mail or call Morgan at morganj@seattlecounseling.org, or 206.323.1768

By Sue Saltmarsh, Positively Aware

He'd never planned to go on Project Runway and talk about his HIV status. Mondo Guerra had kept it secret, even from his family, for a decade. But he found himself on that runway lying about the inspiration behind his work and feeling the emptiness of betraying himself, wishing the judges (and everyone else) could know the whole story. What happened as he pointed to the plus signs in the fabric of the pants he'd designed and told the world he'd been HIV-positive for 10 years changed his life irrevocably in many ways. Read on... Mondo's Mission

Take a look at OUT Magazine's 50 Essential Gay Films.

NEON is proud to show films from this list at TGIF--our weekly collaborative health and wellness event with Gay City Health Project.

Two Condom Bills Introduced in California Assembly

Published by  POZ Magazine, March 6, 2013

Two condom-related bills have been introduced in the California Assembly, according to the Bay Area Reporter. Introduced by Assemblymember Tom Ammiano (D-San Francisco), AB 336 would stop police and prosecutors from using possession of one or more condoms to arrest and prosecute alleged prostitution suspects. Advocates have argued that using condoms as evidence for prostitution is bad public health policy because it puts sex workers and their clients at risk for HIV and other sexually transmitted infections. AB 332 would require condom use in all adult films. Introduced by Assemblymember Isadore Hall (D-Los Angeles), the bill is backed by the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, which successfully campaigned to require condom use in all adult films made in Los Angeles County.

Read the full Bay Area Reporter article here: Bay Area Reporter Article  POZ Magazine_New Condom Bills

Gastrointestinal Complications of Methamphetamine Abuse

Posted March 4, 2013 by Drug Addiction Treatment

Like most other stimulant drugs of abuse, methamphetamine is widely known for its potential to cause serious disruptions of normal function in the cardiovascular system (heart and blood vessels), as well as in the central nervous system. However, use/abuse of the drug also produces disruptions in the normal function of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, which forms the body's passageway for nutrient intake and the elimination of food wastes. Most meth users only develop relatively minor changes in their gastrointestinal health; however, some users of the drug develop severe, potentially fatal GI problems. Read more...GI Complications of Meth Use

Source: Drug Addiction Treatment     Drugaddictiontreatment.com

Check out this mini-lesson on syphilis from AIDSMEDS. It even includes helpful photos of the different stages of the infection: AIDSMEDS

In Medical First, a Baby With H.I.V. Is Deemed Cured

By Andrew Pollack, and Donald G. McNeil Jr. Published: March 3, 2013

Doctors announced on Sunday that a baby had been cured of an HIV infection for the first time, a startling development that could change how infected newborns are treated and sharply reduce the number of children living with the virus that causes AIDS. Read on...Baby Reported Cured of HIV

Source: The New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/

By James B. Stewart, The New York Times

Published: March 1, 2013

When the Human Rights Campaign approached Lloyd Blankfein, Goldman Sachs' chairman and chief executive, a few years ago about making a short commercial in support of same-sex marriage, Mr. Blankfein said he had the impression he'd be one of a number of prominent business executives taking a public stand. Read more.... Refusing to Arrive Late on Same Sex Marriage

Source: The New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/