Makes you want to give up sex entirely. I can't get aroused with a condom (power to those who can). That's TMI, I know. The passion is over for me, I guess.

I do think that increasing awareness does help to make it less of a stigma and will help to end some of the discrimination. Alot of people that have it did not even have reckless sex, alot were in commited relationships or are innocent children.

DW-Im not sure if it makes we want to give up sex but it does make me want to wait for marriage and the right person and it does make me want to ask for that man to get an HIV test before any sexual relations occur. As far as your not being able to get aroused with a condom, maybe you have not found the right type of condom. And with all the STDs out here its better to use them than not.

I recall reading an a doctor's column in a new paper that was talking of this very issue and stated that some men also are dealing with some insecurities and that could also cause the problems with not wanting to use or not being able to become aroused with condoms --I found that very interesting. Of course I am not directing that to you but I just never knew that men could have that issue for real until I read that column and now to see it stated again made me think of that article.

The human body and mind are very complex and interesting.

I have MS, Stacey, and 30% of body is numb (hardly no feelings). Even before the numbness started, I had major difficulties with condoms. It helps a lot of people, and therefore, they should stick to them. I've been single all my life and many times not in a committed relationship, so at this time, abstinence is my only option.

Protect yourself & get tested.

This year's WAD theme is "stigma and discrimination."
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These guys are evil:

US Conservatives Promote Homophobia Across Africa To Fight Gay Rights Here
Groundbreaking PRA Investigation Exposes Influence of U.S. Religious Conservatives in Promoting Homophobia in Africa
U.S. Christian Right also mobilizes African clerics in U.S. "culture war" over ordination of LGBT clergy

http://lgbtnewsblog.blogspot.com/2009/11/us-conservatives-promote-homophobia.html

Aids world first catch the eyes in late 1981. It is a menace to the human kind. It was not named as AIDS. It was referred as gay cancer and Karposi’s cancer. BUT LATER on it was discovered that the virus affected only person with compromised immune system and then called AIDS.

regards
cleon dann

I wouldnt want to wish the pain of living with HIV/AIDS on my worst enemy.

But with HIV and AIDS being 100% preventable, my sympathy isnt too great. I do feel for those who get it from spouses, transfusions and children born with it.

The solution to this epidemic is simple. Stop reckless fucking.

Dont think because the man has money he's clean.

Don't think because the woman is beautiful she's clean.

Dont think because he/she told you, they knew their status they are clean.

Every person your partner sleep with, in essence YOU are sleeping with them too.

We have posters saying dont smoke. But we cant have any saying stop screwing?

We wouldnt give money out so easily to family members and the homeless. But meet someone on a Monday, you're in bed with them by Wednesday.

Bottom line: if you owned a business, you wouldnt hire someone right off the street, without checking into their background. Think of your penis/vagina as a coporation. No entry until you check that person's background inside and out. Your life is too precious for 10 minutes of enjoyment.

I was briefly engaged to a Detective. This man had slept with over 300 women. I asked him when the last time he’d been tested, he said ten years prior. But that he KNEW he was clean, because he was in great physical health and didn’t have any symptons of any diseases. He asked if he really needed to get tested.

I told him he wasn’t coming anywhere near me until he got a signed medial record from a reputed doctor.

I told him I was clean, but I would get tested just to show him I was honest about my lack of a risky sexual history.

In the end, it didn’t matter.

Point being, stop falling for that, I don’t like condoms, im rich, im too pretty, etc, etc, bullcrap, when it comes to making someone get tested.

And we wouldn’t be having this discussion 20 years from now.

This year my Uncle didn't make it to world Aids day. He died of AIDS. He was an IV drug user at one point in his life, and he contracted the hiv virus and later had full blown AIDS. I am not going to sit here and say that the epidemic is not a sad one, but I am going to to say that I miss him. He was the most positive person I knew, and he lived everyday as if it were his last. Never saw him having a pity party for himself. Hats off to you Uncle! You were a class act until the end.

DW- Im sorry to hear that....
I responded the other day but for some reason I dont see my post.

I basically said thanks for sharing and teaching me something I did not know. I also mentioned that I had 2 people I know with MS, 1 passed when I was young and didnt really understand and the other is a good friend of mine but he does not really like to get into details of whats going on or how it has effected him.

I also mentioned that I donated to find a cure for MS and Im glad I did....
Keeping you in my thoughts.