What do you think life will be like after there is a cure?

Well, first off, I will participate in the final victory AIDS/LifeCycle ride. After that, I think it's important to keep getting the message out that there are other sexually transmitted diseases that can cause problems--even death if gone untreated. Outreach, safe sex practices and communication are the key.

What do you think life will be like after there is a cure?

When they find a cure, life will be one big party! I also think it will be a bittersweet time as we reflect and look back on all the ones we lost. It will be a beautiful day and I know I will live to see the day it happens.

What do you think life will be like after there is a cure?

I think as a whole we have come so far in our search for a cure. I think there will be some apprehension, but at the same time, lots of joy. What a wonderful place for us to imagine and prepare for, which affirmatively I say will happen.

What is your opinion on casual sex and prevention?

I don't believe there is anything wrong with casual sex, nor sex in general. I firmly believe that humans are sexual beings and one of the few species on the planet, like dolphins, that engage in sex for pleasure. However, sex it seems does not come without a price, be it emotional attachment, pregnancy or disease. So many focus purely on the sexual sensation and the excitement of "hooking up" and never seem to acknowledge nor even examine the potential dangers involved.

What is your opinion on casual sex and prevention?

In my opinion when having casual sex, I think it is extra important to practice safe sex. It’s a nice way of telling yourself that you’re worth it and makes you feel good knowing you are doing your best not only to protect yourself but also your partner.

What is your opinion on casual sex and prevention?

I have always had the belief that what a person does is their business as long as they understand and accept the fact that they are the one’s who have to deal with the consequences. Whatever that may be good or bad. As far as casual sex is concern, it is ok depending on the person. When you say casual sex, are you saying casual sex with different people? Well, that is very different from casual sex with the same person (monogamy). But, still I have to say that it is a persons own business how they conduct their life.

What is your opinion on casual sex and prevention?

I support both! I think as long as we are safe, casual sex is, of course, okay. While I think it's better to communicate your status with any and all of our sexual partners, some people are not comfortable disclosing this personal medical condition. I think it's okay to keep that to ourselves if we want to, but only if we take the necessary precautions to protect others.

What is your opinion on casual sex and prevention?

Casual sex is a part of our lives, sometimes. The most important thing to remember is honesty and love for the lives and choices of the people we choose to have casual sex with. And always protect yourself and others from infection and/or re-infection.

Besides using protection, what other advice would you give to serodivergent couples?

Having been in a few seriodivergent relationships, my advice, in addition to using condoms, would be to remember communication and understanding. For the individual who is negative, it’s important to understand that anyone who is HIV positive longs to be “normal.” They often long to forget, if even for a few moments. They want to feel like they are just like everyone else and that the stigma associated with HIV doesn’t apply to them.

Tenderness is the key:

What are three things you would tell someone recently diagnosed?

This diagnosis is not a death sentence:

Currently this is a statement that we can say and mean. I would praise them on getting tested and knowing about the disease so that they can take proactive action. I would also stress how not knowing would affect them totally different if they found out too late. Back in the day of the first cases of AIDS, it was considered a death sentence because once people got that diagnosis, it was too late for treatment and they died shortly there after. By knowing, they can be motivated to learn about treatments, side effects of medicines, and option with medical treatment.

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