The AIDS Generation — Stories of Survival and Resilience
Lest the world forget, Perry Halkitis tells the stories of pain, suffering, survival and resilience of his generation of gay men — the AIDS generation. Last fall, at the annual Ontario HIV Treatment...
View ArticleWhen to start HIV treatment
In a video interview, publisher John McCullagh talks with Toronto HIV primary care physician Colin Kovacs about the vexed question as to when to start treatment. When to start HIV treatment? It seems...
View ArticleCan a video game help reduce sexual risk behaviour?
The OHTN interviewed John Christensen who develops video games and digital media applications for health at the 2013 Ontario HIV Treatennt Network Research Conference to find out. At the 2013 OHTN...
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Treatment - from grasping at straws to global health strategy
Bob Leahy In conversation with CATIE’s Sean Hosein about the evolution of treatment from the desperate days of the 80s through the advent of protease inhibitors to its current place in discussions...
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PEP can stop you from getting HIV: A conversation with ACT’s Duncan MacLachlan
A week of personal stories from gay guys who have experienced post-exposure prophylaxis starts with a conversation with the AIDS Committee of Toronto’s Duncan MacLachlan about PEP, its effectiveness...
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The PEP experience — Raj’s story
In part two of our three-part series on PEP, we hear from Raj Singh, a forty-something Toronto gay guy who was potentially exposed to HIV at a sex party. This week, PositiveLite.com is focusing on...
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The PEP experience — Daniel’s story
We conclude our three-part series on PEP by hearing from Daniel, who was potentially exposed to HIV when a condom broke. This week, PositiveLite.com is focusing on Post-exposure Prophylaxis, or PEP —...
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FS goes Wilde
Are you ever worried about catching HIV or other STIs while doing porn? The UK’s FS magazine asked porn star Austin Wilde this and more in this frank interview. This article first appeared in FS...
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Road tripping again
Bob Leahy catches up with Barry Haarde, the long term survivor of HIV, Hep C and hemophilia who is about to embark on his third bike ride across North America this week Bob Leahy: Barry. You’re off on...
View ArticleNEGATIVE: HIV negative gay men speaking for themselves
Mark S. King with a must-see video that features negative gay men talking about their sex lives, their fears of becoming infected, and, perhaps most surprising, what they really think of HIV positive...
View ArticleI am negative, I am positive
A new campaign called My Status Is Not A Secret seeks to humanize the experience of those affected and infected by HIV while stressing the importance of knowing your status My Status Is Not A Secret...
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BareBackRT.com - the interview
Editor Bob Leahy chats about the business with the owner of the world’s largest online hookup site for gay men who prefer not to use condoms, BareBackRT.com How this story came about Way back in...
View ArticleDoctors take a progressive stand on transmission risk and the laws on...
Bob Leahy talks to Dr. Mark Tyndall about the consensus statement issued by 70 doctors/scientists outlining the likelihood of HIV transmission in an attempt to influence the status of Canadian law...
View ArticleFit poz guy leading the pack to land cover of future Men's Health magazine issue
HIV-Positive long term survivor Vaughn Ripley, a former PositiveLite.com interviewee, is in the lead to win the Men’s Health Magazine Ultimate Guy Search. In a high performance show of true grit and...
View ArticleHIV and heterosexual black men
John McCullagh talks with Winston Husbands of the AIDS Committee of Toronto about the HIV-related needs, challenges and priorities of heterosexual African, Caribbean and Black men in Ontario. What are...
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Howdy PARTNER
PositiveLite.com editor Bob Leahy in conversation with CATIE’s James Wilton on what the PARTNER study tells us about the risk of HIV transmission in gay men where one partner is HIV-positive but who’s...
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The future of HIV prevention, treatment and care
From TheBodyPro.com an interview with activist Mark Harrington about the ramifications of the PARTNER study results, as well as what to expect from HIV treatment and care in the next five years. This...
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An interview with Ron Rosenes, C.M.
Long-time survivor, witness and pioneer Ron Rosenes was recently made a member of the Order of Canada for his contribution to the wellbeing of people living with HIV. In this interview he talks about...
View ArticleIt's summertime and the POZ-TO monthly fundraiser is switching gears
DJ Relentless interviews new POZ-TO party hostess Miss Barbie Jo Bontemps about love life and HIV It's summertime and the POZ-TO monthly fundraiser is switching gears. We are proud to announce that we...
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Lost heroes: talking with a friend
New PositiveLite.com writer Philip J H Dawson interviews Peter J. Smit from The Netherlands about his work in HIV and AIDS and also how he got to work directly with plane crash victim Joep Lange who...
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