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World AIDS Day – Get Tested and Remembering

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As we all know, today is World AIDS Day and Black Gay Men’s Blog urges black gay and bisexual men and MSM to get tested. There is a lot of power in knowing your HIV status, it can save your life and prevent you from passing the virus on to…

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Black Gay Men, Depression & Mental Health Illness

black gay men, depression and mental health issues

For many black gay men and MSM, depression and mental health issues are as real as the color of our skins. However, it is not a discussion most of us feel comfortable having – be it in the black gay community or the black community at large. There are may…

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Black Gay Men and HIV: Do We Care Enough?

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Do black gay men really care enough about the high and rising numbers of black MSM infected with HIV. Black Gay Men’s Blog asks us to get honest, examine our lives, take stock and make some changes. Apathy is killing black gay men – time to wake up and grow up!

Black Gay Incest and Sexual Abuse: LaDarrell Speaks

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Black Gay Men’s Blog takes a look at incest and how it can impact the lives of black gay men. Sexual abuse is still very much a dirty word and not often spoken about in many black families. Throw incest into the mix and the silence is deafening. As black…

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Black Gay Men, Masculinity and Higher HIV Risk

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Black Gay Men’s Blog explores the relationship between masculinity, choice of sexual partners and the high HIV risk among black gay men, many of whom believe that masculine men are less likely to be HIV positive.

AIDS Walk NY 2011 Why They Walked To Fight HIV

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Black Gay Men’s Blog was at AIDS Walk New York, last Sunday May 15 2011. 45,000 people braved the rain in NYC and stepped out to Central Park to begin the 6 mile walk to raise awareness and money for HIV and AIDS. The annual GMHC (Gay Men’s Health Crisis)…

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Being Black and Gay: Struggles With HIV and Depression

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Depression among black gay men is one of those topics we don’t often discuss, which is slowly eating away at our community. Rates of depression in people with HIV are as high as 60%, compared with 5-10% of the general population. With the high incidence of  HIV among black gay…

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The Importance Of Putting Our Houses In Order

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Black Gay Men’s Blog looks at the importance of putting our financial, legal, health and personal houses in order, so that in the event of an untimely passing or illness, loved ones are not left with one big mess to sort out.

National Black Gay Men’s Coalition- Understanding PrEP

NBGMAC Conference Call for black gay men on PrEP as HIV Prevention

NBGMAC, The National Black Gay Men’s Advocacy Coalition, will host a membership conference call on on Friday, May 6th at 3PM (EST) to discuss the iPrEX results and the concept of PrEP to understand member perspectives as policy-makers move forward in determining the next phases for research and program implementation….

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Black Men Get Tested HIV PSA Campaign We Need You

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Black Gay Men’s Blog is committed to doing whatever we can, in the fight against  HIV and AIDS. There are still not enough black gay men and MSM getting tested and consequently, too many black men getting diagnosed, when their immune systems are already severely compromised. Black Gay Men’s Blog…

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Black Gay Male Escort’s Story: Drugs, AIDS & Depression

black gay male escort's true story - crystal meth addiction, bareback sex, AIDS and depression

I recently sat down for brunch with a very interesting, retired black gay male escort, who wanted to share his story with Black Gay Men’s Blog. We are calling him Duane because he prefers to remain anonymous, but felt that his story of prostitution aka hustling, drug addiction, bareback sex,…

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PrEP as HIV Prevention and Black Gay Men

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Black Gay Men’s Blog looks as PrEp as HIV prevention and asks will black gay men take a pill once a day to prevent HIV, what impact will it have on our lives and the stigma associated with HIV, will PrEP have any impact on our dating and sex lives?

Rethinking HIV Risk For Black Men Having Sex With Men

In this video, The LGBT Center aka The Center in NYC and a panel of black gay, LGBT and HIV/AIDS discuss ways to look at and continue to fight the HIV/AIDS epidemic among black MSM.

Black Gay Men & Health Care: Taking Control

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Black Gay Men’s Blog urges black gay and bisexual to take a more proactive role in their health care, get tested for HIV, share resources and maintain a good relationship with health care practitioners.