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The Saga Continues.. The Idiot Zone! By Nevin Jefferson There are things posted on the Internet and published in the gay and mainstream media that reads too "DUMB" to be true. I'm beginning to believe that Researchers for the Center for Disease Control Public Health experts in San Francisco are desperate and starving for funding and attention. They're making stuff up as they go along to feed their greedy needs and to stroke their egos with Federal Funds. While at the same time becoming media whores of the moment. While at the same time, bamboozling people who don't know any better and believe everything that they read and what's told to them. Instead of thinking for themselves. Especially when it comes to be totally irresponsible for their behavior. The CDC of San Francisco conducted a study and enacted a new sexual practice for POZ men. So what's this dim idea that's dull beyond comparison? It's SERO-SORTING! And what is sero-sorting you ask? Sero-sorting is when two POZ guys seek out other POZ guys who have the same strain of virus they have or in their range for the purpose of having unsafe sex. What? Isn't the CDC supposed to be all about PREVENTION? Thanks to the latest in trash-no logy POZ men can network on websites where one can post their sero-status for the sole purpose of hookups,screw buddies,and a possible LTR. So am I wrong in thinking that hooking up with someone for safe sex and being responsible for your actions by using a condom to protect yourself and your partner the right thing to do? Especially when you're POZ? The 21st Century Common logic is be to monogamous and not promiscuous which is why the HIV/AIDS statistics for Black and Gay men are highest ever reported. To add insult to stupidity the CDC created a new category MSM (Men Screwing Men)for men who have sex with other men but aren't gay or bi-sexual. These guys practice Bare backing a.k.a Skin-2-Skin or in laymen terms no condom! Bare backing is for horses! Let's get real here gang, you're either gay or bi-sexual! If you like to have your tonsils tickled with a male body part then take it up the butt with the same male body part member you're a gay bottom. If a gay bottom likes to flip to the top he's a versatile bottom. If you like to give it up the butt you're a top. If the top wants it up the butt he's a versatile top. Real men take it up the butt! If a man likes women and men he's a bi-sexual. Not ifs,ands, or butts about it. These are the same guys who are out on the low down and are taking the virus home with them and infecting their wives or girlfriends then deny that is was them when their loved one or piece tests positive for the HIV virus. Some of the members of the Black community are claiming that the White man is starting a genocide. Listen closely my Brothers, Black men like yourselves are the cause of this genocide not the white man. This man made genocide is why Black women account for the largest share of new HIV infections among women (61% in 2006) and the incidence rate among Black women is nearly 15 times the rate among white women. Black women account for the majority of new AIDS cases among women (66% in 2007); white and Latina women account for 17% and 15% of new AIDS cases, respectively 1,13. Black women represent more than a third (36%) of AIDS cases. Let's not forget those who are infected with the HIV virus and don't know it. Not to mention POZ guys who keep quiet about it especially the ones on the low down dirty dog trail. Folks can find themselves buried in the spring instead of being married in the spring if there's unsafe sex involved. If one want to be promiscuous that person should use a condom for all safe purposes for prevention! Sero-Sorting is green lighting risky and dangerous behavior with disastrous results. The couple interviewed in the study were both sicker than dogs with one dying shortly afterwards with the other now sicker and near death. "Sero-sorting is happening, it's working. It's one of the explanations we have for the flattening of the (HIV) sero-incidence curve. As an HIV prevention strategy, sero-sorting is quite effective for positive and negative couples. It enables men to have the sex they want without worrying about contracting HIV," said Dr. Mitch Katz, San Francisco's Public Health Director. And get this, Dr. Katz also quoted: "Another probable cause for the leveling off of infections is that more HIV-positive people have access to medications, which when adhered to make them less infectious to sexual partners by reducing their viral loads. For positive men, they don't have to worry about HIV transmission to somebody who is negative. You do still have to worry about sexually transmitted diseases. But for many HIV-positive men, sero-sorting brings with it a tremendous psychological relief." Sure, buddy! Let's throw in psychotic tendencies along with self-serving and self-seeking being at the top of the list. It sounds idiotic enough: If you're negative and you screw only other negative guys, you won't get HIV with or without a condom. Yeah Right! How many guys discuss their HIV status? If it isn't bought up during the heat of the moment, they ain't telling and they ain't putting on a condom. The CDC and Health experts in San Francisco are calling this a significant trend, which is really a stupidity of all stupidities. These so-called experts are claiming that HIV positive couple's peers are helping reduce HIV infections when they choose to limit sexual tricks to partners of the same HIV status. In scientific terms, it's being called sero-sorting. In reality terms its called HOMO-CIDES! Death caused by screwing without condoms with their HIV/AIDS status being the lethal weapon. Not to mention being totally irresponsible by practicing risky behavior with no regard to their partner's health or well being. If you can't take responsibility for yourself, take responsibility for your sexual partners. It's the humane thing to do in a whacked out world where being Gay is being sexual with nothing else in-between. Being Gay is a part of you that's linked to your personality, characteristics, traits, likes, dislikes, that makes you the individual who you are. The Gay lifestyle is being compared to two dogs that meet then they start humping in alley's, bathrooms, bath houses, and hallways; with a fast retreat from the sexual partners apartment after the deed is done. And my Doctor wonders why my blood pressure is HIGH? It's stuff like this that rockets it through the ceiling. Did I lose my mind with the rest of the world remaining sane? When 2 POZ men have sex without a condom they're exposing each other to opportunistic infections which causes a flare up of the virus with the 2 men getting sicker than sick and closer to Death's door. I have CR5 strain of the HIV/AIDS virus its the one that becomes resistance to drugs while the virus mutates. If I were to follow the advise and believe that CDC's finding are gospel. Then get off by having unsafe sex with someone they'd go from between the sheets to under a sheet in the morgue. Without a condom and lube a person can easily become a "Serial Screwer" and dubbed this by by all of the media. The number of victims would go higher than the numbers on McDonald's signs. With condoms and lube, one would be be playing it perfectly safe with nothing to worry about. I'm in a drug study for POZ people who have the CR5 strain at the Aids Clinical Trails Unit at Haborview Medical Center (Seattle,WA)sponsored by UW (University of Washington). Dr. Shelia Dunaway my Doctor can testify about the damages that can be done when a person with CR5 or other strains has unprotected sex. She's seen it all especially when std's of the past become active and becoming the gift that keeps on giving. Up to this point CR5 strains were doom and gloom up to now. Now, there's new medications that treat CR5 strain of virus which I'm on. I can testify that my viral load is undetectable with a CD4 count of 578. And what is a "undetectable viral load?" You ask of Mr. Saga? Well gang,it's when there's not a trace of the virus in your body. And what is a CD4 count you ask of Mr. Saga? Well gang, it's the number of t-cells that you have in your body when your count is under 500 you're put on medications.CD4 counts of 300 to 500 is excellent and 200 and under isn't' good because this when opportunistic infections begin to wreck hell and havoc. Now that I'm undetectable, do I free reign on having unprotected sex with negative and undetectable men? Get real! I've been single and celibate for the past 13 years which is the safest of safe. Moses can't part these legs! Playing safely should be the message and findings from the CDC of San Francisco. Hopefully, for the most of us, common sense will prevail. The idiot ism of the CDC and Health experts in San Francisco is a sick, rotting, and decaying of minds suffered by the Researchers and those of the Medical professions employed at the CDC. They should ask for funding to for their revolving account in therapy. Personal note to Dr. Katz, of the CDC of San Francisco's;NO CONDOMS= DEATH!

The Saga Continues?. Rising Doom! Saga Archive:4/23/2002 By Nevin Jefferson The stocks of Viagra are rock hard thanks to the many users in the gay community. The rate of the users sexual partners rose to an average of 5.4% . Living up to its 'rep as a sexual stimulant those not suffering from the limp noodle syndrome are popping em like crazy. This paid off dividends in the sum of a new STD to 50% of the users. The At Risk payoff is in the sum of overdose benefits , priapism, an erection that lasts for hours with extreme pain adding interest to potentially disabling effects. Speed, Ecstasy, and Poppers are used as a catch which is odd because the above three drugs are the major cause of impotence. Which is why Viagra is a buy for poor judgment in the Bull Market. When Viagra is combined with Poppers this could pay off in the sum of a drop in blood pressure , crashing into fainting, heart attacks, and strokes. And that's it for the Cock Market News! Underneath the tip of the iceberg lay the real problem, here gang. The chilling factor is Self-Destructive behavior in the gay community. With the participates being from Oh, to be Young and Suicidal? with the screw you attitude to the Old Enough to Know Better, but never learned? Creating the I don?t give a damn anymore sect. There's a cruel adage in the gay community that goes; ?Older Queens are into AAA and Drug Rehab, while the Young Princesses take their place to be next in line. Substance and Alcohol abuse is a way of life for some who need something more to make it through the day. Abusive relationships exist because one believes that they deserve it and will never do any better. And besides, it beats being alone. In a world filled with hatred, bigotry, ignorance, and major stupidity of the worst degree, it's no wonder that some people get excessive in their behavior. Being the odd man out and the puzzle piece that doesn't fit in the picture, has it's effects. One can get a feeling of being lost, alone, and empty. Everyday problems mount as tensions build causing a raging inferno inside one's self. An escape is needed, something to make everything go away. Via substance or alcohol you seek the rush that will numb you with the hurt not being as bad. You need your own private world where you can seek refuge and solace from life. The thing is that problems don?t go away, they get worst and so do you! Misery loves company, so you'll attract negative likes of people who completely gave up and plan to stay that way. They hold you down and during the process, point out that you have a problem when their habits are twice as bad as yours. Welcome to the world of Hell! In order to break free of substances that you can't live or have fun without, you need a timeout. A time to soul search and put things into perspective by going deep inside yourself and making changes. You'll pull yourself up with your inner strength and slowly begin to put things into balance. You have to cut the cords that bind and set yourself free of those who don't have your best interest at heart. You want to stay on the positive side eliminating the negative as it arises in your life. Life isn't easy, you're going to have challenges which life is all about. Conquering those challenges and standing victorious as the rumble and dust clears makes you a winner. In the process, you'll learn to love yourself, others, and have a loving relationship with another person. This is hard work, but the payoff is worth it as you cash in on a better you. Once upon a time, I was a depressed, suicidal, sissy lost of all hopes and dreams. I couldn't deal with my sexuality, myself, or pretending to be the person that everyone wanted me to be. I feared that if I told anyone that I was gay, no one would like me or have anything to do with me. I already felt alone and I really didn't want end up abandoned by those who supposedly loved me. I knocked off a half a gallon of rum and a case a beer a day. I hit the lines standing in a pretty roll from a mirror and I did poppers on the dance floor and in the bedroom. I did it all, I didn't care! Then one morning while laying in bed feeling like over done crap I cried out to God, who heard me and answered my prayers. With wisdom, I realized that I preferred men and I shouldn't be ashamed of it. I was the same person with nothing being different except the fact that I LOVE MEN. If a person truly cared about me, it wouldn?t make any difference what-so-ever. The kicker to this was, that I was grown, took care of myself, and was responsible for myself. What I did was my business! I lost the desire to drink and do the drugs that made life bearable. I went into therapy with my problems ending as my sessions came to an end. This was my happy ending. This was 18 years ago, which I refer to as my Days of Low where I hit bottom and bounced myself back up into a better me. Life became a gift which I cherish each and everyday. I'm not giving anyone or anything the power to take this gift away from me. It's mine! I got a life in the process of becoming the person that I am now. I joined a gay bowling league, joined and became a Board Member of two social organizations, have Thanksgiving and Christmas Dinner for people who don?t have anywhere to go or have a family to share the day with. I got active and involved in the gay community determined to help make a difference by being different. Being who I am, and transforming into the individual that I am today. Yes, I'm still in therapy to help me deal with things while continuing to build myself into the better person that I am. So, to those of you with self -destructive tendencies, I strongly give you the advice that it isn't that deep! Imagine the best for yourself with treasures bestowing upon you each and everyday. Then start living by setting your mind to do something and accomplish it. You can do anything that you want to, if you really want to. This isn't easy, if it was, everyone including their mother would be doing it. As a whole, the gay community has a lot going for itself with people like you and I to make it a better place. Aim and make your mark in life. I did and I'm proud of it. Nevin Jefferson (living verb); Continual Survivor who has been HIV+ since 1991 with treatments failing in 1998 and not giving up by becoming involved with The Aids Clinic Trails Units at Harborview sponsored by the UW. He is now undetectable, healthy as a horse, and loves his life. Columnist of The Saga Continues? for The Seattle Gay News and www.gaypride.com . . Activist, Volunteer for Lifelong Aids Alliance (15 years), Pierce County Aids Foundation (8 years), Advisor for Act-up Seattle with Terry Kennedy. Keynote Speaker for Coming Out Day, Keynote Speaker for Pierce County Aids Walk (1998 & 2001), Poster Boy for Aids Awareness for POCCAN (People of Color Against Aids Network (1997 & 2000) Practicing to be an Episcopal Minister at St. George Church in Maple Valley, WA. Single and patiently awaiting his soul mate for a relationship with substance.

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Jared Leto from the television show 'My So Called Life' and the band 'Thirty Seconds To Mars' plays a transsexual person in the movie 'Dallas Buyers Club'. I have always found Jared Leto to be almost pretty and I look forward to seeing him in the part of Rayon. This movie is about the early days of non-existent medications that could be used for treating HIV and the attempt to acquire non approved drugs . I've watched the trailer. It showcases Matthew McConaughey as real life Ron Woodroof. Has anyone else seen the trailer yet? http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2013/09/09/tiff-jared-leto/2787249/ http://www.focusfeatures.com/dallas_buyers_club?utm_source=AllSearch&utm_medium=Search&utm_campaign=DallasBuyersClub