Stitch and Bitch: Not Your Granny’s Sewing Circle

Dec 02 Stitch and Bitch: Not Your Granny’s Sewing Circle

Posted by CarrieAnn in World AIDS Day 2011, World AIDS Day Week

I remember Stitch & Bitch groups as a glorious invention of the late ’80s. Another bastard child of necessity and creativity spawned by the Queer Community and left on the world’s doorstep; a brilliant byproduct of the AIDS pandemic, a sort of fairytale princess able to spin gold from shit: “Take that,...

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World AIDS Day: HNSTM Asks…

Dec 02 World AIDS Day: HNSTM Asks…

Posted by Hot N Sexy TexasMama in World AIDS Day 2011, World AIDS Day Week

What is the Christian church doing about AIDS? I want to start out by stating that “World Aids Day” is totally new to me. I’m not sure how long it has been around, but I am thankful that Eden Cafe brought it to my attention. As a conservative Christian in a small town, AIDS is not something I have ever had to deal with....

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Winged Victory: Opening Minds and Hearts with the Power of Art

Dec 01 Winged Victory: Opening Minds and Hearts with the Power of Art

Posted by CarrieAnn in World AIDS Day 2011, World AIDS Day Week

In 1993, the same year that Tom Hanks’ Philadelphia broke down barriers surrounding AIDS and an HBO film based on Randy Schilts’ And The Band Played On deconstructed the beginnings of the epidemic, Tony Kushner’s seminal heightened-reality play began making waves. Angels In America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes is,...

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World AIDS Day: Educate Yourself

Dec 01 World AIDS Day: Educate Yourself

Posted by Trishcuit in World AIDS Day 2011, World AIDS Day Week

I grew up in South Florida, and starting in middle school, students were offered, but not required to participate in, a week of learning about sexual health. That was when I first encountered her. I don’t remember her name, and I vaguely remember her face. What I do remember, is her story. She was young, a teenager, when she was...

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Keith Haring: Pop-culture Prince, Art World Antihero, Enduring Activist

Nov 30 Keith Haring: Pop-culture Prince, Art World Antihero, Enduring Activist

Posted by CarrieAnn in World AIDS Day 2011, World AIDS Day Week

It’s been 20 years since artist provacatuer Keith Haring passed away; a pioneer for AIDS activism, who himself succumbed to the disease. The imagery he left behind is a catalog of both innocent delight and quirky, carnal wit. The world was his canvas: From the sidewalks of New York City to the human body, nothing...

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World AIDS Day: My Brother

Nov 30 World AIDS Day: My Brother

Posted by SexyTabby in World AIDS Day 2011

A few months ago my brother went into cardiac arrest. He’s only 44 years old. As it happens, an electronic box that was placed in his back went on the brink. The box uses electric shocks to help control the pain he suffers from falling off a roof and injuring his spine. What does this have to do with World’s AIDS Day 2011,...

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World AIDS Day: Winterseve Wants You …

Nov 30 World AIDS Day: Winterseve Wants You …

Posted by Winterseve in World AIDS Day 2011

to be Aware First of all, AIDS is a scary disease. When you hear it, the first thing you will think of is different from what anyone else will think when they first hear it. I think of my aunt. She was delivering a baby for a woman who was AIDS positive. This lady was in so much pain, and on so many drugs before her labor, that she...

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In the Blood: AIDS and the Arts, Part 2

Nov 29 In the Blood: AIDS and the Arts, Part 2

Posted by CarrieAnn in World AIDS Day 2011, World AIDS Day Week

Yesterday, we explored expressions of artistic imagery touched firsthand or via inspiration by HIV/AIDS. Today, a poet and songstress felled by this deadly killer, whose voices have become anthem to a landscape of both hope and loss. Read more by G.L. Morrison “Do I speak now only about issues of sexuality or do I...

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Word of the Week: Cocktail

Nov 29 Word of the Week: Cocktail

Posted by Storm in Word of the Week, World AIDS Day 2011

Regarding AIDS and HIV World aids day is December 1st Cocktail: a combination of drugs A highly active antiretroviral therapy, or HAART, is sometimes referred to as the AIDS cocktail. While these treatments are not considered a cure, they can delay progression to AIDS, reduce complications, and support the immune system by reducing...

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In the Blood: AIDS and the Arts, Part 1

Nov 28 In the Blood: AIDS and the Arts, Part 1

Posted by CarrieAnn in World AIDS Day 2011, World AIDS Day Week

In honor of World AIDS Day, Sexis offers a retrospective of fine artists and performers whose lives and works were informed by the disease. While some viewed HIV/AIDS through the lens of loving observation, and others have passed on, their creative efforts serve to inspire us all. Read more by G.L....

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World AIDS Day: Ruth’s Thoughts

Nov 28 World AIDS Day: Ruth’s Thoughts

Posted by ruthhill74 in World AIDS Day 2011, World AIDS Day Week

With World Aids Awareness Day coming up on December 1 of this year, I thought I would share some things about AIDS/HIV with you. Sometimes I think that we have forgotten that this is still a real threat in our world. We tend to think more about the financial crisis and threats to our freedom than the very real threat lurking in our...

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World AIDS Day 2011

Nov 09 World AIDS Day 2011

Posted by CarrieAnn in Awareness, World AIDS Day 2011, World AIDS Day Week

It doesn't matter what you write, just write something. Show your support, show that you care, help us raise awareness for AIDS and HIV just by being aware yourself. You don't have to have written here before and you don't have to be a regular reader or a reviewer or have a blog of your own. Anyone can write for EdenCafe.

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Responsible Non-Monogamy

Dec 03 Responsible Non-Monogamy

Posted by Airen in Awareness, World AIDS Day 2010, World AIDS Day Week

When I talk about the decisions that Sigel and I have made about our marriage I get asked a lot of questions, A LOT of questions! Most people want to know how they can convinced their partners to have threesomes or swing. What they don’t ask is what measures we take to avoid getting sick. Sure they tell me all about the...

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AIDS and HIV Impact

Dec 02 AIDS and HIV Impact

Posted by Vally in Awareness, World AIDS Day 2010, World AIDS Day Week

AIDS and HIV did not become big news until I was about 17 years old. I had already been having sex for several years when stories began to fill the news paper headlines and posters appeared on the walls of clinic offices around the country. I clearly remember how scared I and many of my friends were over this epidemic that could...

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It Will Never Happen to me

Dec 01 It Will Never Happen to me

Posted by Sarahbear in Awareness, World AIDS Day Week

HIV and AIDS can seem like such a foreign concept when you’re young. “It’s never going to happen to me.” is a very popular line of thinking for teenagers, especially when it comes to catching an STD. When sex education was being taught to my peers and I, the only person we knew of who was HIV positive was a...

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I Have Hope for a Time and Place When AIDS Does Not Exist

Dec 01 I Have Hope for a Time and Place When AIDS Does Not Exist

Posted by Laurel in Awareness, World AIDS Day 2010, World AIDS Day Week

Last year, I wrote an article for World AIDS Day called I Remember a Time and Place When AIDS Did Not Exist and so I went back to read what I wrote before I sat down to write another article in recognition of this day. I read it and I shed a few tears as I thought of my old family friend, lost to AIDS, about my daughter being a year...

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Ignorance, Bliss and Stupidity in the Early Days of HIV

Dec 01 Ignorance, Bliss and Stupidity in the Early Days of HIV

Posted by P'gell in Awareness, World AIDS Day 2010, World AIDS Day Week

As I sit here, many years after my youth and introduction to the Slings and Arrows of Sexual Activity, I feel almost preternaturally lucky to have not been seriously touched by HIV, AIDS and their related horrors. By all intents and purposes, I should have been touched. I had (still have) many Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Trans...

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World AIDS Day

Dec 01 World AIDS Day

Posted by CarrieAnn in Awareness, Video, World AIDS Day 2010, World AIDS Day Week

Each year EdenFantasys, SexIs Magazine and EdenCafe support World AIDS Day, December 1st, all week long with articles, posts and activism. This year, staff and contributors joined together to create a video montage of messages of support, solidarity and love. Please take a moment to watch the video, read the articles on SexIs and...

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What HIV Means to me

Nov 30 What HIV Means to me

Posted by Rebecca in Awareness, World AIDS Day 2010, World AIDS Day Week

I’m going to say right up front that I only know one person with HIV.  And his isn’t really a tragic story.  He’s healthy, he’s (mostly) happy – or as happy as anyone can be, anyway – he’s in a committed relationship, and all that jazz.  I’m not sure how he got it, and it’s really of...

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HIV in my World

Nov 29 HIV in my World

Posted by Airen in Awareness, World AIDS Day 2010, World AIDS Day Week

When I was a teenager I learned about AIDS in school. I was a sheltered teen and my Mother and Father believed that I would grow up, go to college, meet a ‘nice guy’, get married and never have to worry about AIDS. I wasn’t gay, or a guy, and I wouldn’t be promiscuous because despite my childhood I was...

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Eden Fantasys Raises 1K for ASC NYC

Dec 04 Eden Fantasys Raises 1K for ASC NYC

Posted by CarrieAnn in World AIDS Day 2009, World AIDS Day Week

….and we couldn’t have done it without your help.   Every retweet raised awareness, every retweet brought us closer.  Thank you!  Check out the forum post the official...

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AIDS and HIV: 7 Stories of Love, Part 7

Dec 04 AIDS and HIV: 7 Stories of Love, Part 7

Posted by Raven Quince in World AIDS Day 2009, World AIDS Day Week

Part 7: KT – Fighting the Best Fight You know how sometimes you meet people for the first time and there’s something there that just CLICKS? That was how it was when my husband met SC for the first time. Soon after, SC invited my husband and I over to his house for dinner with him and his partner KT. Their beautiful home was...

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AIDS and HIV: 7 Stories of Love, Part 6

Dec 04 AIDS and HIV: 7 Stories of Love, Part 6

Posted by Raven Quince in World AIDS Day 2009, World AIDS Day Week

Part 6: KL – Damages Our friend KL is living with HIV. He and my husband became friends through work about 6 years ago. Although they’ve both moved on to other places, they’ve stayed in touch and see each other for lunch every other week, and sometimes they’ll go to the Village to check out stores and have dinner. KL...

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AIDS and HIV: 7 Stories of Love, Part 5

Dec 04 AIDS and HIV: 7 Stories of Love, Part 5

Posted by Raven Quince in World AIDS Day 2009, World AIDS Day Week

Part 5: GB – Most Likely To Succeed Dear GB was one chic man. He aimed high and was an overachiever. He started his own business when he was 16 and by the time he was 18 had several employees. Consequently, he was always the one with money and a car and a great designer apartment in a cool neighborhood. He hung out in the gay...

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AIDS and HIV: 7 Stories of Love, Part 4

Dec 04 AIDS and HIV: 7 Stories of Love, Part 4

Posted by Raven Quince in World AIDS Day 2009, World AIDS Day Week

Part 4: CD – True to Her Love In my group of misfit-creative friends in high school was CD. She was a year older than me and was also a childhood friend of my buddy DV. CD was very artistic and extremely knowledgeable of a wide range of music. She was a staple at all the parties and in the alternative scene at the time. She loved...

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AIDS and HIV: 7 Stories of Love, Part 3

Dec 04 AIDS and HIV: 7 Stories of Love, Part 3

Posted by Raven Quince in World AIDS Day 2009, World AIDS Day Week

Part 3: MD – Enigmatic In high school I had a core group of friends who were eccentric creatives. They were intelligent, fiercely independent and anti-establishment. My first big crush was on DV and we were (and still are) good friends. He fooled around with other girls but never with me, and for a while, I was hurt, until...

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AIDS and HIV: 7 Stories of Love, Part 2

Dec 04 AIDS and HIV: 7 Stories of Love, Part 2

Posted by Raven Quince in World AIDS Day 2009, World AIDS Day Week

Part 2: JP – A Smile and a Spark I knew JP through work. He was cool, older than me, quite Out, sported amazing ink before it was mainstream and wore leather. I liked him instantly. He was kind to me, and a sweet and gentle soul who was unafraid of living his dreams. He had humble beginnings but worked hard to rise in his...

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AIDS and HIV: 7 Stories of Love, Part 1

Dec 04 AIDS and HIV: 7 Stories of Love, Part 1

Posted by Raven Quince in World AIDS Day 2009, World AIDS Day Week

As an underage party girl hitting the nightclubs in the early eighties, my friends were a curious mix of gay men, punks and those on the fringe of society. Viewed as social outcasts and misfits by mainstream culture, we formed tight bonds to protect ourselves from the abuse regularly hurled our way. Between the ages of 23 and 26 I...

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My BFF Lance

Dec 03 My BFF Lance

Posted by Rayne in World AIDS Day 2009, World AIDS Day Week

When Carrie mentioned World AIDS Day and asked if I’d write about the impact of HIV and AIDS on my life, I thought, “They haven’t really had much of an impact on my life.” I’ve only ever had friends who had friends who were sick. I’ve been extremely fortunate. One of the parts I paid the most...

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Aids Through my Days

Dec 03 Aids Through my Days

Posted by CarrieAnn in World AIDS Day 2009, World AIDS Day Week

Excerpt from Sarah Sloane, “Aids Through my Days” In the mid ’90s, I met my first straight man to openly admit that he was HIV positive. He willingly told me that he’d gotten it from a prostitute, and his sense of shame had been tempered by his acceptance of who he was and the addictions and the poor...

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I remember a time and place when AIDS did not exist

Dec 03 I remember a time and place when AIDS did not exist

Posted by Laurel in World AIDS Day 2009, World AIDS Day Week

My daughter turned 12 last week, on Thanksgiving Day. At times like theses, I often think about what I remember about being her age and given her birthday’s proximity to World Aids Day, this year I was thinking about growing up in a world that just discovered AIDS and HIV. When I was 12, they were just starting to talking...

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Sex Ed, Our Kids and HIV/AIDS

Dec 02 Sex Ed, Our Kids and HIV/AIDS

Posted by Saraid in World AIDS Day 2009, World AIDS Day Week

Every year on World AIDS Day people from around the world talk about the problem of HIV/AIDS on the African continent. They insist that the people of Africa should have better access to things like condoms and have access to education about STI prevention and birth control. I couldn’t agree more. However, it strikes me as odd...

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Boogeyman Logic — A Requiem for Matthew

Dec 02 Boogeyman Logic — A Requiem for Matthew

Posted by CarrieAnn in World AIDS Day 2009, World AIDS Day Week

Excerpt from Judy, assistant editor of SexIs Magazine, “Boogeyman Logic — A Requiem for Matthew” Mine is the last generation to come of age in a world that did not know AIDS. We were not quite hippies, but not quite whatever came next. We grew up with free love and casual sex. We weren’t as likely to judge our...

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Guy & Debra, ASC NYC

Dec 02 Guy & Debra, ASC NYC

Posted by CarrieAnn in Video, World AIDS Day 2009, World AIDS Day Week

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Gay guys, hookers, AIDS and growing up in the Jersey ‘burbs

Dec 02 Gay guys, hookers, AIDS and growing up in the Jersey ‘burbs

Posted by Victoria in World AIDS Day 2009, World AIDS Day Week

Gay guys, hookers, AIDS and growing up in the Jersey ‘burbs Every time I start to write this ‘personal essay’ about AIDS, I get stuck. What is it that stops me? Is it the touchy touchy way I’m expecting that I have to write this? Somewhat. Ya know, cause how dare I write about my own life experiences in my own voice, lest...

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Learning Out Loud

Dec 01 Learning Out Loud

Posted by CarrieAnn in World AIDS Day 2009, World AIDS Day Week

Excerpt from Dr. Elizabeth Boskey, PhD ‘Learning Out loud’: It may seem strange that, in some ways, my role model for sexual health is a man who died of AIDS. The thing is, that Michael helped me learn that liking yourself is the first stem to making smart choices, protecting yourself, and feeling empowered to practice safe...

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ASC NYC Tour

Dec 01 ASC NYC Tour

Posted by CarrieAnn in Video, Video Reviews and Demos, World AIDS Day 2009, World AIDS Day Week

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Alcoholic Snapshot: My Close Call With HIV/AIDS

Dec 01 Alcoholic Snapshot: My Close Call With HIV/AIDS

Posted by Cecily in World AIDS Day 2009, World AIDS Day Week

by Cecily of Uppercase Woman When I first moved to Philadelphia in 1986, I lived with my mother. I’d been living here for over six months before I finally met someone close to my age, a co-worker at a local travel agency. She took pity on me and took me to a few clubs. Sadly, I felt hopelessly out of place at those clubs; I...

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Sharon Duke, ASC NYC Interview

Nov 30 Sharon Duke, ASC NYC Interview

Posted by CarrieAnn in Video, Video Reviews and Demos, World AIDS Day 2009, World AIDS Day Week

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Raising Funds for ASC NYC

Nov 30 Raising Funds for ASC NYC

Posted by CarrieAnn in World AIDS Day 2009, World AIDS Day Week

Did you go over and check the forum for the special event Eden Fantasys is doing today?  I know some of you didn’t! That’s ok.  I’m going to mention it here, too. For the entire week, Eden Fantasys is going to be fundraising via Twitter to benefit the amazing folks over at ASC NYC.  There’s already a...

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The AIDS Generation

Nov 30 The AIDS Generation

Posted by Effin Sara in World AIDS Day 2009, World AIDS Day Week

by Effin’ Sara I’m a big fan of science fiction and cyberpunk writing.  One of the reasons (among many) I like reading about dystopian near-futures and space and otherworldly creatures is that the gravity and strangeness of the problems encountered take me away from my own.  When I was about 14 or 15, I was working my way...

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Human Rights, Sexual Rights and World AIDS Day

Nov 30 Human Rights, Sexual Rights and World AIDS Day

Posted by CarrieAnn in World AIDS Day 2009, World AIDS Day Week

An excerpt from Dr. Dick on Demand: Human Rights, Sexual Rights and World AIDS Day… In a world wracked by poverty, disease and war; where we threaten our very existence with climate altering pollution, nuclear proliferation and extreme population growth; is there room to talk about human rights that include sexual rights? I...

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Community Roundup: Eden Fantasys Celebrates World Aids Day

Nov 30 Community Roundup: Eden Fantasys Celebrates World Aids Day

Posted by CarrieAnn in Columns & Articles, Eden Fantasys Buzz, Review Roundup, Sex Is..., SexIs Scoop, World AIDS Day 2009, World AIDS Day Week

Perhaps celebrate isn’t a word most would choose in conjunction with AIDS.  But it’s not AIDS itself we’re celebrating. No, what we’re celebrating is speaking out, sharing stories, life changing moments and being open about the effects AIDS has had on all of us, on the world.  We’re celebrating...

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