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Former Washington Blade editor Chris Crain may have high-tailed it to Brazil for a little high-tailing with his lover, but that doesn't mean he doesn't have a direct line to Windows Media: the mega-company that owns The Blade, part of HX Media (which also runs The New York Blade, and New York Press, among others.
While his last letter, Crain zeroed in on Ted Haggard (who Towleroad reports may be defagifying for up to five years), this week Crain turns his journalistic eye to popular misconceptions of HIV-meds. He writes:
We have become so accustomed to thinking of HIV as a manageable, chronic condition -like diabetes, people say -that we forget it’s still a killer...
HIV meds aren’t a cure and can be lethal themselves. Despite all the advances, someone diagnosed with HIV is still likely to die from complications associated with the virus or the meds they’re taking to fight it.That’s a message that’s not getting out there, especially to younger gay men. A 21-year-old who learns today he has HIV can expect to die in his mid-40s.
Someone's a pessimistic pansy, huh? Sure, there's no guarantee meds will save one's life, but we're pretty sure people live past their forties.
Crain goes on to examine some of the Bush Administration's more controversial anti-HIV policies. And, of course, suggest some of his own:
Believe it or not, legal recognition for gay couples can also have a powerful, preventive effect. Promiscuity only increases the odds of transmission, so conservatives should welcome policies that encourage gay men to settle into stable, long-term relationships...
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Chris Crain is a bag of wind.
Dear Q:
We know he is right and you are wrong. Shame on you. Talk to any Infectious Diseases MD, plenty of gay ones out there, and they will tell you. They have reached the same conclusion. 15 to 20 years tops. It is still a death sentence. You are irresponsible.
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M.
Im not sure what is so wild and crazy about any of Chris' comments. Methinks Q is having a slow news day.
HIV is a disease people, Current medications are starting to fail across the board. Current expectations rest at about twenty to twenty five years or so from onset of AIDS diagnosis to DEATH. HIV will radically shorten and reduce the quality of your life! USE CONDOMS! STAY NEGATIVE!
A new study came out last month I believe that estimates the average life expectancy of someone who contracts HIV today to be 24 years, so his estimate about a 21 year old living until his mid-40s is (sadly) accurate.
Crain's observations come from years of watching the scene. There are still numerous people in our community who think that promiscuity is a gay right.
It isn't. Staying alive has far more benefits than being able to bed every man in sight. Financially, being negative has to be far more appealing. While gays aren't used to thinking along the lines of monogamous relationships, we'd better start seriously changing it in ourselves and transmitting that attitude rather than AIDS. Nobody sympathizes and believes people with AIDS deserve love and affection as much as gay people.
Many of us have watched all or most of our friends die.
Crain's willingness to give up his life to be with the man he loves in Brazil is a testament to a new paradigm. Love must be the answer. Committed love. I know, alot of you will beat me up over this, but Crain is making a huge statement and someone needs to listen.
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