AIDS TREATMENT NEWS Issue #345, June 23, 2000
John S. James
From the Introduction: "Why would GMHC--an AIDS organization--write a book as broad as this one? Because nearly two decades of experience with gay men have shown that issues raised by HIV are much bigger than condoms to stop the virus or pills to treat it. For gay men, effective HIV prevention and treatment has meant grappling with the full scope of issues raised by how we live and love: how we think about ourselves and others, sexual communication, relationships, spirituality, and aging. These pages try to communicate some of that wisdom, and recognize how important it is to build on it as the lives of gay men with HIV--and the lives of gay men who don't have the virus-- stretch into the new millennium."
Only part of one chapter is on HIV treatment--which is fortunate because treatment information changes rapidly, so these pages will soon be obsolete. The rest of the book will have a longer life.
Major chapter headings [the additions in brackets are ours]:
* The Anatomy of Pleasure
* Sex Acts and Facts
* Two to Tango: Cruising, Coupling, and Communication
* Sex Troubles
* Skin Deep [exercise, skin care, hair care, oral health and hygiene]
* You Are What You Eat (and Drink and Smoke and Snort and Shoot)
* What's Up, Doc? [finding a doctor, doctor/patient relationships, "five tests and vaccines no gay man should go without," HIV testing, alternative and complementary medicines, health insurance, and managed care]
* Coming of Age
* Are You Positive? Treating HIV
* Coping with Illness
* Of Sound Mind
* We Are Family: Friends, Long-Term Partners, and the Rest of the Clan
* Spirituality and Community
* Appendix A: Help, I Need Somebody [referrals]
* Appendix B: Transgender, Transvestite, and Intersex Resources
* Appendix C: Citations and References
MEN LIKE US can be ordered through bookstores, or purchased from online booksellers such as www.amazon.com or www.barnsandnoble.com; both currently charge $19.96 for the paperback edition.
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