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22 When did we start believing that we were invinsibleinvinsible and wewe wouldn'twouldn't get get HIV HIV or STD's? I Iknow know some some of of you you don't don't want want toto hearhear aboutabout howhow you need to "wrap it up" or thatthat HIVHIV isis on the riserise again.again. ButBut II thinkthink wewe allall need a refresh crash course of Sex ED! Below Below is is a a list list of of STD's STD's and and HIVHIV and and how how manymany people are Kay, "These ..These Words" Words" by by Natasha Natasha affected each year. Those Those are are prettypretty bigbig numbersnumbers huh?huh? Chlamydia topstops them dj-iliffiLccvmG5Irthffieeeffi Bedingfield, "Holla Back Girl"Girl" byby Gwen Gwen all, andand is known as the #1#1 STDSTD in the United States. II saw saw some some picturespictures ofof Stefani, "Do"Do Somethin" Somethin" byby Britney Britney Spears, Spears, wasn't pretty. and "Don't Cha"Cha" byby Pussy Cat Dolls. To endend the STD's below,below, and and it it wasn't pretty. .__ . _. . ._1±` itit all off,off, TimTim putsputs thethe outro from Rupaul`sRuPaul's CD with Shirley Q.Q, Liquor. Liquor. It It makes makes you you TheThl= BIGI]lE Picture:Picturl== end this Chlamydia: - 4 million Dj TimTim hashas done it again! This summer smile and was aa cleverclever way toto end this high energy Trichomoniasis: -("trich")- ("trich"): : 3 million he put outout hishis newestnewest CDCD with hits fromfrom summer'ssummer's hottesthottest CD. CD. It's allall high energy Trichomoniasis: For Tim's Madison Pride weekend. With 13 tracks dance music,music, and and It's lt's all all here. here. For Tim's Gonorrhea: ("clap"):("clap"): 1.21.2 million website at: and a total play time of 77 minutes,minutes. and a contact information visit his website at: Genital Warts:Warts: -(HPV):- (HPV): 750,000750,000 continuous stream of mainstream club http://www.dj-tim.com Genital Herpes: - 500,000 music thumping, this is a must have! TimTim Hepatitis 8:B: - 300,000 IflfyouwouldlikeyourCDreviewed,send you would like your CD reviewed, send startsstarts off the CDCD with distorted voicesvoices say-say- Syphilis: --120,000 120,000 no time getting itit to us at: inging hishis name, andand wasteswastes no time getting HIV: - -OneOne millionmillion affected, affected, and and 45,000 45,000 new new right intointo this years popular hit "I just right AIDS casescases reported reported each year. wanna fuckin' dance". From there we head Edge Magazine into "Work"Work Out" out" byby RuPaul,Rupaul, which which is is one one 3720 Pinecrest Rd.Rd. What|mlat tato lI,I,klook for:fllr= of my favorite mixes. TheThe restrest ofof my fays,favs, Rockford, IL 6110761107 As we round off the list, notice howhow manymany peoplepeople are are livingliving with with HIV. HIV. AA lot lot huh? huh? which was hard to decidedecide becausebecause II liked As we round don't even know they have the virus? This is them all,all, were;were: "I Touch Myself"Myself" byby KristyKristy Or0r emailemail usus atat [email protected]@edgemagonline.com Did youyou knowknow that 1 inin 44 peoplepeople don't even know they have the virus? This is
DISEASEDISEAS FIRSTFIRST SYMPTOMS Headache, night sweats, night unexplained sweats. weight loss. unexplained tatigue, swollen lymph weight nocles,persistentfever,persistentdiarrhea,oralthrush(aheavy,whltishcoatingonthe loss, fatigue. swollen lymph nodes, AIDS (Acquired (Acquired Immune persistent fever, persistent diarrhea, oral thrush (a heavy, whitish coating on the DeficiencyDeficiency Syndrome) tongue and on thethe insideinside ofof thethe mouth). I Just Wanna Fuckin' Dance 1. JO Often no symptoms no symptoms at all for males or at females. all Forfor females. males pain duringintercourse.Formales:aclear,watery,urethraldischargeTHE#1STDbecause or females. For females: pain during dischargeTHE #1 STD because ------Work Out Chlamydia intercourse. For males: a clear, watery, urethral 2. RuPaul ------it is is oftenoften "silent"."silent". Touch Myself it 3. Kristy Kay------I Itching,Itching, tingling tingling sensation, sensation, burningburning in in the the genital genital area, area, fluid tluid filled filled blisters blisters on on the the Genital Herpes inflamed. 4. Natasha Bedingfield These Words genitalsgenitals in males males && females, females, usuallyusually painful painful or or Inflamed One Word Soft,Soft. cauliflowercauliflower-like-like growths growths appearing appearing in in clusters clusters or or alone alone aroundaround the vagina.vagina, 5. Kelly Osborne ----- Genital Warts penis, anus, groin, and/or scrotum. Send Me An Angel penis, anus, groin, and/or scrotum. 6. Pepper Mashay ForFor females: females: a cloudy vaginal a cloudy discharge, painfulvaginal urinatlon, discharge, vaginal itching. OftennoearlysymptomsforwomenFormales:ayellowish,pus-filleddischargefrom painful urination, vaginal itching. Often yellowish, pus-filled discharge from Stefani Holla Back Girl Gonorrhea no early symptoms for women For males: a 7. Gwen thethe penis, burning with urination.ur`Ination. - Do Somethin' 8, Britney Spears Fever,Fever, fatigue,fatigue, nausea nausea oror nono symptomssymptoms at all in in either either partner partner forfor 2 2 - -6 6 months. months. We Belong Together HepatitisHepatitis Ba 9. Mariah Carey - Intenselntense itchingitching in both sexes. Crabs areare tinytiny butbut vislblevisible in pubic hair and on Pubic Lice (Crabs) 10. Suzanne Palmer — Sound Of The Drum Pubic thighs.thighs. 11. Pussy Cat Dolls ------Don't Cha IntenseIntense itching in bothboth sexes.sexes. Crabs areare tinytiny butbut visiblevisible in pubic hair andand on Scabies thighs.thiohs. 12. Michael Gray ------The Weekend 13. Shirley Q. Liquor RuPaul Outro A soresore on the genitals Ofof bothboth sexes. sexes. (Chancre), (Chancre), rash, rash, fever, fever, sore sore throat, throat, sores sores Syphilis inin thethe mouth or anus.
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In this articlearticle II am going to sleep the more refreshed you will feel the sign copies of his poignant new memoir, "Fumbling Towards Divinity" at 7:00pm on Thurs talktalkaboutwaystokeepyoumentalhealth, about ways to keep you mental health, next day, and and youyou willwill notnot "" WakeWake up up onon lay, September 15th, 2005 at Outwords Books, Gifts & Coffee, located at 2710 N. Murray Ave and your sexualsexual health alivealive andand strong.strong. the wrong side of the bed." So try to get at n Milwaukee. ByBydoingthisyouaregoingtofeelyounger, doing this you are going to feel younger, least 88 hourshours ofof sleepsleep a a night, nicht, if if that that is is not not had had enough of the secrets and cover-ups and lies and stronger,stronger, andand more energized.energized. So followfollow possible try then toto getget at least 6 good Bestselling author Craig Hickman love thesethesesimplewaysoflife.andyourlifewill simple ways of life, and your life will hours. was determined to solve the mystery of his roots. A brilliant and inspirational vision of be longer and fuller. and spirituality, "Fumbling Toward Divinity: The Adoption Scriptures" chronicles his quest birth heritage and the aftermath in a one-of-a-kind, ambitious, and stunning new The next one that I know everyoneeveryone :or his memoir. Part mystery, part history, part family saga. part divination—all of it true—"Fum Mental health is one the leadingleading causes wants to know howhow to keep strong is tiling Toward Divinity" bears witness to the transcendent power of spirit and love in an age o of depression, and sadness,sadness, and and no no one one sexual health. I know there are some sexual health. I know there are some terror and madness. It delivers an emotional intensity that fiction-by comparison-can onl} wantswantsthatri8ht?Sowhatcanwedotokeep that right? So what can we do to keep people who feel downdown aboutabout theirtheir sex life,life, hope to achieve. ourselves feeling good, wellwell wewe cancan start start and don't knowknow how toto get back into the by having aa positive outlook on life. When swing of things. TheThe firstfirst thing you have Hickman is a Madison native before later moving to Milwaukee He began writing in 1992 wewehaveagoodoutlookonlifeyouwillfind have a good outlook on life you will find to feel good about isis yourself.yourself. Yes thatthat isis winning numerous awards for his poetry and prose, including the Gertrude Johnson Will yourself being more happy,happy, and smilingsmiling right we are goinggoing backback to yourself; how lams Literary Award from Ebony magazine. His poems have been published in Atelier 3 more about things.things. YouYou firstfirst have toto rid can you feel sexual for anyone else if you Harvard Gay and Lesbian Review as well the anthology, "Gents. Bad Boys. and Barbarians.' your mind ofof thethe negative thoughts,thouchts, andand don't feelfeel goodgood aboutabout yourself. yourself. YouYou have His articles, reviews, and essays have appeared in numerous publications, including The Phoe feeling of no self —worth.-worth. You You are who you to have that positivepositive outlookoutlook again!again! When nix, Gay Community News and the anthology "Taking Liberties: Gay Male Essays on Politics 3ex, and Culture." are, and God createdcreated youyou thethe wayway hehe you feel good about yourself you are going wanted you to be and that is all there is to to be able to give thatthat other person moremore In 1993, Hickman founded the independent publishing house Parfait de Cocoa Press. Corn it. You should should notnot carecare whatwhat peoplepeople thinkthink attention,attention. andand the the sex sex will will be be great,great, TRUSTTRUST miffed to publishing queer writers of color from New England. Parfait de Cocoa has publishec about you,you. and if you ask anyone they will me.me, AlsoAlso if if you you have have a a great great sex sex life life youryour his own chapbook, "The Language of Mirrors" (1993). a collection of his poetry and prose tell you I could care lessless whatwhat peoplepeople say life will bebe better.better. Did youyou everever noticenotice thatthat 'Rituals: Poetry and Prose" (1994) and Jay Critchley's artist book, "Playing Games: Zoa the or think about me, and I live aa betterbetter lifelife after great sex you feel moremore alive,alive, well well justjust Greek Fertility Goddess Shoots for the Gold" (1995). In 1996. Hickman incorporated the for thatthat reason. You needneed toto gogo out out andand think thatthat ifif youyou hadhad sexsex everydayeveryday which press as an imprint of Mojo Productions. have funfun inin what everever youyou do.do, and time is possible andand great,great, howhow wonderfulwonderful and and will go byby faster,faster, and and youyou will will end end upup havehave alive you will feel? I wantwant to challenge ev-ev- As a performance poet. he has been featured at venues in major US cities and universities a moremore fulfilledfulfilled life.life. ThereThere shouldshould never eryone to have sex for aa month every day, including Brown, Bowdoin, Harvard & Yale: opened for pop recording artist RuPaul at Boston's be aa reasonreason whywhy you should feel down and see how great you will fell.fell, See ifif youyou PrideFest 1993: and co-organized and performed in "Rites & Permissions." a tribute to the late about yourself either,either, every personperson isis spe-spe- can do it?it? poet and activist, Essex Hemphill, and "Celebrating Our Community: Remembering Our Lives,' cial inin theirtheir ownown way,way, and and unique unique and and that that a poetry revival honoring the lives of gay men of color lost to AIDS, which he performed with Robinson. is the way it is supposed toto be!be! So II have have talked talked a a little little about about mentalmental poets Thomas Grimes and Philip health, andand sexualsexual health.health, Just Just remember remember America" at the Milwaukee Repertory Theater There are a fewfew moremore partsparts to havinghaving In 1997. Hickman understudied "Angels in the key things.things. YouYou need to:to: "Muses" and appears in the indepen great mental health, and I am going to just :o-produced and starred in Gail Burton's original play great mental health, and I am going to just lent feature film "Never Met Picasso" filmed on location in Boston, starring Margot Kidder. touch base on those. IfIf you remember II 1]1] FeelFeel good good about about yourselfyourself above all wrote a fitness article aa fewfew articlesarticles back.back. wrote a fitness article things! 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