You really answered your own question. Your comment has information that I didn’t even know. There are many people, like myself, who have never heard of Prophylaxis or that it prevents the spread of HIV or Hepatitis C. I’m writing down this info so that I can post it.

Unfortunately, there are ppl out there who don’t care about nor take the medications available to them. I don’t know why Oraquick isn’t available in Canada. And you are correct: If this tool was created decades ago indeed many lives would have been saved.

The HIV/AIDS epidemic isn’t normal then again, what epidemic is?

Funny that you mention. I just used OraQuick today, and it only cost 40 dollars. I am Christian and have not been sexually active for almost 2 years and even then I have never been the type to just sleep with anyone. My current girlfrirend and (hopefully future wife) which is like minded in the fact that we dont look at sex as some recreational activity and do not engage in reckless sexual activity keep harping on me about getting tested. Though I felt confident before the test but then I started second guessing everything and the 20 minutes wait time for results felt like forever. Afterwards, I have never been more thankful to God for what I believe to be a second chance in life. No, I say again I am very very much conservative and refuse to sleep around even when I was single, it was Church, work and home but in the relatively distant past I have made some bad decisions. Now with there being such an easy way to get tested, I implore anyone who has this available at their local CVE or Walgreens to get tested. Its short, simple and instant results (20 mins). Now my girlfriend and I can go forward with a measure of peace and mind that is priceless!! Why are they not advertising this on TV?…that’s an answer to be discussed.

I thanked my girlfriend incessantly for being so insistent…it was an eye opener to just what a wise and thoughtful person I was with. Hope to continue forward in life with.

I agree with you that we have to take responsibility for our behaviors but there are other questionable things which are going on with this HIV issue. For instance, how come that it is only a few days ago that we see on this website the Oraquick ad and how come that it is the only website in the world where I am seeing it??? I live in Canada and we still do not have access to Oraquick, how come??? How come that this crucial tool was not created decades ago? Many lives could have been saved!!! How come that many people do not know that they can take Prophylaxis if required, to prevent the spread of HIV or Hepatitis C? This situation is not normal.

“Black men are the most marginalized, incarcerated, and unemployed human beings in this country. It also causes some men to

put healthcare at the bottom of the priority list.” It also causes these males to not give a damn about ANYONE ELSE’S health. These individuals are dangerous. No doubt about it. One main reason why numerous black males are unemployed is because they are unemployable.

The reason I say there’s nothing that can be done is this: NO ONE CAN STOP A TOWN FULL OF PEOPLE FROM HAVING SEX WITH ONE ANOTHER!! I dare anyone to prevent folks from hooking up for sex. They might gang bang you for getting in their business. You’ll be ‘put down’ and ‘talked about’ in the worst possible way. It’s as though YOU committed a crime. People don’t wanna consider the consequences of not using protection while having sex with multiple partners. When spiteful people purposely infect anyone and are confronted they’ll say, “So what! Somebody gave it to me!”

Many folks with HIV/AIDS keep having unprotected sex until they can’t anymore or die. Whichever comes first.

I read this story today: http://www.destinyspeaks.net/index.php?src=gendocs&ref=Latresa%20R.%20Rice%20&category=Speakers. I am sure it will move you and many other readers.