Pete’s blog

I have to start this post by apologising to my loyal readers – I have been conducting a social experiment with you without your knowledge. And I am very disappointed, you all failed the experiment.
My last two emails have been about HIV and AIDS and I have received not a single comment from anyone […]

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So continuing from the last email about HIV forcing us to confront the truth that sex happens, I want to have a rant about how many of our HIV prevention campaigns seem to ignore this truth.
HIV prevention is usually summarised by the mnemonic ABC – Abstinence, Be faithful, use a Condom. Driven largely by […]

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Complete change of topic for this week - I am going to tackle one of the most significant causes of social change in the modern age. Something that has made us confront our morals, our beliefs and to acknowledge things that were once easy to deny – the Human Immunodeficiency Virus.
HIV has had […]

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As I reached for happiness
I touched only pain
As I dream of greater things
I experience only rejection
I cry in sadness
I cry in joy
I cry in frustration
I cry in compassion
I laugh at my tears
I laugh at my stupidity
I laugh in happiness
I laugh in understanding
I mourn the deceased
I celebrate new life
As I despair for lost opportunities
I hope for […]

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