Kitty Stryker, Friday, October 8, 2010 - 3:42pm
Ah, the bloom of careless youth. We’ve all seen the after school specials and the popular high school TV shows that warn about accidental teen pregnancy because teenage boys don’t want to use...
Suzanne, Wednesday, September 29, 2010 - 6:34pm
As a person who moves primarily among significantly younger people, and dates exclusively younger people (I’m a Lifestyle Cougar) I sometimes come up against things I simply don’t understand....
Clarisse Thorn, Tuesday, September 14, 2010 - 4:23pm
There's been a lot of buzz about male circumcision in sub-Saharan Africa lately. Because of the data supporting MC as an anti-HIV measure among heterosexuals, it has gained the support of major...
Midori, Tuesday, June 8, 2010 - 11:02am
Continuing from the first part of her report on yesterday's ride, Midori talks about how the AIDS/LifeCycle cyclists and roadies were welcomed by the people of Bradley, CA (pop. 120), and helped...
Midori, Tuesday, June 8, 2010 - 10:50am
This year, Midori is allowing CarnalNation to publish her audio reports about the 2010 AIDS/LifeCycle, which she records on her cell phone. On the morning of day 3, Midori reports on the previous...
Chris Hall, Saturday, June 5, 2010 - 1:46pm
If you know one thing about author and sex educator Midori, you probably know about her passion for rope bondage. Her 2001 book The Seductive Art of Japanese Rope Bondage is one that every aspiring...
Jiz Lee, Saturday, May 29, 2010 - 9:06pm
Who is Fivestar?
A wearer of many hats, Fivestar has been creating a buzz as a video artist, musician, adult movie star, and bondage rope artist in San Francisco's queer, art, and kink scenes. At...
Liz Highleyman, Tuesday, April 20, 2010 - 10:52am
As one of first cities to be hit hard by AIDS, San Francisco has been a pioneer in responding to the epidemic. In 1983, it opened the world's first dedicated AIDS ward at San Francisco General...
Amy Marsh, Wednesday, February 10, 2010 - 11:11am
Baristas take note. Natural Harvest: A Collection of Semen Based Recipes contains a recipe for “Cappuccino de Semi” (also referred to as “Cappuccino de Seme”). The author says, “Mixing the semen...
Liz Highleyman, Tuesday, December 1, 2009 - 2:55pm
Over the course of four decades, HIV has gone from being a near-certain death sentence to a "manageable illness." Treatment has evolved from handfuls of marginally effective tablets and...
Tim, Tuesday, December 1, 2009 - 1:26pm
Nearly 30 years into the AIDS epidemic, there is still no cure. While there is still hope, the best defense against the human immunodeficiency virus or HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, remains...
Margaret Wade, Thursday, November 5, 2009 - 12:50pm
Among those who shared comments with me about body fluids and spirituality since my last column, they spoke more of issues that are central to daily life than about sacred sex practices or rituals....
Tim, Tuesday, October 20, 2009 - 5:30pm
CarnalNation provides not only current, consistent, and uncensored content and event listings related to all aspects of human sexuality but also advocates for the sexual health and well being...
Mark Kliem, Thursday, July 23, 2009 - 9:24am
On July 15, 2009, the producer of International Mr. Leather (IML), Chuck Renslow, sent out a memo to past vendors of the annual Leather Market stating, “… after considerable...
Charles Moser and Janet Hardy, Friday, July 17, 2009 - 11:26am
I just found out I have an STD. Who should I tell and how? And what if I can't find them?
If you've got an STD, your first job is to get treated. While you're at the doctor's office or clinic getting...
Monica Shores, Friday, July 10, 2009 - 5:29pm
There’s a new ad campaign in the city in which I live: it consists of large signs emblazoned with “AIDS is DC’s Katrina.” Public officials estimate that 5% of DC’s...
Liz Highleyman, Friday, June 26, 2009 - 11:39am
Happy National HIV Testing Day!
A day (June 27) devoted to getting tested for HIV might sound like an odd thing to commemorate, but the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National...
Jack Hoffman, Thursday, February 26, 2009 - 12:07pm
Is it weird to be positive about HIV? In other words, can one be HIV-positive positive? I have found myself pondering this dubious question (and its strange grammatical construct) for about six...
Jack Hoffman, Wednesday, January 28, 2009 - 6:50pm
When I was approached to write a regular column about sex, I laughed out loud. It was not that I didn't think I could do it; I have been a writer of one kind or another for nearly twenty years...
