A wonderful and enlightening post, @ Be Safe I have a lotta respect for you. People please respect yourselves and your bodies!

UH_UH BILL WHAT U SAID ABOUT BEYONCE!!!!!!!! LOL j/k

#136 Ne-Ho for Ne-Yo said: “THESE SELF-RIGHTEOUS, HOLIER THAN THOU PEOPLE WHO PREACH OF THE SINS HOMOSEXUALS ARE COMMITTING ARE THE SAME PEOPLE WHO WILLINGLY HAVE OR CONDONE PREMARITAL SEX. BEING GAY IS NOT A CHOICE NO MATTER HOW MUCH PEOPLE WANT TO BELIEVE IT IS.”

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I kinda feel like “Be Safe’s” stans has opened up some issues for you and I should be commending you for seeking answers to troubling issues.

Let’s agree to call the “SELF-RIGHTEOUS, HOLIER THAN THOU PEOPLE” a wash, so we can get that point out of the way! If they are giving a message that sounds to glorified, don’t blame God! Charge it to the messenger!

Now, premarital sex is sinful fornication, no matter who you are! Its immoral just like homosexuality! Both are hollow point bullets, sure to kill! Unfortunately, many of our youths and old timers indulge in fornication and adultry! But, most move on to marriage…something that is not an option for homosexuuals! The difference then is, two men or two women who do the unnatural, have to continue throughout their lives with the appropriate guilt and shame! We can’t live a life of shame and expect God’s blessings, anymore than we can pray to Him without knowing Him!

No matter how much a person thinks they were born to sleep with animals or likekinds, God’s plan ain’t changing! Be Safe describe his plight like a series of mishaps! I suspect that this is usually the case for most gay men! He needed more information when most kids figure it out for themselves! His dad chose to beat him and walk away! Something tradgic!

So, he takes the path of least resistance and clings to it like gospel! You say, there’s no other choice! There is! There is always another choice! Be Safe knows that he could have taken another route, but that’s not important today! What’s important is his deliverance and our salvation!

We all live in sin, but God is gonna judge the way we yeild not to temptation! Not the way we give in and accept!

Developing…!

LOL that was cute Bill.

Thanks for sharing you story PAT.

@ Be Safe. Stay strong, and know you have plenty of peopl here on CL that support you!

HIV/AIDS have touched my life in a personal way. When I was about 5 years old, my uncle died of “cancer”. he was a loving man; he was everything to me. I called him “dad” because I wanted to him to be my dad. My father and I don’t have a good relationship; we never did and never will. I loved my uncle with everything I had; I couldn’t understand why God had to take him. He was studying to be a minister of a Pentecostal church, and he really was an angel from God. Till this day I think of him, and pray for his soul everyday.

My parents always told me that he died from cancer. I grew up thinking that HIV/AIDS was this dirty disease that only gay men could get. If someone had AIDS I would not go near them. It was no acceptable in my family. About four or five years ago, my parents told me the truth. They told me my uncle had infected HIV and died within the year. No wonder he was in the hospital 24/7; I would lie in the bed with him and stare at his bony, bruised legs and wonder what the hell was going on with him.

I always thought my uncle was an angel, but then how did he get infected with such a “dirty” disease, like I was taught to believe AIDS was? I dunno till this day, it troubles me to think that my uncle was maybe on the downlow. It hurts my heart to even consider that. All I know is that HIV/AIDS is a very hurtful disease that impacts everyone around the world; HIV/AIDS DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE.

I hope one day to come to terms with the death of my uncle by something that I considered so wrong. In the meanwhile, I will be doing my part to support the AIDS cause. Yesterday, I went to the Gap and purchased some of their RED stuff. My heart goes out to all those affected by this horrible disease.

Excuse the typos.

I totally agree with getting tested you and
your partner . It is good to know both of your
status .

My sister died from the disease five years
ago . And it was not because she was creeping
around . She got it from her husband , and he
found out he had it when he took a physical
for his job .

So today I will wear my red , and wear it close
to my heart .
Everyone be safe , and my heart and prays gose out
to everyone who has the disease .
It is a terrible disease that is killing
our beautiful people .

I think it’s also important for people to get educated about this disease because some people are plain ignorant about the facts of HIV/AIDS. After I came on to CL this morning and read the post I was so moved and touched by the comment and honesty of so many people I decided to text all my friends telling them about the fact that today is World Aids Day and how important it would be to get tested and use protection, my god you would be surprise by the response I receive its like most of them didn’t give a rats ass about the message I was trying to convey, it truly a sickening situation.

@147, wow, that’s powerful. God didn’t have that for your life, so he protected you. That wasn’t luck there. 3 yrs is along time to be with someone and not have sex. God does that to us, we may not understand it, but in time we know. It’s something in our hearts that tells us things, it’s up to us to listen to them. God instilled that in all of us. I think of it as God speaking. We cant always use our ears to listen and eyes to see…

y’all gon make me cry
let’s bicker about beyonce….lol

wel when i heard it on the news this morning i didn’t think much of it cuz i was trying not to be late for work…. when i came on CL today and saw the stats and everyone discussing it it sunk in. on the for real, for real i’m happy CL featured this or i may not have paid much attention.

HIV AIDS is EVERYONE’s concern…

ANYBODY can get it !!!

Through a Blood transfusion..

Someone can poke you with an Infected needle or a Blood soaked knife..

You can have sex with “the love of your life” never knowing he/she had it all along…..

It to late for people to point fingers and ask WHY ??

We have to think of ways to prevent this DISEASE from spreading, and commit ourselves & our resouces to finding a cure !!

BOOKSLUT, I HEART YOUR NAME. LOL

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Thanks, I’m addicted to Books. I mean I have about eight new ones (that I haven’t read yet) and I am still buying more. I seriously need to stop..lol.

on Friday, December 1, 2006 @ 3:31 pm

PAT said:
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y’all gon make me cry
let’s bicker about beyonce….lol

Bill Said:

Hey Pat, How do you feel about Beyonce’s Bad Breath
or Rihanna Crotch Shots ??..
Doesn’t Rihanna have a HUGE forehead ??
Do you think Cassie can Sing ??
Who do you think is Better, Ciara or Aaliyah ???

lol
j/d

@Pat WOOOOOWWWWWW God is good all the time and all the time God is good. Amen.

@155 one thing you can learn from this is if and when you have kids to be honest with them. Parents think kids are very ignorant. I remember my parents use to spell stuff out when they didnt want us to know what they were saying, but what they didnt know was that I learned how spell pretty young and I usually knew what they were saying. It wasnt till on day when I said what they spelled they realized I wasnt a dumby. Maybe parents just think they’re trying to proctect us by not letting us know things, but I think it does us more harm as we grow up then good sometimes. We need to be honest with our kids and not sugar coat things. That’s they spiral our young people are in now, cuz the parents try to make it sound nice or just dont talk about it at all. Or even more…the parents dont know, so their kids dont know either.

MEATLOAF, I FEEL NO NEED TO DEBATE WITH YOU AS I WILL NEVER CHANGE YOUR BELIEFS(AND I DO NOT WISH TO) AND YOU WILL NEVER CHANGE MINE NO MATTER HOW LONG YOUR POST OF PREACHING IS.

BE SAFE IS ONE PERSON. I NOR YOU CAN USE ONE PERSON TO SPEAK FOR ALL GAY MEN. YOU ASSUME BASED OFF HIS WILLINGNESS TO “FIGHT” BEING GAY THAT MOST MEN CAN “FIGHT” BEING GAY. THAT IS YOUR OPINION AND YOU’RE ENTITLED TO IT. I WILL AGREE TO WHOLEHEARTEDLY DISAGREE. =)

BE AWARE, LADIES, THAT THESE MEN WHO “FIGHT” BEING GAY ARE SOME OF THE SAME MEN WHO CREEP ON THE DL BECAUSE THEY PUT ON A “SAVED STRAIGHT” FRONT TO PLEASE THEIR CHURCHES AND THE WORLD KNOWING FULL WELL THEY ARE NOT BEING WHO THEY TRULY ARE.

THIS, OF COURSE, IS JUST MY OBSERVATION AND ANY AND EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO AGREE OR DISAGREE. I AM NOT HERE TO FIGHT WITH ANYONE IN SUCH A POSITIVE POST. =)

i don’t know what to say about all of this…the statistics are just truly sad. i don’t know and can’t say what the problem is..it’s most likely a combination of many things. But look at it like this. Many statics show that blacks simply are out there for some reason. Studies have shown that we no longer get married…lack of commitment and manogamy may lead to the high infection rates. i just think that some of this may add up if ya feel me. i had the misfortune of finding out my boyfriend of 5 years was cheating on me with multiple women during our entire relationship. I found this out when during my 5th month of pregnancy, i got an STD. Yes, folks..he was cheating, using no condom, not only risking his life and mine, but that of our unborn child. And he didn’t get it at all just how serious this was. When I confronted him and asked him “what if it had been AIDS” he just stared at me blankely, then went on to say some ill crap about how he ain’t never messed with any dirty girls. A Fool!!! a damn fool. And to top it off, we live in DC and we all know the infection rates in DC are CRAZY. Needless to say by the grace of GOD me and my daughter are both healthy and happy. But he was screwing multiple…like i found out about 12 women during the 5 years and everyone of them that i was able to communicate with…said they used no protection, had annal sex, some had sex raw on their periods with him. And ladies, he is still out there. the lesson i learned is simple…no stopping the condoms even if i am in a long term, suppossedly committed relationship! Get tested annually and make your partner do also…if they won’t, that means they are scared and therefore you should be scared to sleep with them…HELLO!! This is just my story, but sad thing is, i talk to my girlfriends and they experience very similar things. Tupac said it “we take from our women, we rape our women…do we HATE our women?” i am starting to wonder if our men hate us for real? and if so, WHY? This is soley my opinion…so don’t don’t beat me up okay!!!

Wow Pat..that is really scary, and people wonder why I’m still a virgin. During my sophmore year in college, someone who had the disease came to speak to us during a women’s conference. She said that she had been married for about 3 years and she got pregnant and when the baby was born the baby was really really sick…so the doctor’s did an HIV test on the baby and unfortunately it came out positive. She was soo confused and frustrated, so she eventually found out that she had the disease and she got it from her husband who cheated on her with another woman. I felt so bad for her.

Beyonce always works her way into every conversation. It’s amazing! LOL!

Me too First Time. I’m glad that it was the ONLY article for the day.

Pat, I rejoice and cry with you. I’m feeling God all on this post today! There’s no limit to where you can find Him…for the Earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof. AMAN!

PAT, THAT IS AMAZING. YOU ARE TRULY BLESSED. ARE YOU STILL WITH YOUR BOYFRIEND AND HOW IS HIS HEALTH IF YOU STILL KEEP IN TOUCH WITH HIM? DO THEY KNOW HOW HE CONTRACTED THE DISEASE?

Pat, I HONESTLY don’t think you can get HIV through ORAL SEX.

The HIV Virus can’t live in a person’s mouth according to what I read….

This is an excerpt from my earlier post:
ORAL SEX

It is very rare for HIV to be passed to someone giving oral sex to a man with HIV. Not one single case is known of a person being infected by giving oral sex to a woman with HIV.

Sucking the penis of a man with HIV

As far as we know, this is the only kind of oral sex in which HIV can be passed on, but the risk is still very small. Though there is enough virus in semen to infect another person, it is difficult for the virus to survive in the mouth, and it is difficult for the virus to get from the mouth into the bloodstream. Gay men - who have been the most affected by HIV in the UK - continue using oral sex as a successful form of safer sex.

There are about a dozen cases of HIV world-wide where infection is believed to have taken place by this route. If you are the person doing the sucking, and your partner has, or could have, HIV:
HIV could be passed on if he comes in your mouth and you have cuts or sores in your mouth or a throat infection
if you have gonorrhoea in your throat this can cause abrasions (roughness), making you more vulnerable to HIV. Gonorrhoea can be passed on during oral sex.

If you are the man whose penis is being sucked, you can make it safer for your partner by withdrawing before coming. Some people choose to be even safer by using condoms. Watch out for lipstick or lip salve as these are oil based and will damage condoms.

Other kinds of oral sex

Licking the labia or clitoris of a woman who has HIV is even less risky than oral sex with a man who has HIV. This is because there is less virus in vaginal fluid at the entrance to the vagina than in semen. If menstrual fluid (blood) is also present there will be more virus, but it is still very unlikely to get through the mouth lining of the person doing the licking. There are no confirmed reports of infection occurring by this route.

When the person who is doing the sucking or licking has HIV, there is no risk to the partner who is having his penis sucked or her labia licked, because there is not enough HIV in saliva to infect another person.

It’s also soo sad because there are still SO MANY MEN & WOMEN that have the disease and do not even know that they have it.

@ 165 Be Safe

I totally cosign with your post. Honestly, even if the truth would have hurt me, I wish my parents would have let me know earlier. I’m not a stupid girl, I learned about HIV/AIDS a loooong time ago. I just felt like I had been deceived about something very important my whole life. My uncle was such a big part of my life, and it just turned out to be a lie. It hurts me.

That is why homosexuality is a big issue for me. My parents had always correlated it with AIDS, therefore AIDS was something dirty. I don’t know how he was infected; it DISGUSTS me to think that he would be creeping on the DL, and then studying to be a minister. I don’t understand how to even feel about that.

It’s something that I guess I will come to understand with age. I hope that when I have kids, I have enough wisdom and common sense to educate them about topics like these. I will not sugarcoat it, or underestimate my child’s ability to comprehend such hard-hitting topics such as AIDS.

statistics say u can get it thru oral sex
but i’m a livin research project
that it was reciprocated it for 3 years and i am not infected so that chance of getting it that way is very minimal unless yo mouf is just tore up….
but i kno it was GOD that kept me from havin intercourse..i really loved this person

For Be Safe

Team Beyonce !
&
Go Rhi Rhi !

We gotta keep your spirits up, so I’m going to make you laugh man !!!

172, BILL, THAT IS VERY INTERESTING. WHERE DID THAT ARTICLE COME FROM?

@166 the men are on the DL because we hear how women will treat us if they knew. Your attitude about it doesn’t make any man you may be with more comfortable about tell you. You hear about white male CELEBRITIES coming out everyday, why? Because they have people that embrase them and accept them for who they are. How many black men or black women have you heard come out in the last year? 5 years? 10 years? I cant think of any and I know there are some out there! I’ve had a few experiences with a couple of black celebrities myself. But we as black people…we’re very conservative. And as long as we stay so tight lipped about about certain issues in our community, it will never end.

^ “Be Safe” me and my brother Meatloaf hike on people all day long here on Concrete Loop Monday - Friday…

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on Friday, December 1, 2006 @ 3:54 pm

Ne-Ho for Ne-Yo said:
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172, BILL, THAT IS VERY INTERESTING. WHERE DID THAT ARTICLE COME FROM?

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Bill Said:

The website IS:
http://www.urban75.com/Health/hiv_infec.html

OMG Bill LMFAO. You are too much seriously. “Uncle Bill” hahahahaha =)

You know I was never a part of the discussion of the swimsuit calendar… =)

Bill I hate those long drawn out post of yours..But today your post are intresting and worthy of a good read..Yeah TEAM BILL

Be safe you will be in my prayers tonight:)

BE SAFE, I DONT KNOW WHERE OUR WIRES WERE CROSSED BUT I THINK YOU MISSED MY POINT IN 166. NOWHERE DID I SAY IF SOMEONE CAME OUT TO ME, I WOULD TREAT HIM ANY WAY OTHER THAN HUMAN. AND YOU ACTUALLY BACKED MY POINT THAT MEN ARE ON THE DL ARE LIVING A LIE. THEY ARE SO AFRAID OF WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN THEY COME OUT THAT THEY GET WITH WOMEN PUBLICLY AND CREEP WITH MEN.

I DONT CARE WHAT SOMEONE’S SEXUALITY IS. I JUST WANT PEOPLE TO BE HONEST WITH ME. EVEN IF MY MAN IS BI, AS LONG AS HE IS WITH ME AND ONLY ME, IT DOESNT MATTER. IM THE VERY LAST PERSON ANYONE EVER HAS TO WORRY ABOUT TREATING THEM DIFFERENTLY IF THEY CAME OUT.

I HOPE THIS MAKES MORE SENSE TO YOU AND CLEARS MY POINT UP.

Actually a bit of your data is incorrects AIDS is not the leading cause of death among Black women its heart disease along with Black men, White men, and White women….I just did an assignment on leading causes of death among Blacks and Whites. If you go to the Center for Disease Control’s website they can give you a better account I believe for Black men HIV is the 6th leading cause of death and for Black women its the 10th leading cause of death. Maybe you should do the breakdown by age groups and the data may change but for men and women as a whole that is incorrect. I just like to be informed and you should do better research before you address the people….

ne-ho
he’s doin very well
it was over a year ago and i’ve been sicker than him this year….lol
he is absoluteley gorgeous and has the most wonderful heart
we are still best friends…he actually isnt even on meds yet…his t-cell count increases on its on everytime he goes for a check up….i think GOD wants to use me and him as a testimony of some sort

I do not believe that fighting and bashing certain groups is appropriate in such a positive and informative thread. Everyone should be safe and I don’t condone promiscuity from ANYONE Men or WOmen cuz we all know that condoms break.

I am touched by each and everyone who shared their heartfelt stories.I also lost someone close to me that had the disease.

#183 I think he mistaked you for someone else’s post.

Bill posts were good up until he started talking about a swimsuit calendar…in a thread about AIDS.

Anyway, I am rocking the red today and Big-Ups to CL for talking about this very important issue.

@183, ok…so much being talked about today! It’s all good!

on Friday, December 1, 2006 @ 4:11 pm

PAT said:
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ne-ho
he’s doin very well
it was over a year ago and i’ve been sicker than him this year….lol
he is absoluteley gorgeous and has the most wonderful heart
we are still best friends…he actually isnt even on meds yet…his t-cell count increases on its on everytime he goes for a check up….i think GOD wants to use me and him as a testimony of some sort

Bill Said:

God will ALLOW us to go through TESTS, so that once we come out we have a TESTIMONY…..

Pat, Read print out the HEALING SCRIPTURS Post that I wrote and give it to your boyfriend !
* post # 145 contains SCRIPTURES for you to PRAY BEFORE GOD FOR YOUR SUPERNATURAL HEALING !!!!

I declair In The Name Of Jesus, he WILL be healed !!!

Two good articles on this page for those who are interested.

http://rodonline.typepad.com/

Staggering

“Licking the labia or clitoris of a woman who has HIV is even less risky than oral sex with a man who has HIV. This is because there is less virus in vaginal fluid at the entrance to the vagina than in semen. If menstrual fluid (blood) is also present there will be more virus, but it is still very unlikely to get through the mouth lining of the person doing the licking. There are no confirmed reports of infection occurring by this route.”

–umm eww @ getting licked while on your period!!!!! i’m sorry i just can’t bring myself to do that. i rarely have sex during my time of the month and if so i want it to be in the shower. oh , too much information???…

“Be Safe” god bless you and all others out there living with this disease, my prayers go out to you.

@184 I know right! I researched a similiar topic a few weeks ago.. Bill those stats are hella wrong. Stop copying and pasting everything you see.. USE A CONDOM PEOPLE OR DONT HAVE SEX,IT’S THAT SIMPLE.. BLACK WOMEN NEED TO STOP ACCEPTING RAW D_CKS!!!!

GO GET TESTED!! #1 killer of African-American woman!!

on Friday, December 1, 2006 @ 4:28 pm

first time said:
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“Licking the labia or clitoris of a woman who has HIV is even less risky than oral sex with a man who has HIV. This is because there is less virus in vaginal fluid at the entrance to the vagina than in semen. If menstrual fluid (blood) is also present there will be more virus, but it is still very unlikely to get through the mouth lining of the person doing the licking. There are no confirmed reports of infection occurring by this route.”

–umm eww @ getting licked while on your period!!!!! i’m sorry i just can’t bring myself to do that. i rarely have sex during my time of the month and if so i want it to be in the shower. oh , too much information???…

Bill Said:

We reaaly don’t need to know all about your sex life….

lol

j/d

@ Be Safe, I think it took a lot of courage for you to come on here today to share not only your story but to educate some of us that may have needed it.

Some young man or woman is going through the same thing right now and lacks the courage to get tested or to learn more. Not trying to be mushy but you’re today’s inspiration. I applaud that.

I feel really bad that you weren’t able to come out as your real (CL) self though. The fact that you had to create a false identity just to get people to listen to you and not judge you is sad. It’s also discouraging because it shows the true nature of a lot of people on here. Some will rally for you because they don’t know you are. But sadly and truthfully, if you came out as who we knew you to be they would have probably clowned you, dissed you and permanently labeled you.

We are all judgemental. Every single one of us. Even if it’s a little (self included). But sometimes we need to judge ourselves before we pass that on to others. We ridicule those things we don’t understand and shun those things we fear. But it’s that fear that’s kept a lot of brothers and sisters living with HIV in the dark for many years.

I sincerely hope that the same people that are offering you support today will be the same people that are open-minded when and if we have future discussions about sexuality/sex preferences, AIDS and the state of Blacks in America.

I also hope you understand that while everyone will not support you, someone will. I just want you to know that I am really proud of you for telling your story.

I am not one to come on CL and be like, I’m gonna say a prayer for so and so. But I will tell you that I will sincerely say a prayer for you. I will pray that you find the strength you need to overcome any battle you are facing in this life. I also pray that you will be able to take your knowledge and experiences and share them with people who need it. A lot of times people are just looking for a leader, a spokesman if you will. You can be that. You’ve demonstrated that already. Your heart is in the right place and I know you will persevere. Keep your head up and never let anyone bring it down.

For my younger CL family, if you have a man/woman or boyfriend/girlfriend in your life, make a date down at the clinic with them. Love is more than romance and sex. Love is trust and faith. And any person who respects you will honor your desire to keep the both of you safe. If they don’t, it only speaks volumes of their true character and what they really feel about you. It’s not always easy to talk to your partner or lover about AIDS and STDs. But talking to someone you love is a lot easier than hearing that you have the disease from a complete stranger.

Peace

@195 that’s not true it’s heart disease.. Stop posting thing without doing research!!!

I love you ms_maci ..Always the voice of reason. But yet you speak so much truth

Very interesting information. I have a friend who is living with HIV right now…

#197 I’m new on here so you are already one of my favorite posters along with NE-HO.

That was real.

you guys have so many important things to say about this - that’s great —
@poi bo or whatever - I’m sorry but I don’t get your point either. fear of discrimination or judgement is not justification to endanger the life of others. like someone else said discretion is one thing but deception is another. “dl” is being misused but I think you know we are referring to those who are so entrenched that they have wives/girlfriends at home who trust and and belive in them as they proceed to go out and f**k other men. there’s no justification. for disregarding my life that those my children ol’ boy may just have to give his up. I’ve No sympathy what so ever for his “predicament”. F**k ‘em, drop him in the chatty. put him under new construction. Not for BEING gay/bi but for LYING about it. The disease may or may not be managable but I feel that men and women who are careless in regard to the spread of any fatal disease should be charged w/ manslaughter or reckless endangerment or something.

sorry loopers -i know i’m not usally this harsh- but this is how I feel about it.

@ Darnell - you’re right! Women are just a superficial as men are and many would rather run behind a cheating pretty boy ball player than to give the quiet guy a chance. But some of us got love for the big boys w/ mild dispositions though. I know I do.

thank you bill once again for you most informative posts. I really appreciate you - Im sure we all do.

Hello everyone, I just got my test results today (12/1/06) and I am negative..No HIV/AIDS. Even though I am not really sexually active, I still will vow to check every 3 to 6 mos. to be safe. Hooray!!!

@ Bill-LOL!!! my bad! that part just grossed me out. to be truthful i haven’t been participating in any “extra curricular” activities lately so i’ll have to live vicariously thru u! so go home and get us some tonite. GO TEAM BILL!!!!!!

on Friday, December 1, 2006 @ 4:50 pm

first time said:
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@ Bill-LOL!!! my bad! that part just grossed me out. to be truthful i haven’t been participating in any “extra curricular” activities lately so i’ll have to live vicariously thru u! so go home and get us some tonite. GO TEAM BILL!!!!!!

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Bill Said:

You know I love you girl…
I just don’t need to hear about you & your husbands sexual escapapdes !!

It ruins my fantasies about you…

lol
j/d

also I want to remind ladies that not only gay men spread aids - PROMISCUITY OF ANY KIND SPREADS AIDS because of the nature of anal sex it may be a higher risk if you man is w/ another man but the fact is that even if he’s w/ another woman he may still have it. NEVER STOP USING CONDOMS. It’s just not safe. It’s unfortunate but it just isn’t.

*wait, did that make me sound like lesbian??*

Bill Said:

You know I love you girl…
I just don’t need to hear about you & your husbands sexual escapapdes !!

It ruins my fantasies about you…

lol
j/d

lol u know u a mess!!!!! and for the record i’m single.

Ms_mac1 is always the voice of reason. Her posts are always incredibly well-written, insightful, and brilliant.

Love is definitely more important than sex or romance. I just wish many of us would stop thinking that AIDS is far-fetched disease that won’t ever happen to us. We are not exmept; it can happen to us. I’m texting all of my friends today, and imploring them to get themselves checked. I would hate to see another one of my loved ones fall to something so terrible. I swear, some of my friends would rather go stand in line for hours for a pair of Jordans, then take the time out of their busy lives to go get themselves tested. SMH.

Wow Pat, Nay, and Be Safe thanks for sharing your stories and anyone else that did. Bill and Meatloaf spoke the truth. No lie, as GOD is my witness. “A man that went to my Aunt’s church was actually delivered from AIDS.” (non-denomination church). And I know even though a lot of people believe in GOD and know that everything is possible through him; are still skeptical about that kind of healing. I was one of them. If I didn’t know how honest my Aunt is or how moving the church is I myself would’ve been like (mmmm hunhhh sure he was).

But I have seen things with my own eyes that would probably make people think I was a liar. Keep your faith in GOD. Even on those days that the devil tries to bring your faith down.

#111 Not all chics want those type of men. But, I’m not even going to lie. I lived the life of living/being with the thug/drug dealer. I was young dumb and fascinated with the money, the money aspect was ooohhh weeee. But, I changed money isn’t as important than sacrificing happiness and respect. I married a man who is on the straight and narrow, loves me, our children, and GOD. I now live on a budget, but I wouldn’t back track for anything. My sister would’ve never dated anyone like that. So all chics don’t look for those type of guys. “Some” maybe but not all.

I applaud you CL for taking the time and making this information available to not only those of the Black community, but to others as well. There is so much information to be learned about this devastating disease; and there are so many of our young people that don’t take the time to find out about AIDS and some of the other worldly things that plague our communities;allowing this disease to spread further, killing so many of our young, fruitful & beautiful brothers and sisters. I commend anyone who will or has talked to a fellow man or woman about this disease or any of the other issues concerning the disease and the toll it has taken on this country. Continue with the positiveness CL!! Like Mc Donald’s I’M LOVING IT!!~

Chow!~
Imperfect - yet always PERFECTLY ME!

It’s wonderful to see so many positive, intellectual comments on HIV/AIDS instead of the negative ones usually posted on a celebrity (SMILE)

I wanted to post something earlier but I was running on CP time, however I think you guys have it covered.
God bless all of you affected by this disease, I’ll keep you in my prayers.

Remember you CAN NOOOOT tell whether someone is infected by looking at them, abstinence is the best route it’s hard but I know you guys are worth it.

Be safe!!!

Some Men & Some Women are superficial.

There are a lot of men who SOLEY DATE girls based on what they look like and in reality these men who are being sooo judgemental are not that attractive themselves. Just go on any Blog with a post about a female singer, they will get to nitpicking her oh she a little to chubby, a little too dark a little too skinny. I’m like what do THEY look like.

Now there are some superficial women as well that only goes for the guy with the money or the pretty boy.

So no one can say oh well women don’t like the quiet ones , because some of those quiet ones are superficial towards women also so it goes both ways.

@ Ne-Ho for Ne-Yo, are you a woman??? I just love it when people post opposite sex avatars and blog none-gender specific messages! Talking about the aurthor of confussion! I give up! lol

But, to attempt to address your issues, again…God did not permit AIDS to flourish in women just because the black community failed to accept gay men! That would be a weak action for a God who is so powerful! God judgements is for the things that we know, not the things we are unaware of!

DownLow brothers are just what Oprah called them, “low down” to the ground like the serpant! I believe God is gonna judge downlow brothers, who knowingly infect women, like He’ll judge men who harm children! He said that for anyone who harms a child, “It would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.” Its like a passion of murder!

I have no words for those men who want everyone to believe that they are women trapped in a man’s body! Bull! You have no choice??? And yes, if a person fornicates all their life without ever marrying, they’re no different than a sinful homosexual! That’s called “shackin up”! Not acceptable!

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I’m going to pay visit to those in the hospital, but I hope you CLoopers will continue to show love for “Be Safe” and pay close attention for anyone else who rings the alarm! Hang in there Be Safe! God is the only one who can fix it! Give it all to him! Take the lifestyle and the sickness to the One who can fix it and leave it there!

This is nice. All the love on the CL. Everyone, keep yourself safe.

@214 #111 I think he has deeper issues then this post..Just b/c you date a “bus driver” dont mean you are exempt from the Virus.. I think he’s dealing with other issues that he presented on this post..

@215 you are such a party pooper ..GOsh … BE SAFE EVERYONE WITH OR WITHOUT THE VIRUS!!!!

CL this is a very positive post and I am glad to see people being really informative. I hope that everyone either practice abstinence or wrap up.

In terms of superficial, IMO men are waaay more superficial than women. The men only want the pretty light skinned girls with long hair, and when those girls are looking for the guy with the money. They get mad and say all women are like that when in reality if they weren’t so picky and judgemental about the women they date in the first place then they would realize that there are plenty of beautiful women out there that may not be perfect, but are really nice. For the most part the men that are extremely judgmental are not that attractive themselves.

Wow…been off for a while, and came back to Pat’s story. That’s amazing. It most definitely sounds like you had a Higher Power in your corner. Your ex-boyfriend is BLESSED to still have you in his corner. The fact that you are standing beside him as his friend is probably why God blessed you. You have a good heart.

To the pregnant sister who found out her man was cheating on her for five years, God was with you, too. Thank God he didn’t give you or your baby anything.

HIV/AID shows no favoritism.

Thanks Meatloaf. “Be Safe”!

@ Be Safe..Thanks for sharing and GOD BLESS!

I personally saw my cousin die of AIDS..it was terrible seeing a man that was once so happy, and full of lie in sucha a horrible state. He lived with my family the last couple months of his life..BE SAFE PEOPLE!!

Wrap before you tap!!!

MEATLOAF, I’M A FEMALE. I HAVE NE-YO AS MY AVATAR BECAUSE HE IS MY FAVORITE ARTIST. WOULD BEYONCE BE A BETTER AVATAR FOR YOU? LOL

AGAIN, WE SHALL NEVER SEE EYE TO EYE SO I WILL AGREE TO DISAGREE.

ONE THING I WILL AGREE WITH YOU ON IS DL BROTHAS BEIN LOW DOWN. I’M BLESSED AND CURSED WITH THE ABILITY TO SEE THINGS FROM ALL SIDES OF THE STORY. WHILE I CAN SEE WHY SOME BROTHAS ARE ON THE DL, I DO NOT CONDONE THESE ACTIONS. THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR ANYONE PUTTING ANYONE’S LIFE IN DANGER KNOWINGLY. BUT THIS GOES FOR MEN WHO CHEAT WITH MEN, MEN WHO CHEAT WITH WOMEN, WOMEN WHO CHEAT WITH MEN, AND WOMEN WHO CHEAT WITH WOMEN…THOUGH WOMEN TO WOMEN AIDS CASES ARE VERY RARE.

I KNOW IT’S EASIER SAID THAN DONE BUT PEOPLE NEED TO BE FAITHFUL AND HONEST IN ANY SEXUAL RELATIONSHIP, POINT BLANK.