When @health_worker5 tested HIV-positive, “let's just say that my world shattered into a thousand pieces. My mind went wandering in limbo. I got depressed and eventually...
John Ryan Mendoza discovers Bangkok's infamous go-go bars and boys. And while he admits that "I did feel my pulse pound and felt some internal heat...
Seeing a person who avoided being seen with LGBT people for fear of being identified with them, Michael David C. Tan initially felt annoyed ("Did he...
When Uno tested HIV-positive, he found it “really heartbreaking to have your dreams shatter in front of you and knowing that you only have yourself to...
When @poz_hero found out his HIV-positive status in June 2012, he thought his life will already come to an end. But living on, and as an...
Upon knowing his HIV status in 2007, @DvocateHIV says “there was a brief 1-2-3 seconds of silence followed by an ‘okay’. I didn't really feel bad...
To better understand why MSM and transgender people are not accessing HIV-related health services, the Asia Pacific Coalition on Male Sexual Health (APCOM) is joining other...
In the Philippines, being “bi” is often erroneously used by those who simply refer to “straight-acting/looking” gay men. There is a need to re-consider this, says...
For JVR Prasadao Rao, the UN Secretary General's Special Envoy for HIV and AIDS to Asia and the Pacific, as the Philippines continues to come to...