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Bed Manila, in celebration of the birthday of the reigning Mr. Gay World Philippines 2012, Carlito Rosadino, invites you to ALOHA, a Hawaiian-themed party on Sunday, September 2, 2012. It will be held at Bed Manila in Orosa/Nakpil, Malate, featuring amazing guest performers, and Good Boys Gone Bad (GBGB) sexy underwear fashion show. The event, hosted by Choc-nut, will be for the benefit of Love Yourself's HIV prevention efforts. Tickets available at the event entrance at P200, inclusive of 2 free drinks. See you there!

1 AUGUST 2012 | GENEVA -   Marketing campaigns can double the likelihood of condom use, according to a study published this month in the WHO  Bulletin . The study showed that people were twice as likely to use condoms, on average, if they were exposed to marketing methods, such as an effective supply of locally-branded condoms, compared to those who had not come across marketing campaigns. Similar results were also found when analysing condom use in the most recent sexual encounters. Condom use again increased significantly, with rates almost twice as high on average, after they had been targeted at consumers in a marketing drive. [SOURCES -- Text: WHO ; Image: from Bel-Ami Online]

The Love Yourself (TLY) Facilitator Network Counselors, Educators, and Other Volunteers Are Welcome (We are expanding our network of facilitators – JOIN US!) The Love Yourself (TLY) group is a community-based organization that propagates ideas, attitudes, and practices that encourage loving oneself as a way of life, now specifically as a way to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS among the MSM community (men who have sex with men), the youth, and other key, most at-risk populations in the Philippines.  “Facilitator” is our general term for people who volunteer with us as peer counselor or peer educator.  We believe that the best behavior influencers are our own peers, and that is why we are growing our network of volunteers who are willing to be just that. Here at Love Yourself, we greatly value volunteer work.  While given for free, volunteer work need not be shoddy, “puwede na,” and half-hearted. In fact, Love Yourself facilitators are known to be energetic, warm, and very competent! All

Life coaching is partnering with a trained professional (the life coach) in a thought-provoking and creative process that inspires you (the client) to maximize your personal potential.  It is an interactive process that is both flexible and structured, aimed at maximizing the velocity of the change desired. The specialties of the life coaching provided in the Love Yourself Hub are in the areas of health and wellness ,  career development ,  same-sex attraction (SSA), and same-sex relationships (for both individuals and couples). Led by its US-trained head life coach  Chris Lagman , the Love Yourself Hub is launching the availability of its life coaching services, as follows: 1. Spot Coaching -- a short session lasting for 40-60 minutes that focuses on a particular shift that you would like to make in your life. The outcome expected is an enhanced level of clarity of the situation, or a better understanding of the shift that has to happen for the person to move forward.  2. Short-Te

From John Silva, a great piece to remind us to dare to be who we really are: How wonderful to see the strides made by parents and psychologists on being more sensitive and tolerant to children's wishes to be who they want to be. My father, a Colonel, tried and failed teaching me, an effeminate boy to march at age seven. I was a ballerina and liked playing with dolls. I drew dresses and made bedsheets my gowns. I used mom's lipstick and face powder. This girl thing petered slowly and by high school I was less femme and more androgynous. Later, gay pride and identity taught me not to accept the stereotypes of straight society and just be what I am, campy and girly and straight acting and a melange if need be. I escaped depression, anxiety, pain and thoughts of suicide primarily and most importantly, because I had parents who in the end supported whoever I wanted to be. My military dad at a moment when i came out to him said "You're still my son." My mom, a liberal I

Have you been thinking of getting tested for HIV? Think no more and just do it! Come to the Love Yourself Hub or Love Yourself Anglo and take advantage of our free (yes, no charge!) testing for HIV, Syphilis, and Hepatitis B.  The testing is discreet, quick, and most of all, FREE ! For schedules and maps go to:  Love Yourself  Sites Please come before the cutoff so you can still get your results on the same day. Warm and friendly people will assist you -- so no need to be worried or scared. Tara na!  For inquiries, please go to http://go.LoveYourself.ph/HIVtest so a counselor can reach out to you for assistance.

The Love Yourself Cafe is done in small group discussion format where participants are encouraged to freely express their thoughts without bias nor judgement. They are able to learn and connect with other participants via good conversations. Do you want to receive an invite? Register at http://tinyurl.com/tlycafe3

CALL FOR APPLICATION The Department of Health, through the National AIDS STI Prevention and Control Program (NASPCP) under the Infectious Disease Office (IDO) of the National Center for Disease Prevention and Control (NCDPC), invites applicants for the TRAINING ON PEER EDUCATION FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV (PLHIV) on September 2012. This training aims to: (1) capacitate PLHIV to become peer educators; and (2) provide support services and continuum of care to PLHIV through the formation of a support group. Details of the training will be sent to the qualified applicants. To qualify, he/she must: 1. be a PLHIV 2. be empowered and actively involved in support groups or care and support organization 3. have at least one year experience/involvement in providing care and support services to PLHIV 4. have good writing / speaking skills 5. be capable of preparing client profile and narrative report of client intervention 6. have undergone training on Sex, Gender and Sexuality 7. be articulate i

GBGB LoveYourself Exclusive Products! available now :)  LIMITED STOCKS ONLY   GBGB & Priape Wear Montreal , the biggest Canadian male lifestyle company is now here in MANILA.  Their products has been exclusively distributed in the US, Canada and Europe and online through www.gbgbwear.com For the first time, stocks are available now in MANILA at about 20% off from their original prices only @ theROOM map here (http://daroom.multiply.com/) Incidentally two (2) of their BESTSELLING items: the RED TOMMY BOXER BRIEFS and YELLOW ALEX BOXER SHORTS are available exclusively through the LOVE YOURSELF PROJECT  and are being sold as a fund raiser to help the HIV/AIDS Advcacy and Awareness in the Philippines. Please call 577.0332 or 0917.863.4899 or visit our shop located at 88 Panay Ave., Quezon City.person in charge of stocks is FRANKLIN PORCADILLA PEPITO - please message him here in facebook if you have any questions.  Models: Carlo Tiu & Aaron Hernandez (SMA)