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Fly LoveYourself 2: About HIV Treatment as Prevention (feat. JC Santos) [VIDEO]

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We have lift-off! Taking off from the success of LoveYourself's first risque instructional video on HIV, star of stage, screen, and song JC Santos  pilots our flight into living healthy with HIV in FLY Loveyourself 2: About HIV Treatment as Prevention . A rising talent from  Floy Quintos's play  Fluid and  Auraeus Solito's  film  Esprit de Corps , JC is the wind beneath our wings as  we learn more about  what the virus does to the body, what antiretroviral drugs do to HIV, and how HIV treatment leads to HIV prevention. All heavy topics, but JC assures that we are safe and comfortable through these skies. Joining him on the cabin crew  are "I am POGAY" entrants Erimar Ortigas and Kristopher Yasis and a colorful cast of LoveYourself volunteers and friends, here to make your flight as pleasant as possible. Fasten your seatbelt, put your trays in the upright position, and Dare. Care. Share.  Go.loveyourself.ph/FLY2 . Thanks again for choosing to Fly LoveYourself! - -

JOB OPENING : Program Officer, Administrative and Finance Officer and Trans Program Officer

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Call for Expression of Interest for a the following positions: POSITION: PROGRAM OFFICER (full-time position based in Metro Manila)   Expression of Interest ( EOI) Number:  TLY-11 POSITION: ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCE OFFICER (full-time position based in Metro Manila) Expression of Interest ( EOI) Number:  TLY-12 POSITION: TRANS PROGRAM OFFICER  (part-time position based in Metro Manila)    Expression of Interest ( EOI) Number:  TLY-13 Issuance Date:  January 1, 2015 (Thursday) Deadline of Submission:  January 15, 2015 (Thursday) All positions under Love Yourself for the ISEAN-Hivos Program Phase 2 in the Philippines –  “ Strengthening Community Systems to Reduce the Vulnerability to and the Impact of HIV Infection among MSM and TG in the Islands of Southeast Asia ” ISEAN-Hivos Program (IHP) – Global Fund Round 10 – Multi-Country HIV/AIDS Grant _________________________________________________________________________ Call for Expression of Interest for a  PROGRAM OFFICER (full-time posi

Supporting the HIV-Positive Community Requires New Tools for Ending Stigma

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Supporting the HIV-Positive Community Requires New Tools for Ending Stigma We begin 2015 having won many victories for the LGBT community in 2014, among them some victories in the HIV arena. The fight against HIV includes some important milestones. Breakthrough research studies show new data on the transmission of HIV between partners with varying viral loads. New approved uses for medications can prevent the spread of HIV. Social science tells us our ideas of what an effective education campaign looks like need to be brought into the 21st century. These breakthroughs mean public-health institutions and our community need to evolve our HIV advocacy. This is some welcome news for those of us who want modern romance, sex, and perhaps peace of mind. When we at Hornet, a gay social network with 4.4 million users, launched our "Know Your Status" (" KYS ") campaign in 2011, it was received with such fanfare that we decided to make it a permanent feature in our app. Every

Love Yourself Hub (Malate) - New Location

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We are pleased to announce that our clinic in Malate (Love Yourself Hub, also known as RITM Satellite Clinic) has moved a new, more accessible location, also in Malate. The new address as of January 3, 2015 is: Love Yourself Hub (a.k.a. RITM Satellite Clinic) 1936-B San Marcelino Street, near corner Quirino Ave. Malate, Manila It is beside Caltex Gas Station which is at the corner of Quirino and San Marcelino. Map below: This same map, as shown in Google Maps . Please note that the schedule of Free HIV Testing is still the same as before.