hiv (viruses)

In 1990 New York City, eighteen-year-olds Adam and Ben learn to navigate life, love, and loss as gay teens during the height of the HIV/AIDS epidemic.

Simone Garcia-Hampton closely guards her secret--that she is HIV-positive--especially after the backlash she received last time she dared tell anyone. Now, though, when she becomes the student director of "Rent" and begins dating Miles, she knows she will have to tell him some time, especially when their relationship grows more intimate and sex becomes a possibility. When an anonymous blackmail note appears in her locker threatening to reveal her secret, Simone knows she has to do something drastic to gain the life she wants.

Learn how to cope with feelings of alienation and depression, confusion about gender identity and sexual orientation, and the struggle to integrate your sexual and gender identity with your larger self.

Simone, seventeen, HIV-positive and in love for the first time, decides that facing potential bullies head-on may be better than protecting her secret.

When Victor finds himself getting tested for HIV for the first time, he can't help but question his entire relationship with Henrique, the guy he has -- had -- been dating. See, Henrique didn't disclose his positive HIV status to Victor until after they had sex, and even though Henrique insisted on using every possible precaution, Victor is livid. That's when Victor meets Ian, a guy who's also getting tested for HIV. But Ian's test comes back positive, and his world is about to change forever.

Simone, seventeen, HIV-positive and in love for the first time, decides that facing potential bullies head-on may be better than protecting her secret.

NIV infection rates have changed dramatically in recent years. Women and minorities are now the fastest growing groups of AIDS patients. Hear how some HIV-positive people have dealt with their disease and discover how doctors have taken new approaches to treatment. Learn the astonishing progress researchers have made in the battle against AIDS. People who are HIV-positive can survive because powerful drugs keep the disease in check. Scientists are busy working on an AIDS vaccine by studying people who have a natural immunity to the disease.

An account of how scientists tracked down the origins of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.

Describes HIV/AIDS, its symptoms, current treatments, and preventative measures, and covers coping strategies and ways to support a friend or family member who has contracted this condition.

Describes HIV/AIDS, its symptoms, current treatments, and preventative measures, and covers coping strategies and ways to support a friend or family member who has contracted this condition.