CVS Locking Up condoms...

I could understand they don't want folks to steal them but why do this only in communitites of color? Nice way to be health concious. I found this article today..

Here is a teaser from POZ blog..

Change to Win, a coalition of labor unions, believes that CVS’s practice of locking up condoms at certain stores—commonly in communities of color—creates a barrier to access for young people who are less likely to ask a store associate for them, The Tennessean reports. The group asserts that CVS’s anti-theft policy puts those communities at risk for unwanted pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections, including HIV.

IRMA

Take a look at this website and article by IRMA. If your interested in learning about microbicides in HIV prevention.

Gay Marriage Ban related to HIV rate increase?

I saw this study and thought I would pass it along. I always wondered if there was a correlation between gay relationships not being legitimized and the increase of risky behavior. What do you think? Here is an excerpt from the study.

New Study Links Gay Marriage Bans to Rise in HIV Rate

A new study by economists at Atlanta's Emory University indicates that same-sex marriage bans may be tied to a rise in HIV infections. The study used data from the General Social Survey (GSS), which has tracked the attitudes of Americans during the past four decades. The economists, Hugo Mialon and Andrew Francis, calculated that a rise in tolerance from the 1970s to the 1990s reduced HIV cases by one per 100,000 people, and that laws against same-sex marriage boosted cases by 4 per 100,000.