The 1st Gayme Night of 2009

Come play with us!
When: Saturday, January 10th @ 7pm
Where: Nathan Spencer's Residence
3810 S. Redwood Rd Apt 2217
West Valley City, UT 84119
What: Board Games, Card Games, Fun times with your new and old friends! A fun way to meet guys outside of the clubs (and you won't come home smelling like an ashtray). We'll have some snacks and drinks, but feel free to bring something to share. Questions? Email thevillage@utahaids.org or call Carl @ 801-487-2323.

New Year's Resolution

Have you thought of your New Year's Resolution yet? If not, here are some great tips:

Getting into shape through regular exercise.
Quit smoking.
Spending more quality time with the family.
Cutting down on work related stress.
Giving up alcohol or drinking socially.
Being more organized in one's office and also at home.
Going for a trip during the weekend.
Eating a healthy diet.
Save money and going for social volunteering.
Getting to know myself.
Read more books or magazines to get me informed.
New Hobby.
Get to know new people.


So before you have fun this New Year's Eve, make sure to be ready for 2009 by preparing mentally, physically, socially, spiritually and emotionally.

Be safe and may you have great time this coming 2009!

So what is your New Year's Resolution?

Season's Greetings!

from The Village and Utah AIDS Foundation

Homo for the Holidays

Enjoy a non-alcoholic, non-smoking event this year's Homo for the Holidays will be hosted at Gary Jones House in 1924 S View Street (1345 East in Sugarhouse). December 27th, Saturday from 7 PM until 11 PM. This will be a potluck event and we will be providing some hor d'oeuvres, eggnog, hot chocolate and ciders. We will be having a "recycled" White Elephant, Holiday Caroling, Speed Meeting, wear your ugliest sweater theme and much more!

For more inquiries, call Carl @ 801-487-2323 or email at thevillage@utahaids.org.

The Red Party continues

Gay Movie Night

World AIDS Day

Alone on Thanksgiving Day???

Spend the holiday with your true family - in a space where you feel comfortable and welcome for who you are! There will be a complete thanksgiving feast with pie and drinks provided. There is a big screen TV, comfy couches, a pool table, games and more. Come one, come all and enjoy the celebration on Thanksgiving Day - this Thursday!

Utah Pride Center - in the Youth Activity Center
355 N. 300 W. in Salt Lake City
11am-3pm
Free and open to all ages

A heartfelt thanks to Beano Solomon for making this meal possible.

The last Gayme Night of 2008

Gayme night
Come play with us!
When: Saturday, December 13th @ 7pm
Where: Brandon Sieverts house 2360 South Scenic Drive Salt Lake City Utah 84109
What: Board Games, Card Games, Fun times with your new and old friends! A fun way to meet guys outside of the clubs (and you won't come home smelling like an ashtray). We'll have some snacks and drinks, but feel free to bring something to share. Questions? Email thevillage@utahaids.org or call Carl @ 801-487-2323.

The Village Summit 2009

The Village Core Group and I are planning to start the ball for the Village Summit of 2009. We want any assistance we can get and we want you to help us build your Village Summit of 2009.

Our first meeting will be on December 3rd at exactly 6 PM till 7 PM in Salt Lake Roasting Company (320 E 400 S SLC, UT)

For more inquiries, email thevillage@utahaids.org or call Carl @ 801-487-2323.

Message from Chi Chi Larue, Safe Sex is Hot Sex

Red Passion

Unleash the Power of the C

To give more information, the 2nd workshop is on December 1st in SLC Main Library Conference room B level 1 from 3 pm till 7 pm. There will be a Press release on this matter and that night will be the judging take place. The winning items and selected items will be displayed in Hotel Monaco's "condominium" on December 4th Red Party event. If you want to participate and if you can't come on Dec 1st, you can come to UAF during business hours and you can get the non-lubricated condoms for your entry. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Carl @ 801-487-2323.

Keith Olbermann Speaks Out on Prop 8

Sock Hop bingo in November

Gay Movie Night

Village House Party

Do you like to talk about sex? How about meeting new friends? Come to the village quarterly house party and yes we will be talking about Gay Sex Awareness.

Josh Newbury and Carl Navales will be coordinating the fun activities and discussion. Our gracious host John Wood will welcome us in his residence social hall where we will be meeting. The address is 200 East South Temple SLC, UT. Parking will be on 200 East or Northside of South Temple so come early to have your spot. It will be on November 15th at 8 pm and may end around 11 pm. It will be a potluck event so please bring your side dish and drinks. This is a non-alcoholic event.

If you have any questions, please call Carl at 801-487-2323.

Gayme Night

Gayme night

Come play with us!

When: Saturday, November 8th @ 7pm

Where: Josh Bytendorp's new place 720 West 400 North SLC, UT

What: Board Games, Card Games, Fun times with your new and old friends! A fun way to meet guys outside of the clubs (and you won't come home smelling like an ashtray). We'll have some snacks and drinks, but feel free to bring something to share. Questions? Email Carl or call 801-487-2323.

Franklin is moving out of Utah to Arizona

Reverend Franklin Boyd Evans, OSL, PhD have accepted the position Administrator of Western Governors University in Arizona & he will be leaving the end of October from snowy Utah to lovely weather of Arizona.

Frank is one of the pioneer of The Village Summit which was known before as Invenio & Gay Men's Health Summit. He is very passionate about the Summit and he is also one of the four who attended the Gay Men's Health Summit in Boulder, CO of 2000 and the birth of the Summit here in Utah was initiated since 2001. He also co-chairman the 2006, 2007 & 2008 Summit. He is a big advocate about The Village and he is a great friend to us as well.

So before he leaves the Beehive state, We are honoring him this coming Sunday, Oct 26th, 10 am at his residence (735 S 200 E) with a Potluck Brunch. Please bring to share your Brunch items, drinks and desserts.

In behalf of the Utah Aids Foundation and The Village Core Group, We will miss you Franklin!

Do you want to quit smoking?

Researchers at the University of California in San Francisco are recruiting lesbians, gay, bisexuals and transgender smokers to participate in a FREE smoking treatment program.

For more informations visit: http://www.iquit.medschool.ucsf.edu/

Thinking about Meth?

Have you ever thought of doing Meth? Are you into it now? Are you trying to quit? Do you have friends or family members who are into meth?

Check out all informations thru www.utahtweaker.com

Informal Event - Body World 3

We would like to invite everyone for the Body Worlds 3 also knows as the Leonardo this coming Sunday, Oct 19th. Some of us are planning to purchase it online and some of us are planning to purchase it on sunday and will be meeting there at 10 am for the 1 pm showing. After we purchase the ticket, we are planning to go get some brunch before the 1 pm showing. You can get the ticket in advance at http://theleonardo.org/bodyworlds/tickets/ & it is $22.00 per person. Hope to see you there!

For all of our Latinos...check this out!

hoal chicos del coro!aqui les mando el link para el blog de HLS!!! sigamos platicando!!!!http://hermanosdelunaysol. blogspot. com/

Southern Utah Health Summit 2008

Southern Utah Health Summit 2008
"Diversity: A Delight of Healthy Choices"

October 17th, 18th & 19th 2008

some topics are:
"Risky Behaviors in a Diverse Community"
“Diverse Wills and Documents”
“Taking PRIDE in Diversity”
“The Diversity of Politics"
...and much more!

Conference Location: The Historic Green House Bed and Breakfast
162 So. 300 West, Down Town - St. George
For Information Contact: ccofsout@msn.com or 435.652.4142
- All information is Confidential -
Suggested Donation $15 - Limited Space Available!

Gayme night!

Come play with us!
When: Saturday, October 11th @ 7pm
Where: Steve Rossi's House 1915 South 1300 East (Sugarhouse)
What: Board Games, Card Games, Guitar Hero! A fun way to meet guys outside of the clubs (and you won't come home smelling like an ashtray). We'll have some snacks and drinks, but feel free to bring something to share.
Questions? Email Carl

Chi Chi LaRue - Safe Sex Is HOT Sex!

Chi Chi LaRue is now the ultimate Diva! This video came out earlier this year, but I wanted to make sure no one missed it.

Safe Sex is Hot Sex...Wrap it Up!

Check it out at www.safesexishotsex.com

*Remember, opening a condom with your teeth may damage the condom*

October Gay Movie Night - October 13th!

Gayme Night!

Come play with me!

When: Saturday, September 13th @ 7pm

Where: Carl's House 1307 South Wilson Avenue

What: Board Games, Card Games, Guitar Hero! A fun way to meet guys outside of the clubs (and you won't come home smelling like an ashtray). We'll have some snacks and drinks, but feel free to bring something to share.

Questions? Email Carl

Taboo at the ZOO!

We will be meeting outside the front gate at 11 AM. Lunch is on-our-own, but we are planning on eating as a group at 1 PM at The Beastro! Meet up with us before or during lunch to pick up your Taboo at the Zoo Adventure Kit! Bring $Cash$ for discounted admission!

Gay Men, A Man-eater, & Pizza w/Nick-n-Willy

Nick-n-Willy's Pizza has graciously offered to supply our movie viewing crowd with Pizza! Hang out after the movie and have a slice or two with us while we chat. Then be sure to grab a Nick-n-Willy's pizza for your next hot-n-spicy date!

"In the Moment" Pt. 2

Here's the second episode of the gay soap opera sponsored by the City of West Hollywood. What do you think? Better or worse than Part 1? Salt Lake ain't WeHo but I still saw some parallels to experiences I and some of my friends have had.

-Jeremiah

Flag Football Funbus with the Sluts!

Do We Love to Feel Bad About Sex?

Lifelube is a constantly updated sex-positive, gay-positive blog that has initiated a referendum on Gay Men's Health in 2009. Its latest entry is from Tony Valenzuela, a controversial and thought provoking activist who presented at our Summit several years ago. His thesis:

It seems hard to imagine for 2009 a gay men's health movement that affirms the good in gay men's lives when what we hear, read and discuss – the movement far more gay men seem to want to be a part of – is how unhealthy we really are.

Click here for the full article.

*** LifeLube has been asking folks around the country to weigh in on what a 2009 Gay Men's Health Agenda might look like. Click here to read some of the ideas that have been circulated. Please feel free to comment here - share your own ideas, or spout off on whether you agree or disagree with Tony - or, you could send in a full post of your own here. They will be happy to publish it!

Life’s a Beach….Jeremiah’s moving to Miami

The beaches of the Great Salt Lake will no longer suffice for Jeremiah Hansen. Jeremiah has announced that he and his partner Derek will be relocating to sunny Miami, Florida. I post this with a tear in my eye as I will truly miss Jeremiah here at the Utah AIDS Foundation. Jeremiah is a leader in our community and with the assistance of the Village Core Group, his volunteers, has taken the gay men’s health programming of the UAF to never before seen heights. 

The Village also has a new found energy and image and Jeremiah is directly responsible for that. The Utah AIDS Foundation does not want to lose this momentum or disrupt all of the hard work Jeremiah has accomplished. With that said, we know we will never be able to “replace” Jeremiah, but we do need someone to step into his shoes (size 8 ½). 

We are currently seeking someone that loves homos, is comfortable talking about taboo subjects in front of groups of people, is a self-starter, well organized and has a passion for gay men’s health. Interested?  If so, drop me a line (and your resume) to Tyler@UtahAIDS.org or give me a call for more information at 801-487-2323, just ask for Tyler. 

Village Summit Picturepalooza!

Here's a sampling of photos from the 2008 Village Summit, held August 1-3 at the Jewish Community Center. Click here to see the rest of the pics!

Click here to see the rest of the photos. 

Thanks to everyone who helps to organize or support the gay men's health movement in Salt Lake City! If you would like to help plan next year's Summit, please contact Tyler or call (801)487-2323.

Barebacking with HIV

Are you HIV+ or dating someone with HIV? You've probably heard of a recent Swiss study that asserted that "people with undectable viral loads are sexually non-infectious." Turns out that isn't the case.

Here's the Reuters article:

People with HIV on effective antiretroviral therapy should not stop using condoms. In fact, HIV infections could quadruple if those responding well to antiretrovirals stopped using condoms, said Australian researchers. Their findings rebut a report earlier this year, made by the Swiss Federal Commission for HIV/AIDS.

Even if the risk of HIV transmission for a single sexual contact is fairly small, it is not zero, and the risk from exposure becomes substantial over large numbers of sexual contacts, the Australian study found. The researchers' risk assessment was based on mathematical models of 10,000 serodiscordant couples having 100 unprotected sexual contacts per year over a decade.

"The expected number of HIV infections would be 3,524 for male-to-male transmission, corresponding to an increase in incidence of four times compared with incidence under current rates of condom use," said the study.

"When the viral load goes down in the blood due to antiretrovirals, it might not go down in the semen or vaginal and anal fluids," said Australasian Society for HIV Medicine President Jonathan Anderson, who was not involved in the research. "Antiretrovirals can complement consistent condom use, but replacing condom use with medications may end in disaster."

Camp Equality

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Gayme Night!

When: Saturday, August 9th @ 7pm

Where: Franklin's House 735 South 200 East 

What: Board Games, Card Games, Guitar Hero! A fun way to meet guys outside of the clubs (and you won't come home smelling like an ashtray). We'll have some snacks and drinks, but feel free to bring something to share.

Questions? E-mail Carl.

HIV Rates Much Higher than Originally Reported

Medscape Medical News reports a drastic revision of US rates of HIV infection:

New HIV infections in the United States reached 56,300 in 2006, according to long-anticipated figures released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)on August 2. That is about 40% more than the previous estimate of 40,000 annual infections, which the CDC has been using since the early 1990s.

This comes on the heels of a Reuters report of a disturbing new study by the American Foundation for AIDS Research:

Globally, men who have sex with men are 19 times more likely to be infected with HIV than the general population, yet MSM are ignored by many UN member states that pledged to monitor the disease among at-risk groups.

Asian MSM are 18 times more likely to be HIV-infected than the general population, and African MSM are at least four times more likely to be infected. In Latin America, MSM are 33 times more likely to be infected and account for nearly 25 percent of those infected. Nonetheless, MSM programs receive less than 1 percent of total HIV/AIDS spending in the region.

Criminalization of sex between males and institutionalized homophobia are key drivers of HIV/AIDS in many countries, preventing MSM from accessing even basic HIV services, the report concluded. In seven of 10 countries with the highest rates of HIV among MSM, homosexual activity is criminalized. And in seven UN member states, it is a capital crime.

NPR's Talk of the Nation featured an interesting discussion on these stories today. You can listen to the podcast here. The New York Times has a video about the blurring of gay and straight identity contributing to HIV here.

August Pool Party!

Love Letter to Lube

Where would we be without modern lube? Crisco? Methinks Crisco belongs in the kitchen with Pam. Plus it eats through condoms! KY Jelly? Its like dipping your junk in rubber cement. Jergens? Maybe if you are twelve and need some alone time. No thanks, not when the wonders of sexual science have blessed us with silicone delights of Eros Bodyglide, Swiss Navy, and ID Millenium.

It might take a good scrubbing in the shower to get off, but silicone lube goes and goes and goes, and is REALLY great for reducing your risk of tearing your rectum when engaging in bum fun. Thanks lube, for making sex slippery-er and safer.

Enjoy these Lube factoids from our Bar-B-Queer:

(Correction: As one of our readers pointed out, the manufacturer of Elbow Grease removed the ingredient Nonoxynol-9 from its product line in 2002 at the request of the CDC.) Those last two are a bit controversial. Care to comment?

Summit Details

The Village Summit is just two weeks away! Here's some highlights of the weekend:

Friday Night
Special appearance by Dottie Dixon of KRCL.
Opening session with Kilo Zamora, from the Inclusion Center.
Cuisine Unlimited catered Appetizers.
Square Dancing with Ross Lopton of the Temple Squares!
Queereoke.

Saturday

Workshops

Sushi for Dummies-Massage-Dating and Relationships-Yoga/EDGU-Get ProActive in Utah Politics-Spicy Sex Tips-Ask a Doc-Queer Sports 101-Gay Cops-Monogamy vs. Manhunt-Cardio Boot camp-Sexaliciously Single in Salt Lake-HIV and Substance Use-Build Your Own Religion-Gay Rags in Utah-Learning Mindfulness from Rent: the Musical-Creative Journaling-10%, An American History-Self Defense

Free HIV Testing!

Paradise Pool Party

Cuisine Unlimited Catered BBQ

Attack of the Cyber Sluts!

Sunday

Yoga/EDGU

Poolside Brunch with the Spicy Dinner Group

The cost for everything: $30 if you register here before July 25th. After that the price jumps to $45. The Village Summit is the perfect opportunity to elevate your pride in yourself and our gay community. We hope you'll join us!

Bar-B-Queer Pics!

Enjoy some pics from our 2nd Annual Village/QUAC Bar-B-Queer! Over 150 attended and a good time was had by all. You can see the rest of the photos here.

Photos by David Daniels and John Wood. Thanks to everyone who volunteered! You can see the rest of the photos here.