All Entries in the "Chuck Longacre" Category
Twenty years of hope in Oklahoma
By Chuck Longacre Red Rock BHS Columnist In 1991, a small group of Oklahomans saw the limitations of state and federal funding for men and women infected by HIV. The discrimination caused by the epidemic in our state was, and still is, astounding. Imagine a time when telling your family that you had tested HIV-positive [...]
New Beginnings
By Chuck Longacre Redrock BHS columnist New Year’s Resolutions – Lose 10 pounds by summer, so you can fit into that special bikini you bought last fall. Kiss your partner every night before you go to sleep – never letting any arguments end unresolved. Get tested for HIV, so you will know your status this [...]
NO NEW INFECTIONS BY 2021
By Chuck Longacre Gayly Columnist WOW! Wait, is that possible? That sounds like a dream, too good to be true. But is it really? Where do we begin? President Barack Obama and his administration came up with the following National HIV/AIDS strategy in July of 2010: [box style="rounded"]“The United States will become a place where [...]
Why should I get an STD test?
Dear Chuck, Why should I get an STD test? Thanks, Terry Terry, Being tested for all Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) is very important for anyone who is sexually active. I test a lot of people here at the Expressions Community Center (located in Oklahoma City, OK) who test for HIV every three months, but don’t [...]