Love in the Time of HIV: The Gay Man's Guide to Sex, Dating, and Relationships

by Michael Mancilla and Lisa Troshinsky

Book Overview

The facts of life have never been more complicated for gay men. While the threat of AIDS has been diminished by new treatments and longer life expectancy, HIV remains a serious and intractable foe. In... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1572308435
• ISBN13: 9781572308435
• Release Date: July 2003
• Publisher: Guilford Publications
• Length: 235 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

A book with a different viewpoint: There is Sex

OK. NO, DON'T LET THOSE INGRAINED TOENAILS IN YOUR BRAIN ABOUT HIV MAKE YOU CRAZY BEFORE YOU READ ON. Stop spluttering before you're told to. This book was written by an HIV+ man. His interviewees are pretty astonishing. I read it because I wanted to know what an HIV+ man might think about dating. I was particularly interested because I was briefly dating an HIV+ man and wanted to try to figure out what might be some of HIS options, and he's got plenty. I found out more than I ever expected. If you are just making assumptions about doom and hanging heads and truckfuls of Saran Wrap in all contrasting relationships, you SHOULD read at least Chapters 1 and 3. You may learn something--which is why we read books, huh?

Washington Blade Review

Michael Mancilla and Lisa Troshinsky provide a thorough roadmap through the often rough and complicated terrain of finding romance and relationships in the face of HIV. Mancilla, an HIV-positive psychotherapist, feels passionately about helping HIV-positive gay men find and embrace loving relationships. The authors address this topic by using a variety of techniques to engage readers, including personal anecdotes, highlighted text boxes, practical tips, quizzes, and numerous references to additional resources. "Love in the Time of HIV" describes a new era in the history of HIV, one where the authors say HIV-positive men have the luxury of worrying about how to date against the backdrop of HIV, instead of just coping with short-term survival.