Fab Las Vegas - Volume 20 issue 3

Volume 20, issue 3

STAY AT HOME

WHEN YOU CAN wash hands & do not panic

INTERVIEW

MELISSA ETHERIDGE

On the ‘beautiful change’ the COVID-19 pandemic will bring

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By: Chris Azzopardi

Melissa Etheridge

The LGBTQ icon has chosen to focus on the ‘beautiful change’ the COVID-19 pandemic will bring Throughout her dynamic three-decade career, Melissa Etheridge has beat cancer and weathered the devastating emotional toll of the AIDS crisis. Having overcome her own battles, the music legend consequently became a beacon of strength, resilience and survival and has turned her tribulations into musical catharsis.

Given her collective courage in facing life’s most unexpected challenges, I decided to turn to her recently. I wrote to the music legend and LGBTQ activist on Twitter to ask if she’d be willing to speak to me about how she’s handling the unprecedented coronavirus pandemic and its resulting fallout the day after a national shutdown that closed schools, workplaces, restaurants and forced promoters and artists to cancel tours. Etheridge was about to play a long stretch of shows in the United States and Europe, but that was canceled

How are you? And I mean that.

money, and it’s like, Whoa. All of a sudden it really hits you, and it’s like, Come on, is this two weeks? One month? Two months? How long am I not gonna make any money? I can certainly get by for a while, but my crew and stuff – I try not to worry. But it’s going to be a big, fat hardship.

You know, we are all well.

We’re in the new day, the new world, like all of us, and trying to figure this all out, but we’re all good.

You were about to go out on tour when some shows began being canceled because of COVID.

too.

During our interview, Etheridge brought her cool head and optimistic outlook as we discussed the unsettling state of our dramatically changed world.

Considering everything, I’m glad to hear that. This is our new not-normal normal, isn’t it? And it’s like, how do we shift to this new life that we will be living for probably quite some time.

Yeah. Well, one, the music industry’s been hit so hard. I try not to worry, but it’s like ...

I worry. My whole crew and band – I’m not making any

Yeah, yeah. Well, it was gonna go till May and then I was gonna have a little bit off in May and June, and then I was gonna go over to Europe at the end of June and come back to America.

And you thought, for a time, that you’d brave it.

(Laughs.) Yeah. I was like, “No, no – I’m not scared of nothing!” But then, all of a FabLasVegas.com

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sudden, it was like, “Oh, no, never mind. I get what we’re doing now.” It became that the thing that we can do to keep this from spreading is to keep away from each other.

I took a run today and I don’t usually run, but I had your song “I Run for Life” on and it was getting me through so I just looped it. I just played it four times in a row and ran through my neighborhood. It was a great feeling. And I’m realizing that we have to look to small joys right now. For me, that was a small joy. Where are you finding your small joys right now?

I’ll tell you what I’m doing and I just finished: I’ve been going live on Facebook every day at 3 o’clock PST. It just helps me so much. I do two or three songs and just say hey to people. We kind of meet together at the same time and thousands of people all over the world are joining me and it really means a lot.

You said it helps you – how so?

Oh gosh, yes. ’Cause that’s what I do. I sing for people.

And when a body sings, it heals. It brings just as much joy to me as it does to other people.

of thousands of people, you know (laughs). It makes me feel good! I’m a road person.

I love gettin’ on the road with my crew and my band and playing music. I just love it.

I do that. That’s what I do. I love it.

What’s so hard to come to terms with is that in times of crises, live music has helped heal. But we don’t have that now, and might not for a while.

Oh, it’s just awful.

But you’re doing what you can to connect with fans on social media. How about connections in your personal life? Is your family with you?

Yes. My two older kids – one is in New York City and she got out and went to a friend’s in Washington D.C. and she’s staying there. I have another in Denver and he’s OK. I wish they were all here. My two little ones are here with my wife, so we’re camping out here. And we take walks and do stuff – and we’re six feet from our neighbors, but we’re all much more friendly because it’s that connection that we miss.

So in addition the financial impact of canceling your tour, it sounds like there’s also a personal loss for you.

I remember you told me about three years ago when Trump got elected, “I will not fear.”

With this, are you scared?

Do you fear? And if not, how did you get to that place of fearlessness?

Oh yeah. I had taken a big break the last time. I was on the road in November and I was like, “I’m gonna take the holidays off and really not get that going until March.”

That’s a big, long break for me, and I like to get up in front of people and I like the adoration

It started 15 years ago with cancer, how I understood fear and how I understood what our everyday is made of, what our world and reality is made of and all its choices and that choice always comes down to two basic emotions: love or fear. All the other emotions FabLasVegas.com

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I have many choices of how to respond or react to this virus, to everything that’s going on with it. I could be very fearful.

I could be fearful for my health, fearful for our system.

I could choose fear. Or I could look at it and go, “OK.” And sometimes it’s hard to do this, to say, “I’m going to look at this and I’m going to see what is the loving outcome that can happen here.” And I choose to do that every day.

Like I’ve said, I look at my neighbors and all of a sudden I’m looking them in the eyes, all of a sudden people are wanting that social connection. Take that away from us and all of a sudden we’re like, “Wait a minute.

I want that.” I think this is going to change our whole system. It’s going to change our education system, it’s going to change our health system, it’s going to change because there’s going to be such a humongous economic crash that we’re going to have to change the way our system is set up.

We will be forced to make major shifts in these various paradigms once we get through this.

Yeah. Big corporations are not gonna have anybody to buy their products soon if they don’t look and say, “Something’s gotta change.”

And we’re going to change leadership. I truly believe that.

I truly believe there will be a huge leadership change and it’s gonna be people with new ideas and new ways of doing

this. So this sort of quantum leap that we all felt could come since 2012, there’s big change coming, and we all wanted it.

It’s sort of like this big bow that’s been pulled back really far and finally there’s gonna be so much desire for that change now because of understanding how interconnected we are.

We’re gonna see that change, and 10 years from now we’re gonna look back and go, “Wow, it was really, really hard but I’m glad it happened because these changes were made.” So that’s how I don’t fear. I constantly think, What’s the good? Look for the helpers. Find the Italians singing on the balcony. There’s beautiful things that show what our humanity is. That’s what we can do now. That’s how you don’t fear.

And I think you’re right: This will bring us into unity.

And it starts with leadership change and that’s going to come in a few months. I think it’s going to be huge. People are going to go, “That sucked, and we’re not going to go through that again.” (Laughs.)

What did you learn about pandemic panic from living through the worst of the AIDS pandemic?

That there are really good, smart people in the world who were made for this, who were made to make change and to put pressure on government and institutions to change.

Really smart people that were born for this. And they’re rising to the occasion right

now.

How did the first live stream go?

Aww. It was so, so sweet. It felt so good, and it was so great to see people from all over the world. And that’s the thing: The whole world is going through this. The whole world! And music really goes beyond language and goes straight to the heart and I love that. I feel being a musician is being a healer.

A song that helped get you through your battle with cancer is helping me get through this, and it’s Patty Griffin’s “When It Don’t Come Easy,” from her album Impossible Dream, which I’ve had in heavy rotation while physically distancing. Where does a song like that take you?

Sometimes I don’t know what it is about a song that can do that, but a song can just hit a part of your emotional center and it can be in the voice, it can be in the music, it can be when she just sings, “If you get lost, I’ll come out and find you; if you forget my love, I’ll try to remind you, stay by you when it don’t come easy.” Just knowing that one human being sang that to another human being, and then just knowing that it exists in our emotional world can fill that part of you up. So, I’m so grateful for all the other musicians who have inspired me and do that because that’s our job, and it’s our time to do our job now.

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You’re feeling the call?

It’s funny: I’m feeling the call to perform. I’m a little overwhelmed by the writing right now because I’m right in the middle of it. You sit down and you go, “It’s too big to look at, it’s right in front of your face.” There needs to be a little distance. Maybe in a few days, maybe when I see what this really is.

Then you might start jotting down some song lyrics?

Oh yeah. I was already in my writing mode. I was already starting to write for my next album. This is going to be a very interesting album.

(Laughs.)

What are you listening to right now in your place with your family to help get you through this?

Reggae always makes me happy. Bob Marley. Some old-school stuff. But my wife and I watched West Side Story and then we watched Barbra Streisand in On a Clear Day You Can See Forever. Barbra Streisand just makes you feel good. So we’re kind of finding comfort in that.

And I saw you were playing Monopoly.

Oh, yes. The kids love that.

They love it a little too much (laughs).

It’s a long game, but you have a lot of time now.

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We have a lot of time, and they are fierce – they’re not gonna quit. They play it till the end.

And toilet paper – you good?

It’s funny: Just a few months ago we were saying, “Why don’t we make hemp toilet paper? Wouldn’t that be great?” And I wrote to my friend and went, “Why didn’t we listen to ourselves? Why didn’t we start making hemp toilet paper?”

What were your quarantine essentials? Did you make a run over the weekend?

I actually just went this morning because we have a really great pantry. Because I have two kids, I kind of keep things stocked, so we were fine. But the thing that we always like to do is go to the market a lot because we like really fresh produce and fresh food and that’s the hard part.

But I can’t find brown rice anywhere! So I’m hoping we can replenish and everybody will be OK. And I have to make sure we have salad every day because this is not the time to not be healthy, so fresh produce is the thing.

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What are you most grateful for right now?

Is there a song you sing while you’re washing your hands?

Some people are doing “Bring Me Some Water.” If you sing the first verse and the first line of the chorus. “Bring me some water, I gotta wash my hands.”

Bring me the water! (Laughs.)

What words of wisdom would you like me to send out to the LGBTQ community?

I would say a couple of things.

Just because we’re isolating, don’t emotionally isolate. It’s easy for some of us in the LGBTQ community to do that. Find a way to connect with people. Find the people you can check in with every day and do that. Telephones, social media, whatever the way. And take care of yourself first. Stressful times really lower our immune system, so it’s super important to drink a lot of water and to stay hydrated and exercise. Taking a run, taking a walk. Really, really important. And also know that change happens – change always happens. And we’re in the midst of it. These are historical times. Come from love. And be smart and stay healthy but understand that this too shall pass. It always does, and it will. And there’s great change coming because of it. Good change.

Beautiful change. For all of us.

My wife. Social media.

I’m glad I got Netflix. And I’m really grateful for the neighborhood I live in. If I gotta be here every day, I’m grateful for my yard and my house.

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SYMPTOMS OF CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 Patients with COVID-19 have experienced mild to severe respiratory illness.

Symptoms* can include

COUGH

Seek medical advice if you develop symptoms, and have been in close contact with a person known to have COVID-19 or if you live in or have recently been in an area with ongoing spread of COVID-19.

FEVER

*Symptoms may appear 2-14 days after exposure.

SHORTNESS OF BREATH

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SÍNTOMAS DE LA ENFERMEDAD DEL CORONAVIRUS 2019 Los pacientes con COVID-19 han presentado enfermedad respiratoria de leve a grave.

Los síntomas* pueden incluir

TOS

Consulte a un médico si presenta síntomas y ha estado en contacto cercano con una persona que se sepa que tiene el COVID-19, o si usted vive o ha estado recientemente en un área en la que haya propagación en curso del COVID-19.

FIEBRE

*Los síntomas pueden aparecer de 2 a 14 días después de la exposición.

DIFICULTAD *Symptoms may PARA RESPIRAR appear 2-14 days after exposure.

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Clean and disinfect objects and surfaces you may touch.

Stay home and away from others, especially when sick.

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CROSSWORD PUZZLE Puzzle 1.13 An Anagram of Cats

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CHARLIES DRAG QUEEN KARAOKE EAGLE LIQUOR BUST FLEX MOVIE NIGHT FUN HOG RANCH Drink Special 9p-1a ICONIC AVANT LAS VEGAS LOUNGE TRANS MONDAY FREEZONE KARAOKE SPOTLIGHT OPEN ON MONDAYS QUADZ OPEN ON MONDAYS TUESDAYS // GARAGE 2-for-1 drinks 11a-7p. LIQUOR BUST $12 well $22 call 9p-12a. $3.50 Fireball shots 8p-4a.

PHOENIX 2 for 1 Happy Hour 11a - 7p TWISTED TUESDAY TRIVIA 6:30p - 8p GAME NIGHT W/ ANYONKA 8p - 11p / UNDERWEAR PARTY Liquor bust for $5 in undies 9p - 1a CHARLIES DRAG QUEEN BINGO CLUB MARYS KARAOKE EAGLE KARAOKE FLEX DRINK SPECIALS FUN HOG RANCH DRINK SPECIALS 9p-1a LAS VEGAS LOUNGE TRANS TUESDAY FREEZONE KARAOKE SPOTLIGHT OPEN ON TUESDAYS QUADZ OPEN ON TUESDAYS WEDNESDAYS // GARAGE 2-for-1 drinks 11a-7p. BEER BUST 9p-12a $7 domestic $11 import. $4.50 Jack Daniels 8a-4a.

MUSIC VIDEOS 9p-12a.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------LGBTQ NIGHTLIFE DIRECTORY --------------------------------------------------------------------------PHOENIX 2 for 1 Happy Hour 11a - 7p MUSIC VIDEO BINGO w/ E’Stefano 7p - 10p CARNIE ASADAS CIRCUS 10PM-12AM CHARLIES WET WEDNESDAYS EAGLE TRIVIA CONTEST FLEX DRAG KARAOKE 10p-2a FUN HOG RANCH PIGS ON BROADWAY KITTY LITTER LAS VEGAS LOUNGE TRANS TUESDAY FREEZONE DRAG SHOW SPOTLIGHT OPEN ON WEDNESDAYS QUADZ KARAOKE THURSDAYS // GARAGE 2-for-1 drinks 11a-7p. $3 OFF TOP SHELF 8p-4a.

PHOENIX 2 for 1 Happy Hour 11a - 7p THERAPY THURSDAY KARAOKE w/ Shiela 9pm - 2am CHARLIES 10s across the board CLUB MARY’S MARYS GOT TALENT EAGLE POKER TOURNEY FLEX FLAMBOYANCE DRAG SHOW 10:30p FUN HOG RANCH DRINK SPECIALS 9p-1a ICONIC HIP-HOP NIGHT LAS VEGAS LOUNGE TRANS THURSDAYS FREEZONE DRAG SHOW QUADZ POKER NIGHT SPOTLIGHT OPEN ON THURSDAYS

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GARAGE 2-for-1 drinks 11a-7p. Beer bust 8p-11p $7 domestic $11 import. $4 LONG ISLANDS 8p-4a.

PHOENIX BRUNCH 11a - 3p ($15 All you can drink mimosa’s & sangria) 2 for 1 Happy Hour 4p - 7p Different Party Each Week 9p - 1a BADLANDS OPEN ON SATURDAYS CHARLIES STUDS OF CHARLIES CLUB MARY’S STARS & STILLETOS FUN HOG RANCH OPEN FLEX QUEENS OF LAS VEGAS DRAG SHOW 10:30p ICONIC VARIED PROMOTION FUN HOG RANCH 1ST SATURDAY LEATHER NIGHT LAS VEGAS LOUNGE LADIES OF SECRET SHOW 1a FLAIR OPEN ON SATURDAYS FREEZONE DRAG SHOW PIRANHA PIRANHA SATURDAYS THE BACKDOOR LATIN NIGHT QUADZ SOUNDWAVE SPOTLIGHT KARAOKE

FRIDAYS // GARAGE 2-for-1 drinks 11am-7pm. $3.50 CHERRY OR JAGER BOMBS 8p-4a PHOENIX 2 for 1 Happy Hour 11a-7p FIRED UP FRIDAY w/ KEYSKA DIVA Showtimes 10:30pm & 11:30pm Music by DJ Panda Funk 9p-1a CHARLIES LIQUOR BUST CLUB MARY’S STARS & STILLETOS EAGLE ORIGINAL UNDERWEAR PARTY FLEX VARIED PROMOTION ICONIC VARIED PROMOTION LAS VEGAS LOUNGE TRANS FRIDAYS FUN HOG RANCH 2ND FRIDAY BEARS LAS VEGAS QUADZ FRESH FRIDAYS SPOTLIGHT KARAOKE FLAIR OPEN ON FRIDAYS FREEZONE DRAG MADNESS THE BACKDOOR GROUPS & LIVE BANDS

PROMOTIONAL GLOSSARY: LIQUOR BUST OR BEER BUST - a promotion involving a one time fee for an all-you-can-drink time frame. GAMING - this establishment has a gaming license and you can expect gambling machines such as video poker, etc. * Venue responsible for updates. Promotions are not guaranteed. Verify information with venue directly. *

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Information for Teens: Staying Healthy and Preventing STDs If you choose to have sex, know how to protect yourself against sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).

What are sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)?

STDs are diseases that are passed from one person to another through sexual contact. These include chlamydia, gonorrhea, genital herpes, human papillomavirus (HPV), syphilis, and HIV. Many of these STDs do not show symptoms for a long time. Even without symptoms, they can still be harmful and passed on during sex.

consider before having sex. It’s okay to say “no” if you don’t want to have sex.

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If you do decide to have sex, you and your partner should get tested for STDs beforehand. Make sure that you and your partner use a condom from start to finish every time you have oral, anal, or vaginal sex. Know where to get condoms and how to use them correctly. It is not safe to stop using condoms unless you’ve both been tested for STDs, know your results, and are in a mutually monogamous relationship.

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Mutual monogamy means that you and your partner both agree to only have sexual contact with each other. This can help protect against STDs, as long as you’ve both been tested and know you’re STD-free.

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Before you have sex, talk with your partner about how you will prevent STDs and pregnancy. If you think you’re ready to have sex, you need to be ready to protect your body. You should also talk to your partner ahead of time about what you will and will not do sexually. Your partner should always respect your right to say no to anything that doesn’t feel right.

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Make sure you get the health care you need. Ask a doctor or nurse about STD testing and about vaccines against HPV and hepatitis B.

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Girls and young women may have extra needs to protect their reproductive health.

Talk to your doctor or nurse about regular cervical cancer screening, and chlamydia and gonorrhea testing. You may also want to discuss unintended pregnancy and birth control.

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Avoid mixing alcohol and/or recreational drugs with sex. If you use alcohol and drugs, you are more likely to take risks, like not using a condom or having sex with someone you normally wouldn’t have sex with.

How are STDs spread?

You can get an STD by having vaginal, anal or oral sex with someone who has an STD. Anyone who is sexually active can get an STD. You don’t even have to “go all the way” (have anal or vaginal sex) to get an STD. This is because some STDs, like herpes and HPV, are spread by skinto-skin contact.

How common are STDs? STDs are common, especially among young people. There are about 20 million new cases of STDs each year in the United States. About half of these infections are in people between the ages of 15 and 24. Young people are at greater risk of getting an STD for several reasons: •

Young women’s bodies are biologically more prone to STDs.

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Some young people have more than one sex partner.

What can I do to protect myself?

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The surest way to protect yourself against STDs is to not have sex. That means not having any vaginal, anal, or oral sex (“abstinence”). There are many things to

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STD (SEXUALLY TRASMITTED DISEASES) INFO SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES INFO, TESTING & RESOURCES WHAT IS A SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE? Sexually transmitted infections (STIs), also referred to as sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), are infections that are commonly spread by sexual activity, especially vaginal intercourse, anal sex and oral sex.

WHAT IS HIV? HIV is a virus that attacks the body’s immune system.It is usually spread by anal or vaginal sex or sharing syringes with a person who has HIV. The only way to know you have HIV is to be tested.

Everyone aged 13-64 should be tested at least once, and people at high risk should be tested at least once a year. Ask your doctor, or visit gettested.cdc.gov to find a testing site. Without treatment, HIV can make a person very sick or may even cause death. If you have HIV, start treatment as soon as possible to stay healthy and help protect your partners.

Nevada is the fifth highest state in the United States for rates of new HIV diagnoses and is #1 in Syphillis *According to CDC HIV Surveillance Report, 2017 and the CDC Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance Report, 2017 released in 2018

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STD TESTING RESOURCE SOUTHERN NEVADA HEALTH DISTRICT ADDRESS: 280 S. Decatur Blvd. Las Vegas, NV 89107 HOURS: Monday – Friday 8 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.* *The clinic opens at 9:00 a.m. on the first Thursday of every month.

The following services are offered at the Sexual Health Clinic: 1.

Diagnosis and treatment of active or suspected cases of:

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Chlamydia

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Gonorrhea

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Syphilis

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HIV

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Trichomonas (females only)

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Bacterial Vaginosis (females only)

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Free condoms and instruction on how to safely use them (both male and female condom)

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Follow-up bloodwork

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High-risk behavior counseling

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HIV Nursing Case Management

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Injection series for syphilis medication

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Partner notification

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Referrals by private physicians

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Sexual assault follow-up

10. Test results and couseling Clients seeking treatment at the Sexual Health Clinic should know that the Health District is required to report cases involving assault or abuse to appropriate agencies.

HIV Testing: HIV antibody testing is a simple blood test performed by a trained professional. This procedure is strictly confidential. Counseling regarding the meaning of the test and its result take place before the actual testing to ensure you understand HIV infection and the testing procedure.

HIV testing procedure: Blood Test – Blood drawn from a vein is tested for HIV antibodies. This test is available at the Sexual Health Clinic (280 S. Decatur Blvd. Las Vegas, NV 89107 ), Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Please call (702) 759-0702 for more information.

If you have questions, contact the clinic by phone at (702) 759-0702 or by email at SexualHealth@snhd.org.

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www.afanlv.org Aid for AIDS of Nevada (AFAN) provides support and advocacy for adults and children living with and affected by HIV/AIDS in Southern Nevada.

AFAN works to reduce HIV infection through prevention and education to eliminate fear, prejudice and the stigma associated with the disease.