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Affirmations Spotlight
Luke Londo Board Member
How long have you been with Affirmations? I completed the Affirmations volunteer training in 2018, and was appointed to the board of directors in June of this year!
What is Affirmations to you? A safe, vibrant, and nurturing space that allows our queer youth and adults to be completely and unapologetically ourselves.
When you’re not working, what do you do for fun? Listening to EDM way too loudly and hiking in a national park or spending time outside with my wife and two year old son!
What’s something you want everyone to know about Affirmations? We are endlessly lucky to have one of the ten largest LGBTQ centers in the country here in Southeast Michigan, with programming and resources that every member of our community can benefit from.
What was your last Netflix binge? Bridgerton season three! We love a bisexual Benedict.
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*Source: IQVIA NPA Weekly, 04/19/2019 through 05/19/2023.
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No matter where life takes you, Because HIV doesn’t change who you are.
BIKTARVY® is a complete, 1-pill, once-a-day prescription medicine used to treat HIV-1 in certain adults. BIKTARVY does not cure HIV-1 or AIDS. Ask your healthcare provider if BIKTARVY is right for you.
*This information is an estimate derived from the use of information under license from the following IQVIA information service: IQVIA NPA Weekly, for the period week ending 04/19/2019 through week ending 05/19/2023. IQVIA expressly reserves all rights, including rights of copying, distribution, and republication.
IMPORTANT FACTS FOR BIKTARVY®
This is only a brief summary of important information about BIKTARVY® and does not replace talking to your healthcare provider about your condition and your treatment. (bik-TAR-vee)
MOST IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT BIKTARVY
BIKTARVY may cause serious side e ects, including:
Worsening of hepatitis B (HBV) infection. Your healthcare provider will test you for HBV. If you have both HIV-1 and HBV, your HBV may suddenly get worse if you stop taking BIKTARVY. Do not stop taking BIKTARVY without first talking to your healthcare provider, as they will need to check your health regularly for several months, and may give you HBV medicine.
ABOUT BIKTARVY
BIKTARVY is a complete, 1-pill, once-a-day prescription medicine used to treat HIV-1 in adults and children who weigh at least 55 pounds. It can either be used in people who have never taken HIV-1 medicines before, or people who are replacing their current HIV-1 medicines and whose healthcare provider determines they meet certain requirements.
BIKTARVY does not cure HIV-1 or AIDS. HIV-1 is the virus that causes AIDS.
Do NOT take BIKTARVY if you also take a medicine that contains:
dofetilide
rifampin
any other medicines to treat HIV-1
POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS OF BIKTARVY
BIKTARVY may cause serious side e ects, including:
Those in the “Most Important Information About BIKTARVY” section.
Changes in your immune system. Your immune system may get stronger and begin to fight infections that may have been hidden in your body.
Tell your healthcare provider if you have any new symptoms after you start taking BIKTARVY.
Kidney problems, including kidney failure. Your healthcare provider should do blood and urine tests to check your kidneys. If you develop new or worse kidney problems, they may tell you to stop taking BIKTARVY
Too much lactic acid in your blood (lactic acidosis), which is a serious but rare medical emergency that can lead to death. Tell your healthcare provider right away if you get these symptoms: weakness or being more tired than usual, unusual muscle pain, being short of breath or fast breathing, stomach pain with nausea and vomiting, cold or blue hands and feet, feel dizzy or lightheaded, or a fast or abnormal heartbeat.
Severe liver problems, which in rare cases can lead to death. Tell your healthcare provider right away if you get these symptoms: skin or the white part of your eyes turns yellow, dark “tea-colored” urine, light-colored stools, loss of appetite for several days or longer, nausea, or stomach-area pain.
The most common side e ects of BIKTARVY in clinical studies were diarrhea (6%), nausea (6%), and headache (5%).
These are not all the possible side e ects of BIKTARVY. Tell your healthcare provider right away if you have any new symptoms while taking BIKTARVY.
You are encouraged to report negative side e ects of prescription drugs to the FDA. Visit www.FDA.gov/medwatch or call 1-800-FDA-1088.
Your healthcare provider will need to do tests to monitor your health before and during treatment with BIKTARVY.
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Please see Important Facts, including important warnings, continued on the next page and at BIKTARVY.com.
Meet a few of the extraordinary people who take BIKTARVY. Watch their stories at BIKTARVY.com
BEFORE TAKING BIKTARVY
Tell your healthcare provider if you:
Have or have had any kidney or liver problems, including hepatitis infection.
Have any other health problems.
Are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. Tell your healthcare provider if you become pregnant while taking BIKTARVY.
Are breastfeeding (nursing) or plan to breastfeed. Talk to your healthcare provider about the risks of breastfeeding during treatment with BIKTARVY.
Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take:
Keep a list that includes all prescription and over-the-counter medicines, antacids, laxatives, vitamins, and herbal supplements, and show it to your healthcare provider and pharmacist.
BIKTARVY and other medicines may a ect each other. Ask your healthcare provider and pharmacist about medicines that interact with BIKTARVY, and ask if it is safe to take BIKTARVY with all your other medicines.
HOW TO TAKE BIKTARVY
Take BIKTARVY 1 time each day with or without food.
GET MORE INFORMATION
This is only a brief summary of important information about BIKTARVY. Talk to your healthcare provider or pharmacist to learn more.
Go to BIKTARVY.com or call 1-800-GILEAD-5.
If you need help paying for your medicine, visit BIKTARVY.com for program information.
It’s healthy to explore the erotic depths of your relationship
We often are attracted to people wildly different from us. I find myself saying this regularly in therapy sessions to clients struggling in their relationship, and sometimes in the bedroom. One person may crave “unusual” erotic activities that make their partner not only uncomfortable but also concerned about this behavior.
If couples can learn to accept each other’s erotic desires, it can deepen their connection.
Many therapists don’t do enough to normalize these situations. This will go a long way in helping couples gain an understanding of their erotic differences and feel less distressed over them. Just because one partner has interests that don’t align with the other’s, it doesn’t mean the relationship cannot be saved. In fact, this is the right time to help couples reconnect over these differences.
Accepting erotic interests is part of self-acceptance, which is critical to exploring the deeper significance of a fetish with openness and curiosity. This process allows clients to gain an understanding of what is going on and respond in a healthy and supportive way.
Unfortunately, in my 39 years as a sex therapist, I repeatedly have seen fellow therapists avoid the topic of a couple’s erotic life because they were trained not to talk about it unless the clients bring it up. Avoidance is a roadblock to opening communication and discovering the core of issues in the relationship. Sex plays an essential role in intimacy, happiness and connection, and this discussion may be uncomfortable, but it is critical.
Working with shame and betrayal often is the elephant in the room. A straight man enjoys watching gay porn, for example. His erotic orientation has nothing to do with his sexual orientation but often his partner is confused and feels betrayed, while he feels guilt and shame for his interests. Understanding the distinction between erotic orientation and sexual orien-
tation is the beginning of acceptance and letting go of the feelings of betrayal or shame. We talk about all of this in our therapy sessions, and we explore each person’s feelings, vulnerability and fears.
I remind clients: when one partner says “no” to a fantasy, that partner may say “yes” to a different fantasy. Keep the lines of communication open and honest. This is your erotic life –you have learned to manage your family life, your financial life, your social life and your work life; your erotic life is one more component that often is overlooked.
In my sessions, I directly ask partners to talk about and share their fantasies. I ask if they are okay with their partner having private fantasies, if there are creative ways for the partner without a fantasy to participate? Do they watch erotic movies together? Once their fantasies are normalized and the lines of communication are open, the couples now can explore the possibilities of their erotic orientation and find healthy compromises.
Inside and outside my practice, I have heard countless stories from couples who were happily surprised at how much it helped their relationship to open those closed doors to the past, and explore the erotic depths of their relationship.
When people feel safe to express their erotic preferences freely, honestly and openly, they can move forward and change the stigma of erotic interests. If this does not happen, they will be trapped in a relationship riddled with feelings of shame and betrayal that will eat away at their relationship.
I recommend you find a therapist who is comfortable talking about eroticism so the healing process can begin, and your relationship can grow stronger and more loving in every way.
Joe Kort, Ph.D., LMSW AASECT Certified Sex Therapist & Supervisor of Sex Therapy
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TOP 3 TIPS TO ENHANCE YOUR BUSSY EATING EXPERIENCE
Tip 1 - More Than The Hole
Relax your man with a combo of massaging his glutes, exhaling on his hole, and licking his taint. Lick on his hole like an ice cream cone. Move your tongue around his taint and balls while stroking his dick with a free hand. Spank, nibble and spit to intensify the experience before tongue fucking that bussy!
Tip 2 - Easy Access
Comfort is key for ecstatic asseating sessions. Start with him lying on his stomach, doggy-style, or on his back with knees to his chest. Sitting on your face can provide great depth to slide your
tongue super deep. The goal is to find a position where he can relax and you can have easy access.
Tip
3
- Listen & Learn
Moans, sighs, and gasps are gold. Keep an ear out for feedback, or tune into his body’s signals. If he shakes his ass, tenses his muscles, curls his toes he’s probably enjoying it—go harder or keep the same pace. Don’t be afraid to ask him if he’s enjoying it, or what he likes.
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Hookup from Hell
It was a crisp September morning, you know when the grass starts to get dewy and it’s about 60 degrees in the morning! My 20th birthday was next week, I was looking forward to celebrating with friends. I got up, grabbed my coffee and got around to go back on my mornin run. The route I take is breathtaking, greenery galore!
Long story short I was listening to my AirPods, made it to the halfway point of the run and I see a guy walking, he started following me and then I looked back and he was done, I wasn’t sure what to think in the moment, so I kept going. I made it a little further down the trail and I see a car in the parking lot off to the right from the trail.
Someone was in the car and waved me over, I had my shirt off and was glistening with sweat and walked towards the car.
As I got closer the person rolled the car window down and said to hop in the back seat, he was kind of attractive so I didn’t turn around and run away. I walked up to the car window and I see the guy with his pants down and he was fondling himself, asked if I wanted some meat this morning. My eyes opened wide, jaw dropped almost to the floor and I said “I already had my breakfast for the day” and ran back towards my house.
Let’s just say there is a reason to bring pepper spray with you at all times!
