Episode 104: Five Questions About Charlie Sheen
Actor Charlie Sheen revealed his HIV status this week. The last time we checked, having sex while positive was no longer a felony, drugs and alcohol caused false positives, and kissing on TV didn’t transmit “HIV.” Why do the media assume otherwise?
“How Positive Are You” co-host Elizabeth Ely looks at the Sheen revelations from a new angle by asking a different set of questions. Continue reading »
Comments (2)Episode 103: How Infected Are You? – Electron Microscopy Could Find You Are ‘HIV Negative’ After All, Says Dr. David Rasnick
Episode 103: How 'Infected' Are You? - Dr. David Rasnick Says Electron Microscopy Could Prove You Are 'HIV Negative' After All [ 1 h 00 min 00 s | 27.47 MB ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (986)A positive “HIV test” is a life-shattering event. Therefore, test accuracy matters – and Dr. David Rasnick is doing something about it. His biotech startup, Viral Forensics, will soon offer “HIV positives” with recent “viral load” results a glimpse of their blood under an electron microscope. Does it contain “particles resembling HIV”?
Consider a viral load result that comes up in the millions. With this many particles in your blood, “we should be able to see it,” says Dr. David Rasnick. If they don’t . . . are you ready for this? . . . you may not be infected at all. Continue reading »
Comment (0)NEWS UPDATE: Shameless AIDS Paradigm Defenders Stand in Way of Ending ‘HIV Criminalization’
April 23, 2015–Just in time for “Rethinking AIDS Day” a/k/a “AIDS Fraud Day,” the 31st anniversary of the famous press conference announcing a virus as the “probable cause of AIDS,” a group of doctors working for the very same Dr. Robert Gallo are draining the Office of Medical and Scientific Justice (OMSJ) of the resources needed to continue defending the landmark case that has effectively ended “HIV criminalization” in the U.S.
The case of Air Force Technical Sergeant David Gutierrez was the subject of our Episode 97. For more details, see Spanish AIDS rethinker Raul Ehrichs de Palma’s news report and fundraising campaign on Razoo here. We urge you to give as much as you can, and still give even if you can spare only a token amount. Show your support, and we’ll report the amazing groundswell of support on “How Positive Are You.” Yes, that’s right, an amazing groundswell. Get to it!
Comment (0)Episode 100: The Best of ‘How Positive Are You,’ on its 100th Episode
Tragic stories and grateful rants, long-time nonprogressors, the death of artist Keith Haring, words from two-time heavyweight boxing champion Tommy Morrison, defending orphans and babies, the end of “HIV criminalization,” whether to go on Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP), deconstructing how “HIV testing” actually works, provocative science, pharmaceutical corruption, a confrontation with a TV episode’s medical advisor, feedback from our audience both grateful and hostile, debunking the entire Ebola epidemic from the lab to the streets of West Africa, and remembering our dear friend and co-founder Christine Maggiore – whew! – you’ve heard it all on “How Positive Are You.” If you haven’t, catch up with our library on our Program Index page. Or you can save some time with this helpful retrospective of the first seven years of our groundbreaking Podcast.
Write us at info@howpositiveareyou with your own memories and reflections. We’d love to hear from you. Continue reading »
Comment (0)Episode 97: The ‘Gutierrez’ Decision Ends the ‘HIV Criminalization’ Era, Says Attorney Kevin McDermott
Just like that, about 25 years of risking an “aggravated assault” or similar charge for not informing a sexual partner that you’re “HIV positive” are effectively over. On February 23, 2015, the highest U.S. military court judged the risk of contracting “HIV” from sex as so low that it is no longer a serious crime not to tell sexual partners. Attorney and ex-Marine reservist Kevin McDermott talks to “How Positive Are You” co-host Elizabeth Ely about the decision in United States v. Gutierrez and how it might affect civilian as well as military cases.
The U.S. armed forces mandate “HIV testing” of all active-duty personnel every six months. Testimony in similar court cases has revealed low standards for this testing — and on more health conditions than “HIV.” This has been devastating to the lives, health, careers, reputations, retirement benefits and families of thousands who serve their country. We urge all, inside and outside the military, to review the limitations of HIV testing. Continue reading »
Comments (2)Episode 88: Attorney Robert Parker Mills on the ‘AIDS’-Blackmailing of Rock Hudson, Alive and Dead
Thirty years ago this summer, doctors told actor Rock Hudson that he had “AIDS.” A year later, he collapsed in a hotel room in Paris, igniting a public hysteria around a virus then said to threaten everyone. A little over a year later, Hudson was dead at 59, AIDS had gone mainstream, and a young drifter named Marc Christian, claiming to have been the Hollywood heartthrob’s lover, filed a lawsuit against the estate for “emotional distress” for fear of having caught a fatal virus. Attorney and author Robert Parker Mills chats with “How Positive Are You” co-host Elizabeth (Beth) Ely about defending the estate — and the posthumous reputation — of one of the most beloved stars of movies and television, in 1988-89. Continue reading »
Comment (1)Episode 86: Mike Hersee Defends the ‘AIDS Babies’
Do you want to really help the “AIDS babies”? Did you know that, in the U.K. at least, your baby can be drugged even if they test negative at birth? It’s actually been documented that newborns can test “HIV positive” right after birth and yet serorevert to negative at about 18 months of age. Do you know the story of Lindsey Nagel, a baby adopted from Romania who survived and thrived into adulthood without “antiretroviral” drugs? Probably not, if you’ve been listening to the “deafening silence” of the AIDS mainstream, which would rather not advertise that “access to treatment” means the forced drugging of many babies each year. Independent advocate Mike Hersee of HEAL London has been helping families in the U.K. when they want to avoid toxic treatments for their “HIV-positive” infants.
Comment (0)Episode 81: Mark Skanda Channels the ‘Tantric Tiger’ Wisdom of Sex and Ignites the Next (Gay) Revolution
Mark Skanda describes himself as a professional masseur, change agent, pleasure activist, life coach, selective and sacred sex educator, and even sometimes a sex worker, currently working and playing in New York City. He talks here with “How Positive Are You” co-hosts David Crowe and Elizabeth Ely about what it means to explore the “Tantric Tiger” in all of us. We invite you to listen in on this fascinating, challenging and playful discussion that shifts the conversation from “safe sex” to the health benefits of feeling safe in the arms of a lover. . . . Let’s get it on. Continue reading »
Comment (1)Episode 71: ‘Sue ‘Em Now’ with Attorney Jonathan Dailey
So you’ve figured out that your “HIV” diagnosis doesn’t make any sense. Is it time to sue someone yet? Whom? And how? “How Positive Are You” co-host Elizabeth Ely speaks with Washington, D.C., attorney Jonathan Dailey about some pending lawsuits, including:
- Bobby Russell, a Kentucky man who discovered he had been misdiagnosed and treated for “HIV” for eight years.
- A case against a public health clinic in Washington, D.C., currently being considered for class-action status to assert the need for meaningful care for other diseases — not treating just “AIDS.” (A previous case against this clinic, which settled in August 2012, is reported here.)
Episode 65: HIV Criminalization Cases in Canada
Co-host Elizabeth Ely came up with the great idea of interviewing David Crowe regarding HIV criminalization cases in Canada.
Comment (1)Episode 64: Thomas Shevory and the Nushawn Williams Lynching
Thomas Shevory is author of the 2004 book, “Notorious HIV: The Media Spectacle of Nushawn Williams.” He gives David and Elizabeth a lot of background on the case and discusses the upcoming civil trial that could see Nushawn, whose sentence expired two years ago, locked up in a mental institution for the rest of his life. Does this shock you? It should . . . especially since the Office of Medical and Scientific Justice (OMSJ) has found there is no evidence that Williams has ever been HIV positive.
Comment (0)Episode 62: Nicole Andrews Faced 60 Years in Jail
Yvonne Nicole Andrews was facing 60 years in jail until her case was assisted by Clark Baker of the HIV Innocence Group at the Office of Medical and Scientific Justice (OMSJ). David Crowe and Elizabeth Ely discuss her experiences with her, and how her outlook on HIV and AIDS has changed.
Comment (1)Episode 10: AIDS Social Worker Experiences Paradigm Shift
Sarah Breidenbach was a highly regarded social worker who specialized in assisting people diagnosed HIV positive or with AIDS. For Sarah, this position was far more than a job, it was an opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of her clients, and she approached her work with great dedication and conviction. She felt very strongly that by encouraging compliance with AIDS drug treatments and discouraging skepticism about the causal link between HIV and AIDS she was offering HIV positives their best possible chances for staying alive. But after more than half a decade of a professional and personal life that revolved around AIDS from the mainstream perspective, Sarah very reluctantly agreed to watch the documentary film, The Other Side of AIDS, and something remarkable happened as a result: she began to question the basis for her staunchly held views, and ultimately the direction and meaning of her life’s work. Continue reading »
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