PozLyfe09: Raw Talk on Life With HIV

Gift Givers

pozlyfe09@gmail.com (Jermaine Wright) — Tue, 1 Nov 2011 10:08:00 GMT

I have been asked many times about my risky behavior of engaging in unprotected sex while HIV positive in order to conceive a child. While this may be frowned upon widely it is still a reality, not only for me but also for other HIV positive and HIV negative people. I do not intend on trying to infect anyone with the virus, because I am not a "gift giver."A gift giver is an HIV positive person who seeks out to infect others with HIV.

Why Are Teenagers Not Using Condoms?

pozlyfe09@gmail.com (Jermaine Wright) — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 13:40:00 GMT

During my training to become certified to administer the Rapid HIV Test here in Michigan I was given a homework assignment. The assignment was to go condom shopping. Not to actually buy the condoms, but to become familiar with different stores and the locations that they kept their condoms and the different types that were available.

Conceiving a Child While HIV Positive

pozlyfe09@gmail.com (Jermaine Wright) — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 10:12:00 GMT

Let me first start by saying that if used properly, condoms are a very effective way to prevent pregnancy, and the spread of STDs and HIV. Although I discuss engaging in raw sex, I am not against the use of condoms; neither am I advocating for their use. My stance is to educate yourself, know all the risk, open discussion with your partner, then make your educated decision. I was successful in conceiving a child while HIV positive without transmitting the virus. This may not be the case for everyone. My suggestion is to speak with your doctor (along with your partner) and discuss the facts with him/her.

A Bisexual, HIV-Positive, Single Father of Five

pozlyfe09@gmail.com (Jermaine Wright) — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 11:16:00 GMT

My name is Jermaine Wright and I am a bisexual, HIV-positive, single father of five. If that's not a jaw dropper for ya, I had one of my children while being HIV positive. Here is how it started ...

I moved away from my grandparents' home in South Carolina in 2003 at the age of 16 to live with my mother in Michigan. There I met a 14-year-old girl that caught my eye. I tried for months to get her to be my girlfriend and within that time I learned that she was pregnant with someone else's baby. She considered abortion but I promised her that if she kept the baby then I would help her and be there for her as the father of the son she was carrying. This was a huge promise for a 16-year-old, which I have still upheld to this day.

Testing Day

pozlyfe09@gmail.com (Jermaine Wright) — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 08:33:00 GMT

November 2, 2009 I went to the clinic in Baltimore, MD, and got an HIV test, which came back positive. After speaking with the case worker I left with two of my friends, and the whole time all I could think about was my boyfriend. I had gotten into a relationship with him August 16th of that same year and we had probably only used a condom on one occasion. From listening to the rumors that had caused me to get tested in the first place, I had narrowed down the timeframe that I could have contracted it. So the thoughts of passing the virus to someone else echoed in my head the whole ride home.

Everything That Glitters Ain't Gold

pozlyfe09@gmail.com (Jermaine Wright) — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 16:30:00 GMT

In June 2009 I got into a relationship with a guy that I met at the club. There was a crowd of people around him and I thought he was cute, so in my head I was thinking "I'm going to get him." A friend of mine told me that he was a porn star but I didn't believe him, so I would joke with the guy I was talking to at the time, telling him that maybe we could make a video together.