Kevin Hurron

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Canada Has Everything It Needs to End HIV. So Why Are Rates Rising Among Young Gay Men?

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In 2019, when Marcus was 22 years old, he asked his family doctor for PrEP—a medication that prevents HIV from transmitting through sex. “My friends and I heard about PrEP during Pride, and all the ads said ‘talk to your family doctor,’” Marcus told Uncloseted Media. “So that’s what I did.” PrEP has been approved for HIV prevention in Canada since 2016—and America’s Food and Drug Administration did so in 2012. However, Marcus says his doctor had never heard of the medication. “He basically told me to be patient while he did some research and said I should use condoms,” he says. Just months […]

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My Life With Chemsex and After Parties: The Grey Zone of Substance Use

This story was produced with the support of MISTR, a telehealth platform offering free online access to PrEP, DoxyPEP, STI testing, Hepatitis C testing and treatment and long-term HIV care across the U.S. MISTR did not have any editorial input into the content of this story. “Should we order some more drugs?” asked the half-naked, blurry-eyed accountant from across the room filled with half a dozen other guys. My first reaction was confusion. It was 9 a.m. and we’d been partying, fucking and awake for 38 hours. One person was passed out in the corner of the room, two others were […]