Are those Holiday Blues poised and ready to deliver a “Knock-Out Punch”--and put you down for the count?” Well, don’t let that happen! In my latest The W.O.E. Report, my exclusive column in the December edition of Baltimore Gay Life, I provide you with effective tools to vanquish those Holiday Blues! Here’s a link to the online version of the magazine. My article [...]
Here’s a fact for you to chew on, and then hopefully swallow. According to a study conducted by the Centers for Disease and Control and Prevention (CDC), 39 percent of Gay males/MSM (men who have sex with men) had not disclosed their sexual orientation to their physicians. The men who participated in this particular survey were residents of the “Big Apple” [...]
Photo Courtesy of Cute Gay Couples Check out this alarming and truly disturbing trend: in recent years, the HIV diagnosis rate of Latino men who have sex with men (MSM) has been on a sharp upswing—even though the overall rate of infections have dropped among Latinos. Poz.com has reported, “Researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) analyzed diagnoses (as opposed to [...]
“After years of being beaten and emotionally abused, I managed to gather the strength and courage to leave him. I thought that finally, I was in the clear! But how wrong I was… “He beat the crap out of one of my buddies--to find out where I was! And before you know it, he ‘popped up’ on me, and…” These are the [...]
Did you know that there was once a time when Native communities not only accepted gays and lesbians--but revered them because they embodied two spirits: male and female? Believe it. And, I explore this suppressed and nearly-forgotten truth in the latest The W.O.E. Report, my exclusive column in the current edition of Baltimore Gay Life. Here’s a link to the online version [...]
“After years of being beaten and emotionally abused, I managed to gather the strength and courage to leave him. I thought that finally, I was in the clear! But how wrong I was… “He beat the crap out of one of my buddies--to find out where I was! And before you know it, he ‘popped up’ on me, and…” This is [...]
Black men—vastly over represented within our prison system—constitute a large percentage of HIV-positive inmates. And as a result, they pose an infection risk not only to other inmates—but to members of their communities once they’re released. To learn more, read the latest The W.O.E. Report, my exclusive column in the September edition of Baltimore Gay Life. Here’s a link to the online [...]
They’re at it again. And, they’re brewing and poised to be one “helluva triple threat.” First, the AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) was the driving force behind Measure B, a 2012 law passed in Los Angeles County that mandates condoms in porn. Then, in late August of this year, AHF served subpoenas to sexual health testing centers, asking them to turn [...]
San Francisco has several nicknames, including “Fog City.” Another of those monikers, “The City that Knows How,” is quite appropriate: last year, the city’s HIV infection rates are the lowest ever charted in San Francisco since the advent of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the 1980’s. Read all about this significant achievement in the latest The W.O.E. Report, my exclusive column in [...]
It’s here! And Y’all have been clamoring for it. Part Two of Raw and Exposed: Deep Inside a Black Porn Model, has just been published! It’s the journey of Dawg Dixon, the popular African-American gay adult entertainment performer. Far and away, the series—a Huffington Post Gay Voices Exclusive-- has become my most popular onWYATTEVANS.COM! I’m proud and elated that Part One [...]
As a journalist, I’ve made domestic violence and abuse within the LGBTQ community-- generally referred to as Intimate Partner Violence and Abuse (IPV/A)--my signature issue. As well, I conduct IPV/A seminars and workshops across the country. And, this deplorable and potentially life-threatening behavior is the dominant theme of my latest novel, Nothing Can Tear Us Apart—RAGE! Are you aware that a [...]
Part One of “Just Dump His/Her A**!, Part One addressed reasons why you just can’t seem to dump the loser you’re dating. Writer Norine Dworkin-McDaniel cleverly gave reasons why. Now my friends, I present the second installment, which answers the question: “Should you stay or go?” According to Dworkin-McDaniel, “these steps can get you thinking—honestly—about the state of your union.” [...]
