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Justin B Smith
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My name is Justin B Smith, I'm a Black Gay man living in Laurel, Maryland and I am HIV+. I've decided to share my story because I feel it's important that people who have unprotected sex know what they might be getting themselves into. People have asked me why I am doing this, why have I put my personal business out like this. I tell them it is to help educate people, to make them aware and to make them think twice about having unprotected sex. This is my personal journey that needs to be told to help the community. HIV is neither glamorous or a rite of passage. Watch the Journal and think twice. In the words of Pedro Zamora, "I'm not dying. I'm living with it"
About Me:
A man who won't die for something is not fit to live.
--- Martin Luther King, Jr
JUSTIN'S WEBSITE
http://www.justinbsmith.com
FACEBOOK:
http://www.facebook.com/peo...
MYSPACE:
http://www.myspace.com/baby...
GBMNews:
http://www.gbmnews.com/auth...
Influences:
Max Robinson, Audre Lorde, and Langston Hughes.
I have more but can't think of any right now
Favorite News Sources
CNN, NBC, ABC, CBS, POZIAM Radio, The Body.com, POZ.com, GBMNews.com, Blieu Magazine, etc
Hometown:
Silver Spring, Maryland
Country:
United States
Occupation:
Student
Companies:
GBMNews.com, Gay Life Magazine
Schools:
Axia College A.A in Communications
Hobbies:
Well here we are living in a world of misunderstanding, perceptions and assumptions. Its time to change. Let's us try to love one another despite differences. Whether we are Black, White, Hispanic/Latino, Asian, Native American, Gay Straight, Bi-Sexual, Transgendered, etc. Now is the time for understanding and tolerance. We need to understand that those of us that want change need to come together and speak up and be heard. With the future comes change. Change in our society, culture and hearts. Issues like Gay Marriage, Gay Adoption, Don't Ask, Don't Tell etc are issues that need to be addressed either through peaceful civil disobedience, writing to officials, voting, and media coverage and exposure. There are organizations like the Christian Coalition, Promise Keepers, Focus on the Family, Family Research Council, Concerned Women for America, American Family Association, Exodus International and associate, The National Association for Research and Therapy of Homosexuality, The Eagle Forum, Traditional Values Coalition, American Center for Law and Justice, Heritage Foundation, Rutherford Institute etc that profit from openly discriminating, harassing, and blocking Lesbians, Gays, Bi-sexual, and Transgender (LGBT) people from basic human rights. These organizations must be stopped. Don't give them money or contribute to there bigoted notions of the "Gay Agenda" On the other hand there are other organizations that need support in our (LGBT) community's fight for acceptance and
Interests:
equality. These organizations include:
The National Black Justice Coalition http://www.nbjcoalition.org
Equality Maryland
http://www.equalitymaryland.org/
Human Rights Campaign
http://www.hrc.org/
Maryland Black Family Alliance http://www.marylandbfa.org/
PFLAG (Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays)
http://www.pflag.org/
ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union)
http://www.aclu.org/
GPAC (Gender Public Advocacy Coalition) http://www.gpac.org/
NYAC (National Youth Advocacy Coalition) http://www.nyacyouth.org/
Movies:
ID4, Get Real, Brother to Brother, Ski Trip, X-Men 3, Mean Girls, Threesome, Ferris Bueller's Day Office, Serial Mom, The Breakfast Club, Brother to Brother, The DL Chronicles, Paris is Burning, Coffee Date, Noah's Arc, Long Time Companion, AND ANYTHING 80's. MOMMIE DEAREST BIG LOVE
Music:
I like everything
Books:
Passion Marks, A Deeper Blue Passion Marks II, The Messiah, Flesh To Flesh, My Man My Boyz, A Private Affair, Invisible Life, Just As I Am, And This Too Shall Pass, If This World Were Mine, Abide With Me, Not A Day Goes By, Any Way the Wind Blows, A Love Of My Own, What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted -- A Memoir, I Say a Little Prayer, Just Too Good To Be True,
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-Steve
Thank you for sharing your story with us. I am touched and moved by your heroism to share such a personal part of your life. People can learn so much through you and your experience with HIV. We have to continue to reach as many people as possible so that they can be educated about having risky sex. Justin you are a inspiration to so many of how precious life is. I believe that through your journey you will touch and save so many lives my friend. Have a wonderful & blessed holiday.
Love&Peace
TRAV
Not the best news - but still not the worst news! Hang in there chap. And have a good Xmas!
Christian
brought me through
I'm living this moment
because of You
dont worry my friend you gone be alright.YOU A AMAZING GUY . THINGS GONE WORK OUT FOR YOUR GOOD TRUST ME. YOU BRING JOY TO ALL .KEEP YOUR HEAD UP AND KEEP A SMILE OM YOU FACE LET THE WORLD KNOW THIS TO SHALL PASS, YOU HAVE THE VICTORY ALRIGHT MY FRIEND. WE ALL THANK GOD FOR YOU AS THE WONDERFUL YOU ARE TO ALL