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HIV+ GAY MEN WELCOME TO POZVILLE POZQUEERS COMMUNITY for HIV+ GAY MEN This network is by invite only. Read the terms on our main sign in page carefully before requesting an invite. |
POZQUEERS - AN ONLINE SOCIAL & PEER SUPPORT COMMUNITY FOR HIV+ GAY MEN HIV+ QUEER MEN HIV+ BI MEN & POZ FRIENDLY MEN We grew tired of seeing faceless and blank profiles & the “let’s just hook up guys” on other sites. You are required to upload your face photo when you join. Take a few minutes and do the required basic profiling to remain a member. POZVILLE IS NOT a sex hookup site. There are no sexual hookup groups here. We don’t promote ourselves as a personals site. If you’re just looking for an LTR you might find him here or on other social networks. The best personals site still is poz.com. For comprehensive HIV info check out thebody.com. POZVILLE POZQUEERS is a social and peer support network for HIV+ gay men who are community minded. HIV NEG men who are POZ FRIENDLY are welcomed (excluding bug chasers.) Our goals are to share and empower ourselves with others seeking new friends experiences and community. |
POZQUEERS uses the snappville network. Snappville is partnered with google. The network is supported by ads which keeps it free! POZQUEERS is a protected community. This IS NOT a sex hookup site! Read the information and terms below BEFORE requesting ACCESS TO JOIN! POZQUEERS site is audio, video, graphic intensive. Get FREE Media, Shockwave and Flash Adobe players at www.adobe.com/downloads/. POZQUEERS is for DSL, Broadband, or Wireless connections. IE or Firefox browsers work best! |
CLICK HERE TO SEE POZVILLE HIV+ GAY MEN COMMUNITY SIGN IN PAGE or go to WWW.POZVILLE.ORG DO NOT ATTEMPT TO JOIN FROM THE "JOIN NOW" LINK on our main sign in page. POZQUEERS IS A PRIVATE COMMUNITY and REQUIRES AN INVITATION TO JOIN To join must request an invitation. If you join you must abide by our terms. IF YOU WISH TO JOIN THIS COMMUNITY USE THE JOIN LINK PROVIDED IN THE INVITATION WE SEND YOU. To obtain an invitation you must read and agree to the basic terms and rules of conduct. The basic terms are simple. You must complete your profile and upload a face photo after joining to remain in our community otherwise we will block your access. The only items you should make PRIVATE are your last name and your registered email address. Do not join this community to promote sexual hookup sites, photo trading sites and groups, other internet social groups or any commercial sites. After joining read the welcome letter in your private messages. Sexually explicit and nude photos, faceless torso shots, underwear shots, penis & butt photos to entice sexual hookups are prohibited on our homepages, community photo albums, blogs, and as your main profile photo. Do not create an inappropriate user name (one that is vulgar, sexually suggestive, offensive etc.). Anyone who posts on behalf of a suspended user may also have their account suspended. If we suspect that an account has been opened or is used by a banned user, the holder of the account may be asked to prove their identity. Failure to do so may result in the account being suspended. You will be asked to send us a private email to pozqueers@yahoo.com to verify the information we are requesting. We may also at our discretion choose to just remove your account. Due to the recent influx of Internet escorts, scammers and spammers POZQUEERS prohibits any member from making his homepage and community photo albums private. ANYONE WHO VIOLATES THESE BASIC RULES WILL BE REMOVED FROM THIS COMMUNITY. If you agree with the above and are interested in becoming a member email us directly at pozqueers@yahoo.com with the word DINGOMAN in the subject line and in the text message box you must state your first name your state your age |
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POZQUEERS is for HIV+ GAY MEN 18 YEARS OF AGE and OLDER! |
POZQUEERS for HIV+ GAY MEN & POZ FRIENDLY GAY MEN OVER THE AGE OF 18 www.pozqueers.snappville.com and www.pozqueers.com CONTACT INFO is pozqueers@yahoo.com |
WWW.POZVILLE.ORG COMMUNITY FOR HIV+ GAY MEN and THOSE WHO ARE HIV POZ "FRIENDLY" |
“We are all longing to go home to some place we have never been, a place half-remembered and half-envisioned we can only catch glimpses of from time to time. Community. Somewhere, there are people to whom we can speak with passion without having the words catch in our throats. Somewhere a circle of hands will open to receive us, eyes will light up as we enter, voices will celebrate with us whenever we come into our own power. Community means strength that joins our strength to do the work that needs to be done. Arms to hold us when we falter. A circle of healing. A circle of friends. Someplace where we can be free.” --- Starhawke This is a social community for all hiv+ gay men and hiv neg “poz friendly” men who have a desire to connect with others for peer and social support. POZQUEERS was created as an alternative for those tired of seeing faceless & informationless profiles on other HIV+ gay men networks and groups. Uploading a face photo and not taking a few minutes to do your profile does not go over well here either. We see a lot of that everywhere else. That’s not my idea of community. This community is for HIV+ gay men who are community minded. If you don’t share my visions of community and fun, that’s okay. There are other HIV+ gay men social networks and groups on the Internet that may meet your needs. We do not promote or advocate discrimination and phobia towards hetero poz people by excluding hetero men and women from this community. We have tried to include them in the past. That caused too many issues and problems on both sides of the fence. There are several great sites on the Internet for everyone affected by HIV. Check out HIVTribes. Sharing of ourselves can help empower other HIV+ gay men living with HIV – that sharing also may serve to empower us as well. Sharing photos of places, art, sunsets, and other stuff that has brought new meaning to your Life is a wonderful expression of who you are. The power of images, music and video does much for our spirits. It is a simple expression of WHO we are, what we love. Your photos, group/forum postings, blogs, homepages, sharing what you like, what you desire, your dreams, goals, attitudes, feelings, and “all that jazz” may empower those who need the empowerment. Many of us here have at some time in our Life needed that empowerment and received from it from what we learned or saw from others. Many HIV+ gay men continue to isolate themselves for varying reasons. Those of us who have been there can relate. We may be able to make a positive difference by sharing what we know, helping those HIV+ gay men still living in isolation or shame. Those of you who are looking for an LTR should take note that this is not a personals site. If you are looking for a partner, I hope this community and its web applications help you find him. Small social networks such as this one and others like it are a very good place to look. There are hundreds of large HIV+ gay men sites on the Internet. Ours is unique in that we require profiling and a face photo. There is nothing more frustrating than wasting time and energy browsing sites with lots of empty profiles and pages. The profiling with its enhanced search features is designed to connect others to you. There is no need to "repost" that same basic information in groups blogs & forums. What connects you to others, here and on other sites, is how you participate - sharing your experiences, feelings, opinions and thoughts with others. Your homepage allows you to get that information out to others. The simplest and most powerful expressions often are found in photos and comments. Check out FINDING A MATE for new ideas and other tips. "The best part of any journey are the people we meet along the way." POZQUEERS POZVILLE community is made up of varying colors and lifestyles. What we share and have in common is our love and respect of each other, of Life. That sharing and respect of each other bonds and empowers us and brings us all to a better understanding and acceptance of others. While we may not always agree with each other, please remember that we should agree that it's OK to disagree. Respect others' rights to their opinions and freedom of expressions & beliefs. Explore, Discover & Enjoy this community created by and for HIV+ gay men. I hope that you will truly benefit from something or someone you discover in our community. Let's get back to knowing each other a bit more. That is a positive change to look forward to! |
A BIT MORE ABOUT POZVILLE POZQUEERS "queer: historically, the word "queer" has been used as a derogatory term, a word that demeaned and disrespected the GLBTQ community. More recently, GLBTQ academics and activists have sought to reclaim the word and "reoccupy" its meaning, turning it into a vehicle of pride, resistance, and coalition-building. So phrases like "queer studies," "queer community," and "queer theory" are common parlance. But "queer" hasn't entirely lost its derogatory power, so it should be used with care and sensitivity." Quoted from OTTERBEIN UNIVERSITY GLBTQ DEFINITIONS. The name “pozqueers” was reclaimed for our Pride. “I” is Jim Thurman, “we” & “our” are the volunteer community moderators and members of this community who want or are looking at making a difference, contributing their efforts and time. I am indebted and grateful to them for their input, patience and understanding. There were several reasons I embarked upon starting this community for HIV+ gay men. At the top of the list were the proliferation of sites and groups cluttered with spamming, trolling, “webcam live, hot jocks, wanna hookup tonight, hot female [men] now online,” people out there pushing their adult sites/groups, solely to collect email lists for their own private gains. Many of the main HIV+ gay men sites are good but limiting with features and scope. Some give you free access. Others bait you with the word “free” then demand money to “upgrade” - charging user fees and selling ads to advertisers. Then bombarding users with emails and private messages promoting products. We don’t do that here! We’ll be quick to tell you that you should join other social networks and not just rely on one or two but we’ll also tell you that it’s foolish to pay any social network a fee in this day & age of free social networks. Spend that money on a book, a CD DVD or something you will still have to enjoy months later. POZQUEERS is ad supported – all sites and communities are. Our host is entitled to make a profit since they have developed the software and the servers for these networks. This keeps ad supported communities “free” to those who use them. Our Host, SNAPP NETWORKS uses Google banner ads and AMAZON.COM - the Wish List. If you shop AMAZON please consider using the Wish List since SNAPP currently is not charging any subscription fees to us or you for use of their network. All Google and AMAZON revenue goes back to SNAPP since we use their server & software. The Wish List items you see on themed pages and other areas of our community are placed by our moderators since they are relevant to content we have created. We do this to show our appreciation to SNAPP. It is our goal here to connect community minded men with each other. We give our time and energy to our efforts and do not ask anyone for money or any donations. We do it out of our homes with our own resources. We do what we do because we enjoy doing it, we have fun doing it and doing what we do allows us to share ourselves with you. We’re not pretentious nor are we mainstream thinkers going with the flow. We’re just ordinary unique men who want something a bit different in an online community where we can have fun without getting bombarded with messages promoting products medications and other commercial endeavors. Within any community there are bound to be many things that have to be built and improved upon. You always start with a good foundation and you have to build upon it. This community does have some basic guidelines and rules. These are there to protect this community from the spammers/scammers. I appreciate SNAPP NETWORKS for giving us an opportunity to create this community on their platform. I respect their terms of use and expect our members to do the same. Explicit adult content is only permitted within certain private groups/areas within our community. Please review the guidelines pertaining to adult content. POZ QUEERS continues to evolve thanks to members’ input. I am always open to suggestions to anything you see that may improve and build this community. This community is for HIV+ gay men only, however, if your partner is HIV NEG please do not hesitate to let him know that he is welcomed into our community! If you personally know someone who is HIV NEG who has openly dated or been partnered with HIV POZ men, they too are welcomed since they are not phobic of HIV. |
POZQUEERS POZVILLE OTHER TERMS and LEGAL DISCLAIMER By joining the "POZVILLE POZQUEERS" community for HIV+ gay men at SNAPPVILLE you'll agree to the following: 1) I am an adult at least 18 years of age and have the legal right to view, possess and receive what may be deemed in the location from which I am accessing this list site. 2) I am not accessing this list and /or site from a location where what may be deemed sexual material is forbidden by law. I understand the laws of the location from which I am accessing this site and I assume all liability if I violate such laws by entering this site. 3) I will not redistribute this material (for profit or otherwise) to anyone, including but not limited to minors. 4) I will not share material from this list or site with any person who is under the applicable legal age to view and possess what may be deemed sexual material, or any adult who may find this material personally offensive. 5) I am not accessing this list and /or site for the purpose of attempting to obtain evidence for the prosecution of any individual or legal entity or for the purpose of entrapment or use it in a manner against the site operator, list owner, list moderator, list members or anybody else. 6) I will not participate in what is deemed as racism or homophobia activities within POZVILLE POZQUEERS community. I will not promote any literature or activity that promotes racism, homophobia, violence, or engages into any activity which is illegal by state and federal laws of the US, Canada, or the country in which I reside in. 7) I have read these terms as they are posted here, and additionally will abide by the terms of SnappVille who is the internet provider of this network. By joining the POZVILLE POZQUEERS COMMUNITY I agree that I fully understand these terms. 8) By logging on and subscribing to this service I release and discharge the providers, owners and creators and other members of this list from any and all liability, which might arise. 9) I fully understand that any ignorance or violation of POZVILLE POZQUEERS and the SNAPPVILLE terms of service may result in my account being permanently blocked from this community. Snappville Terms and Policy can be found by clicking on the link located in the footer of this page. POZQUEERS Terms are outlined above. If we have to block you all your data is erased. POZVILLE POZQUEERS is a community for HIV+ POZ gay men, HIV+ gay men, HIV NEG men who are poz friendly. All HIV+ POZ gay BEARS, HIV+ POZ gay LEATHER, HIV+ POZ gay BDSM, HIV+ GAY MEN, HIV+ POZ QUEER MEN, and HIV+ POZ BI MEN ARE WELCOMED! POZ QUEERS POZVILLE community is for ALL HIV+ poz gay men, HIV+ poz BI men, and HIV+ poz queer men who would like to network with other HIV+ gay men, HIV+ poz BI men, & HIV+ poz queer men and ONLY for HIV+ gay men, HIV+ POZ bi men, and HIV+ POZ gay men looking for new friends, buddies and/or relationships. POZQUEERS POZVILLE groups, blogs, and forums are moderated by HIV+ GAY MEN and HIV+ QUEER MEN. www.pozqueers.com, social community. |
SCAMS & FRAUDS There are many HIV+ gay men (and hets as well) getting conned and scammed every single day. Seniors and disabled people are prime targets. Other scammers go for a broader range of people. The old telephone scammers use the Internet because it has become easier for them to get your personal information. In the old days we could just hang up on them. These days they can grab information from your computer in seconds. Disconnecting is no longer an option either since most viral software stays on your hard drive waiting for you to turn on the computer....Common sense should always be used whenever there are requests for paypal donations, other donations and soliciting for personal information. However, there are many people out there who are fooled.... |
"Why is it so hard to find someone in a group of so many men to get to know and maybe have a relationship with and get together. Seems like everyone don't have a good profile or something is wrong in their lives. I'm looking and hoping someday." Taken from a recently posted comment/question on a Yahoo Group. It's not the first time I've seen this question posted on the Internet. Many HIV+ gay men often find it frustrating when searching the Internet for a mate. Some HIV+ gay men don't always take advantage of the new technology that we now have before us. It's a good question and certainly could open a good discussion. The 1st thing is to look at yourself or your own profile and see if you are expecting things from others you aren't doing yourself. The 2nd thing is if your expectations are genuine then those people who are not filling out their profiles or contacting you are not people you want contacting you anyway. The 3rd thing is that you have to be putting yourself out there by actively participating in a group or other site by posting comments, getting involved in discussion etc. Then those who have like interests or thoughts, and those who may disagree with you, will notice you. Either way a door opens to a potential possibility of a new friendship or intimate relationship. Putting out a question or comment to others in a group is great but when you can't take a few minutes to type out a THANK YOU to those people, or fail to respond to those who comment privately to you, sends negative signals out to others that you really may not be interested at all. The 4th thing is to be specific as to what you are looking for. If you are looking for an LTR but your posts, profiling and comments are sexually oriented then chances are, you are attracting only those who are interested in sex, casual encounters or just IM chatting. The 5th thing is maybe to not look so hard, just be out there and be yourself. People sometimes who look "too hard" tend to overlook and NOT see others who could very well be suited to you are looking for. "Something is wrong in their lives….." Maybe so then again maybe not. We all need a place at times to vent and air our frustrations. Sometimes when we do this others respond back with comments that may help us deal with our frustrations. Others who say they are looking for LTRs sometimes really aren't when they are consistently posting about sex or throwing their cock and ass photos up. More often than not they are ignored by most of us who are looking for serious relationships and friendships. Yahoo profiling is limited somewhat but many groups do have forms you can submit to compensate for that. Most people looking for others like to see those profiles filled out. They also like to see a photo in a profile. Often people without a photo in a profile will state "yours gets mine" - more often than not sending yours gets you nothing in return. Many of us have experienced that one! I realize some may have their personal reasons for not posting a photo but many guys who do have a photo aren't going to respond to anyone who doesn't. Nor are some likely to respond to anyone who has nothing or very little in a profile. Many HIV+ gay men dating and HIV+ gay men social networks have extended profile text input areas. Newer sites such as this one, or myspace and others, have enhanced features allowing people to blog, share photos, and open forums. Just parking a profile on sites does not cut it these days. Those looking for LTRs do participate and look closely at others who do likewise. Most of us do not have the time to repeatedly post the same information to every single response we get. Why should we when we have newer tools in front of us? Being active by using these tools does increase your chances of success. It may not be immediate but what it does is allow others to get to know you, who you are and how you think. The choices are yours to make, the tools are new and may be a bit difficult to use at first. As technology changes we do have to take the time to learn new ways if we want succeed in our endeavors, whether they be for personal use or professional use. Out and online: Cracking the code to HIV+ gay men profiles.When I first discovered online dating, I felt like I had won the lottery.... |