Get Out! GAY Magazine – Issue 339– October 25, 2017

BY PAUL HUTNICK
WOOF!
Mike Ruiz Serves Sexy Heartthrobs
and Adorable Hounds in 2018 Calendar
What happens when you pair the cutest
pups on earth - who just happen to be in
need of forever homes - with beautiful,
hunky men? The year’s most buzzed-about
calendar, that’s what.
Photographer Mike Ruiz’s 2018 calendar,
“HeartThrobs and Hounds,” is 13 months
of perfection (one bonus month in 2019)
that will put a smile on your face every day
of the new year.
Mike Ruiz is best known for being a former
judge on “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” but he’s
also a celebrity photographer whose clients
include Kim Kardashian, Katy Perry and
even legendary pop icon Prince. In addition
to his work in Hollywood, Ruiz has made a
name for himself shooting the world’s top
male fitness models. “I admire men who
have sculpted their bodies into works of
art,” he says. “It takes incredible skill and
knowledge to form human tissue to near
perfection. Photographing their work is
quite gratifying to me.”
The hunks in “Heartthrobs and Hounds”
are some of the biggest male fitness
models working today, including James
Ellis, Dragos Sykos and cover-model Mike
O’Hearn. Each has a personal link to
animal advocacy.

Ruiz, too, is an animal rescue rockstar. He
saved Oliver, a beautiful pit bull who had
been left for dead, five years ago. Through
Oliver, Ruiz was inspired to help other
dogs like him by fusing his two passions -
photography and dogs in need - together
into an annual calendar.
The dogs that appear in the calendar
were chosen at random and represent
only a fraction of those in need. “We get
multiple calls and emails every week from
people looking to re-home or surrender
their pets,” says Nancy Flint, founder of
Fur Friends in Need, a foster-based rescue
organization. “We try our best to help as
many of these animals as possible so they
do not end up at kill shelters. We also
reach out to local shelters to see if we can
match animals with appropriate foster
homes before it’s too late.”
“That’s why we urge people to consider
fostering animals,” she continues. “The
more fosters we have, the more animal
lives we can save.”
Michele Schafer from Lilo’s Promise Animal
Rescue agrees. “When a person fosters
a dog, they are saving the dog they
welcome into their home and the dog that
takes that dog’s place in the shelter.”
Flint and Schafer hope the calendar helps
to shatter misconceptions about rescue
animals. “People assume it is the fault
of the animal that it ended up being
abandoned,” says Flint. “Ninety percent
of our animals have no issues whatsoever.
It’s their humans who have failed them.”
Every dollar made from the sale of the
“Heartthrobs and Hounds” 2018 calendar
will go directly to Fur Friends in Need and
Lilo’s Promise animal rescues.
Mike Ruiz’s 2018 calendar, “Heartthrobs and Hounds,” is available for
only $19.99 at furfriendsinneed.com or bit.ly/MIkeRuiz2018Calendar

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TRUVADA for PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis)
is a prescription medicine that is used together
with safer sex practices to help reduce the risk
of getting HIV-1 through sex. This use is only for
HIV-negative adults who are at high risk of getting
HIV-1. To help determine your risk of getting HIV-1,
talk openly with your healthcare provider about
your sexual health.
Ask your healthcare provider if you have questions
about how to prevent getting HIV. Always practice
safer sex and use condoms to lower the chance
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
What is the most important information I
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Before taking TRUVADA for PrEP:
® You must be HIV-negative before you start
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have HIV-1. Do not take TRUVADA to reduce the
risk of getting HIV-1 unless you are confi rmed
to be HIV-negative.
® Many HIV-1 tests can miss HIV-1 infection
in a person who has recently become
infected. If you have fl u-like symptoms, you
could have recently become infected with
HIV-1. Tell your healthcare provider if you had
a fl u-like illness within the last month before
starting or at any time while taking TRUVADA
for PrEP. Symptoms of new HIV-1 infection
include tiredness, fever, joint or muscle aches,
headache, sore throat, vomiting, diarrhea, rash,
night sweats, and/or enlarged lymph nodes in
the neck or groin.
While taking TRUVADA for PrEP:
® You must continue to use safer sex
practices. Just taking TRUVADA for PrEP
may not keep you from getting HIV-1.
® You must stay HIV-negative to keep taking
TRUVADA for PrEP:
® Get tested for HIV-1 at least every 3 months.
® If you think you were exposed to HIV-1, tell
your healthcare provider right away.
® To further help reduce your risk of getting
HIV-1:
® Know your HIV status and the HIV status of
your partners.
® Get tested for other sexually transmitted
infections. Other infections make it easier
for HIV to infect you.
® Get information and support to help reduce
risky sexual behavior, such as having fewer
sex partners.
® Do not miss any doses of TRUVADA. Missing
doses may increase your risk of getting HIV-1
infection.
® If you do become HIV-1 positive, you need
more medicine than TRUVADA alone to treat
HIV-1. TRUVADA by itself is not a complete
treatment for HIV-1. If you have HIV-1 and take
only TRUVADA, your HIV-1 may become harder to
treat over time.
TRUVADA can cause serious side effects:
® Worsening of hepatitis B (HBV) infection.
TRUVADA is not approved to treat HBV. If you have
HBV and stop taking TRUVADA, your HBV may
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without fi rst talking to your healthcare provider,
as they will need to monitor your health.
Who should not take TRUVADA for PrEP?
Do not take TRUVADA for PrEP if you:
® Already have HIV-1 infection or if you do
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positive, you need to take other medicines with
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a complete treatment for HIV-1. If you have HIV-1
and take only TRUVADA, your HIV-1 may become
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® Also take certain medicines to treat hepatitis B
infection.
What are the other possible side effects of
TRUVADA for PrEP?
Serious side effects of TRUVADA may also include:
® Kidney problems, including kidney failure.
Your healthcare provider may do blood tests to
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with TRUVADA. If you develop kidney problems,
your healthcare provider may tell you to stop
taking TRUVADA.
® Too much lactic acid in your blood (lactic
acidosis), which is a serious but rare medical
emergency that can lead to death. Tell your
healthcare provider right away if you get these
symptoms: weakness or being more tired than
usual, unusual muscle pain, being short of breath
or fast breathing, stomach pain with nausea and
vomiting, cold or blue hands and feet, feel dizzy or
lightheaded, or a fast or abnormal heartbeat.
® Severe liver problems, which in rare cases can
lead to death. Tell your healthcare provider right
away if you get these symptoms: skin or the white
part of your eyes turns yellow, dark “tea-colored”
urine, light-colored stools, loss of appetite for several
days or longer, nausea, or stomach-area pain.
Please see Important Facts about TRUVADA for PrEP including important warnings on the following page.

I’m passionate,
not impulsive.
I know who I am. And I make choices that fit my life.
TRUVADA for PrEP is a once-daily prescription medicine that can
help reduce the risk of getting HIV-1 when taken every day and used
together with safer sex practices.
® TRUVADA for PrEP is only for adults who are at high risk of getting HIV
through sex.
® You must be HIV-negative before you start taking TRUVADA for PrEP.
Ask your doctor about your risk of getting HIV-1 infection and if
TRUVADA for PrEP may be right for you.
® Bone problems, including bone pain,
softening, or thinning, which may lead to
fractures. Your healthcare provider may do
tests to check your bones.
Common side effects in people taking TRUVADA
for PrEP are stomach-area (abdomen) pain,
headache, and decreased weight. Tell your
healthcare provider if you have any side effects
that bother you or do not go away.
What should I tell my healthcare provider
before taking TRUVADA for PrEP?
® All your health problems. Be sure to tell your
healthcare provider if you have or have had
any kidney, bone, or liver problems, including
hepatitis.
® If you are pregnant or plan to become
pregnant. It is not known if TRUVADA can
harm your unborn baby. If you become
pregnant while taking TRUVADA for PrEP, talk
to your healthcare provider to decide if you
should keep taking TRUVADA.
® If you are breastfeeding (nursing) or plan to
breastfeed. Do not breastfeed. If you become
HIV-positive, HIV can be passed to the baby in
breast milk.
® All the medicines you take, including
prescription and over-the-counter medicines,
vitamins, and herbal supplements. TRUVADA
may interact with other medicines. Keep a
list of all your medicines and show it to your
healthcare provider and pharmacist when
you get a new medicine.
® If you take certain other medicines with
TRUVADA, your healthcare provider may need
to check you more often or change your dose.
These medicines include certain medicines
to treat hepatitis C (HCV) infection.
You are encouraged to report negative side
effects of prescription drugs to the FDA.
Visit www.FDA.gov/medwatch,
or call 1-800-FDA-1088.
Learn more at truvada.com

(tru-VAH-dah)
IMPORTANT FACTS
This is only a brief summary of important information
about taking TRUVADA for PrEP TM (pre-exposure
prophylaxis) to help reduce the risk of getting HIV-1
infection. This does not replace talking to your
healthcare provider about your medicine.
MOST IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT TRUVADA FOR PrEP
Before starting TRUVADA for PrEP:
• You must be HIV-1 negative. You must get
tested to make sure that you do not already
have HIV-1. Do not take TRUVADA for PrEP to
reduce the risk of getting HIV-1 unless you are
confi rmed to be HIV-1 negative.
• Many HIV-1 tests can miss HIV-1 infection in
a person who has recently become infected.
Symptoms of new HIV-1 infection include fl u-like
symptoms, tiredness, fever, joint or muscle aches,
headache, sore throat, vomiting, diarrhea, rash,
night sweats, and/or enlarged lymph nodes in the
neck or groin. Tell your healthcare provider if you
have had a fl u-like illness within the last month
before starting TRUVADA for PrEP.
While taking TRUVADA for PrEP:
• You must continue to use safer sex practices.
Just taking TRUVADA for PrEP may not keep
you from getting HIV-1.
• You must stay HIV-negative to keep taking
TRUVADA for PrEP. Get tested for HIV-1 at least
every 3 months while taking TRUVADA for PrEP.
Tell your healthcare provider right away if you
think you were exposed to HIV-1 or have a fl u-like
illness while taking TRUVADA for PrEP.
• If you do become HIV-1 positive, you need
more medicine than TRUVADA alone to treat
HIV-1. If you have HIV-1 and take only TRUVADA,
your HIV-1 may become harder to treat over time.
• See the “How to Further Reduce Your Risk”
section for more information.
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TRUVADA may cause serious side effects,
including:
• Worsening of hepatitis B (HBV) infection.
TRUVADA is not approved to treat HBV. If you
have HBV, your HBV may suddenly get worse if
you stop taking TRUVADA. Do not stop taking
TRUVADA without fi rst talking to your healthcare
provider, as they will need to check your health
regularly for several months.
ABOUT TRUVADA FOR PrEP
TRUVADA for PrEP is a prescription medicine
used together with safer sex practices to help
reduce the risk of getting HIV-1 through sex. This
use is only for HIV-negative adults who are at
high risk of getting HIV-1.
• To help determine your risk of getting HIV-1, talk
openly with your healthcare provider about your
sexual health.
Do NOT take TRUVADA for PrEP if you:
• Already have HIV-1 infection or if you do not
know your HIV-1 status.
• Take certain medicines to treat hepatitis B
infection.
HOW TO TAKE TRUVADA FOR PrEP
• Take 1 tablet once a day, every day, not just
when you think you have been exposed to HIV-1.
• Do not miss any doses. Missing doses may
increase your risk of getting HIV-1 infection.
• Use TRUVADA for PrEP together with condoms
and safer sex practices.
• Get tested for HIV-1 at least every 3 months. You
must stay HIV-negative to keep taking TRUVADA
for PrEP.

POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS OF TRUVADA FOR PrEP
TRUVADA can cause serious side effects,
including:
• Those in the “Most Important Information
About TRUVADA for PrEP" section.
• New or worse kidney problems, including
kidney failure.
• Too much lactic acid in your blood (lactic
acidosis), which is a serious but rare medical
emergency that can lead to death. Tell your
healthcare provider right away if you get these
symptoms: weakness or being more tired than
usual, unusual muscle pain, being short of
breath or fast breathing, stomach pain with
nausea and vomiting, cold or blue hands and
feet, feel dizzy or lightheaded, or a fast or
abnormal heartbeat.
• Severe liver problems, which in rare cases can
lead to death. Tell your healthcare provider
right away if you get these symptoms: skin or
the white part of your eyes turns yellow, dark
“tea-colored” urine, light-colored stools, loss of
appetite for several days or longer, nausea, or
stomach-area pain.
• Bone problems.
Common side effects in people taking TRUVADA
for PrEP include stomach-area (abdomen) pain,
headache, and decreased weight.
These are not all the possible side effects of
TRUVADA. Tell your healthcare provider right
away if you have any new symptoms while taking
TRUVADA for PrEP.
Your healthcare provider will need to do tests
to monitor your health before and during
treatment with TRUVADA for PrEP.
BEFORE TAKING TRUVADA FOR PrEP
Tell your healthcare provider if you:
• Have or have had any kidney, bone, or liver
problems, including hepatitis.
• Have any other medical conditions.
• Are pregnant or plan to become pregnant.
• Are breastfeeding (nursing) or plan to breastfeed.
Do not breastfeed. If you become HIV-positive,
HIV can pass to the baby in breast milk.
Tell your healthcare provider about all the
medicines you take:
• Keep a list that includes all prescription and
over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and
herbal supplements, and show it to your
healthcare provider and pharmacist.
• Ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist
about medicines that should not be taken with
TRUVADA for PrEP.
HOW TO FURTHER REDUCE YOUR RISK
• Know your HIV status and the HIV status
of your partners.
• Get tested for other sexually transmitted
infections. Other infections make it easier for
HIV to infect you.
• Get information and support to help reduce
risky sexual behavior, such as having fewer sex
partners.
• Do not share needles or personal items that can
have blood or body fl uids on them.
GET MORE INFORMATION
• This is only a brief summary of important
information about TRUVADA for PrEP. Talk to your
healthcare provider or pharmacist to learn more,
including how to prevent HIV infection.
• Go to start.truvada.com or call 1-800-GILEAD-5
• If you need help paying for your medicine, visit
start.truvada.com for program information.
TRUVADA FOR PREP, the TRUVADA FOR PREP Logo, the TRUVADA Blue Pill Design,TRUVADA,
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BY SHAUN MELADY
@ShaunMelady
stories / GET OUT! MAGAZINE >> GETOUTMAG.COM
Clothes … Who Needs Them?
Right? Besides dancing around
the apartment in my birthday suit,
I usually need them or like to have
them on at least.
To each their own though. You do
you, boo!
Along this topic however, Fall
Fashion has snuck up on us,
and, of course, I feel the need to
step up my game in the apparel
department, especially here in the
city with all of these stylish momos
(how I refer to us homosexuals, in
case you are just tuning in) strutting
down the concrete runway of Hell’s
Kitchen, West Village and Chelsea.
Work the runway, sweeties! (Mama
Ru has taught me well.)
What makes me feel a little better
about my style and choice of garb
is that there was a fashion event
happening in the Lower East Side
during my brunching hours with my
girls—one of which is my amazing
friend who just moved up from
Orlando. NYC is converting us
Floridians. Great work!
Anyway, back on topic.
During this fine Sunday morning/
early afternoon, we walked by
this gala taking place and saw a
plethora of outfits ranging from
chic to, well, let’s just leave it
at that. While we were passing
by, a photographer from one of
the publications noticed that I
was wearing my go-to “Sorry for
Partying” tank top and shades,
standing next to these gorgeous
friends of mine, and snapped our
photo. Talk about a confidence
boost, right? I was on cloud nine
the rest of the day. First, because of
this photographer noticing us out
of all of these polished and invited
guests. Second, the amount of
mimosas and alcoholic beverages
that we were drinking that day.
Regardless, it was a great time and
great vibes (cue my Florida heritage
and beachy sayings).
What I’m taking away from this
whole
endeavor is
that we create
our own damn
Fall Fashion.
No matter
who we are.
Own it. Rock
it. Wear it.
We will set our
own trail and
wear blazers
right through
that in the
gayest fashion
that we can
(all of the puns were intended).
But, if you get in the mood to go
shopping, let your gaybor know
(aka me) and we can hit the town
and have the best avant-garde
photo shoot in the whole city.
Instagram will blow up with our
photos.
Be ready!

stories GET OUT! MAGAZINE >> GETOUTMAG.COM
BY IAN-MICHAEL BERGERON
@ianmichaelinwonderland
Uneducated
PART ONE
I think it’s about time I wrote
about G.
G was an editor at a magazine
with headquarters in Hell’s
Kitchen, just a few blocks
from his apartment. One
night, while I was out drinking
tequila and he was in drinking
tea, we were close enough
that Grindr brought us
together.
I honestly don’t remember
which of us messaged the
other first, but I have a feeling
it was me. G was exactly
my type: shaggy dark hair,
big kind eyes, worked with
writers—what more could I
want in a man?
On one of the last warm days
of the year, we decided to get
drinks at Merchants on 17th
and 7th (now closed). The
conversation was magical:
He had a witty retort for
every sassy thing I said, and
I couldn’t stop smiling. After
a couple glasses of wine,
we talked about sex, and he
revealed, “I’m HIV positive.”
I didn’t know what to say. I’d
never met anyone with HIV
before, or any STD (that they
told me about). He was so
calm and confident telling
me he was non-detectable,
searching for a reaction. “If
you have any questions,” he
said, “I’m more than happy to
talk about it.”
But I didn’t have any
questions, because I didn’t
know the first thing about it.
So instead, I just said, “That
doesn’t bother me at all,” and
we continued our date.
After drinks, we went to the
Highline. By then the sun had
set, and we were cast in a
mystical blue glow. We found
a bench to sit on; nobody was
around so late. Talking turned
to kissing, and I just
couldn’t stop—we
sat there kissing for a
long time, not even
pausing when people
walked by. Feeling
adventurous, I even
felt down the front of
his pants: G was big,
and hard as a rock,
which made me hard
too.
We laughed at each
other, at the small
amount of precum
that showed through
my red pants, at the
fact that we were
on the Highline
making out like high
schoolers.
As soon as we
went down, we
got up, walked to
the subway, me on
my way uptown to
the Heights, him
downtown and into
Brooklyn. “I had a
really amazing time,” I
told him, and I meant
it.
Immediately when I
got home, I started
to do research on
HIV. But there were
a lot of articles, a
lot of “facts,” and it
was all overwhelming. “If you
have any questions, I’m more
than happy to talk about it,”
echoed in my mind. But I
didn’t ask him any questions.
Instead, I played busy when
we’d text, and that second
date never came.
PHOTO BY STEVE BRENNAN

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It’s time for Halloween,
the most exciting holiday
in NYC. Nothing can
beat the fun—unless you
combine sexy and fun!
This Halloween night, the
Boxers Boys are sure to
make scary be sexy and
throw a party and costume
contest you will never
forget. Join the Boxers
Boys and Marti Gould
Cummings as she hosts
the funniest costume
contest in gay NYC. The
boys will be mixing up
special spooky cocktails
and rallying up the crowd
to win Boxers gift card
prizes of $200 and $150.
Join the fun early and
enjoy two-for-one drinks
from 4 to 9 p.m., plus drink
specials after 9 p.m.
Since we are talking about
Boxers, stay tuned as they
add their third location
in the Upper East Side
later this fall. In addition,
Boxers now serves happy
hour seven days a week
at both the Hell’s Kitchen
and Chelsea locations.
PHOTO BY WILSONMODELS
So, go to the parade and
continue the fun at Boxers
Bar Chelsea! Contest
starts at 10 p.m., and the
winner will be announced
at midnight.
Boxers Bar Chelsea
37th West 20th Street
(between 5th and 6th Ave)