Issue 47 Amphetazine Seattle’s Premier Gay/Bi Crystal Injector Publication Fall 2006 FREE AZ fall 06 10/1/06 1:41 PM Page 1 The Fine Print Amphetazine is a harm reduction publication for gay and bisexual men who shoot crystal. ItÕs not for anyone else. So please keep it in the family. If you are trying to quit crystal or have quit, this zine might trigger you. Or convince you that you made the right choice! AZ contains accurate and up to date health informationÑrely on it. We donÕt promote crystal use, just healthy users. Sun DOWNTOWN 1511 2nd Ave. between Pike & Pine The personal stories and creative work of our readers reflect diverse voices. We like it that way. Email us at AZ is always free and comes out info@crystalneon.org four times per year. You can get a copy from NEON peer educa- Your privacy is always tors, Seattle Counseling Service, respected. Beyond The Closet Bookstore, Club Seattle, Basic Plumbing, n The Eagle or the Capitol Hill catio i l b u Needle Exchange. Or is a p Service E N I Z email us and weÕll eling eta Amph tle Couns hook you up! at of Se Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1:00 pm to 5:30 pm 1:00 pm to 5:30 pm 1:00 pm to 5:30 pm 1:00 pm to 5:30 pm 1:00 pm to 5:30 pm 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm WHITE CENTER 6:30 pm to 5:30 pm Van at SW 100th & 14th Ave. SW SOUTH PARK RAINIER VALLEY Van on S. Forest St. one block West of Rainier, behind auto parts store Lifelong AIDS Alliance 10th & Seneca (N of Madison) NEWon ti loca SOS (OFF BROADWAY) Van at same location as Capitol Hill SOS (U-DISTRICT) Table in alley behind post office at NE 43rd & University Way NE 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm Van at Orr Street & 14th Ave. Bridge CAPITOL HILL AZ welcomes your comments! Tell us what you like, dislike or what youÕd like to see. 9:30 am to 11:30 am 9:30 am to 11:30 am 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm AZ fall 06 10/1/06 1:41 PM Page 2 Contents Artwork by Junior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Rapid Testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Super Scott . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 The Bear and the New Office . . . . . .6 Ass-icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Dr. Dick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Cheese, Wine and Foreskin . . . . . .11 Tracey’s Tips & Tricks . . . . . . . . . . .13 Project NEON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Seattle Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 E=mc 2 AZ fall 06 10/1/06 1:41 PM Page 3 Artwork by Junior AZ 3 AZ fall 06 10/1/06 1:41 PM Page 4 Rapid HIV Testing now available! rapid testing = results in 30 minutes or less! Available at these locations: Downtown Needle Exchange Club Z 1511 2nd Ave. (between Pike and Pine) Thursdays 1:15-4 pm 117 Pike (between Boren and Minor) Friday and Saturday 10 pm-2 am (entry to Club Z not included) Club Seattle 1520 Summit (between Pike and Pine) Friday and Saturday 10 pm-2 am (entry to Club Seattle not included) STD Clinic: Harborview Ground East Clinic (corner of 9th and Alder) Monday-Friday 8:30-4:30 pm. Walk-ins or appointments: 731-3590 Center for LGBT Health Basic Plumbing 1505 10th Avenue (behind the Comet Tavern) Tuesday and Thursday, 6 pm-9 pm. Sunday 10 pm-2 am (pay no entry fee if just there for testing) 511 East Pike St. Tuesday-Friday 3:30-8 pm Saturday 1-5 pm. For more options, call the STD Hotline at 206.205.STDS (7837) d ire r y u t q re r en fo AZ fall 06 10/1/06 1:41 PM Page 5 Part 3 of 3 OK, so I have met someone I want to spend time alone with, what DO we do without Aunt Tina? REMEMBER, Safety first!!! It may take a few dates to work up to “The Deed,” but when you get there make sure you have communicated your needs clearly and honestly. Negotiate, talk about health and safety, which means talking about such things as HIV & STD status. Also be willing to communicate what you like, and don’t like, AND, make sure that you have everything you need for a fun time, (you know-things like condoms & lube, and a great sense of imagination). If you have burning questions that you’re too shy to ask… Call or email Scott at: 206-323-1768 or dlscott@seattlecounseling.org AZ 5 AZ fall 06 10/1/06 the the 1:41 PM Page 6 Bear & New Offic e by RochHookUp recently opened my own business and a buddy of mine has been bugging me to come visit the new office because he wants to open his own place too. He is a sexy guy who my partner and I have known for years. 5’8”, goatee, shaved head, thick and stocky. Sharp blue eyes and that look that says he’s ready. A hot sexy fireplug of a bear. I have always found him attractive, very attractive, and I get a pretty good vibe that he finds me attractive too. (I’m in my 40’s big, broad—some call me “burly” with salt & pepper hair and a full beard.) But this guy is a friend of ours and we don’t have an open relationship. So it’s always been a look–don’t touch kind of thing. I OK, so he gets there at 4:00, I know he has to leave by 4:30, no time to worry about anything happening. The sexual tension is so thick you can cut it with a knife. He looks so damn hot! He was off work today so he came in a pair of cargo AZ fall 06 10/1/06 1:41 PM Page 7 shorts and a t-shirt. Faintly glowing with sweat, looking too cool behind his shades. As soon as he hits the AC in my office his nipples pop to attention under his snug T. We hug and I start to give him the tour. He is half-heartedly asking me about the office furniture, and I am stumbling to answer—something about how hard it was to decide between oak and walnut. Next thing you know, I have him against the wall sucking face. He is unbuttoning my shirt; I am pulling up his t-shirt, hands wandering everywhere. Tongues are tangling and wrestling. We have fallen into each other and [ there is no turning back. Then the next thing you know, we’ve given in to full-on passion. He drops to his knees and starts to open my belt. My cock is straining the fly of my khakis. I have to stop him—not here in the front office—not with the window right on Broadway; I lead him back to the office bathroom. As soon as we hit the bathroom clothes fly off and we fall to the cool tile floor. He has the perfect cock for his body. THICK. A beautiful 6” power plug that I can barely get the condom on, let alone my hand around it. But I manage to get it on and then into my mouth. He is He is supposed to come over to our place for dinner next week… ] moaning and growling as I work his rock hard tool with my lips, tongue and throat. My hands cup his balls and gently start to tug. This drives him crazy—and makes my cock jump every time he gasps and groans. He grabs my head and firmly pulls me up so we are face-toface, “Kiss me now—I want to taste my cock on your tongue.” And so we kiss deeply, passionately, like the bears in heat that we are. Turns out he leaks as much precum as I do, and I drip like a faucet! As we are making out, our cocks are rubbing together and sliming our bellies. We are humping and grinding and kissing. He starts to twist my AZ 7 AZ fall 06 [ 10/1/06 1:41 PM Page 8 I am working his slick cockhead in one hand and pulling his balls with the other. ] nipples and I throw my head back in a complete animal reaction. My nipples are a hot spot for me and he reads my reaction perfectly. He sucks my left nipple into his mouth and starts to test my limits with his teeth. My right nipple is pierced and he starts tugging on the ring while he chews on the left one. I am seeing stars! After a good nipple work out, we start making out again. Start jacking each other while we keep kissing. He sucks my tongue deep into his mouth and I suck back until I get his deep into mine. I am working his slick cockhead in one hand and pulling his balls with the other. He is stroking my cock with one hand, and has the other on the back of my head, making sure our liplock stays in place. We are both getting close. Real close. You know how it is when the connection is so strong, when your breathing is in sync, when you just know. So in one perfect stroke, and one perfect twist, we both gasp and shoot our loads. Big, hot, sticky loads. All over cocks and balls and bellies. Breathless. Fallen into each other. In the glow leaning together against the wall. Hot. Damn. We finally come to and realize it is almost 6! I sure am glad I had a shower installed in the office. No time for any shower play, we are both now very late…it is an all-business clean-up, and we are quickly on our respective ways. He is supposed to come over to our place for dinner next week… AZ 8 AZ fall 06 10/1/06 1:41 PM Page 9 ASS -icons! We all know those cute little computer symbols called Òemoticons,Ó where: : ) means a smile and : ( is a frown. Sometimes these are represented by: :- ) & :- ( Well, how about some ÒASSICONS?Ó Here goes: ( _ ! _ ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .a regular ass ( __ ! __ ) . . . . . . . . . . . . .a fat ass ( ! ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .a tight ass ( _ * _ ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .a sore ass { _ ! _ } . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .a swishy ass E=mc 2 AZ 9 ( _ o _ ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .an ass thatÕs been around AZ fall 06 10/1/06 1:41 PM Page 10 $ ( _ x _ ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kiss my ass ( _ X _ ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .leave my ass alone (_zzz_) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .a tired ass ( _ E = m c 2 _ ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .a smart ass (_$_) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Money coming out of his ass ( _ ? _ ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dumb Ass x ) _ _ ! ( __ AZ 10 AZ fall 06 10/1/06 1:41 PM Page 11 Dear Dr. Dick, I recently came out and have been enjoying a lot of gay sex! I’ve been told to get tested, and now I have this weird discharge on my penis & pain when peeing. My friends say it’s chlamydia and that I need to run to the STD Clinic. But I thought chlamydia’s only for girls? —Young and Naive Dear Y & N, It’s good you are enjoying gay sex. But it’s best that you enjoy SAFE gay sex! Your friends are definitely right that you need to get tested and you could have chlamydia; but you could also have something else, like gonorrhea. Let’s start by clarifying that: CHLAMYDIA is NOT just a girl’s problem, and I’ll write a bit more about that. Call your nearest STD Clinic and set up an appointment ASAP. AZ 11 AZ fall 06 10/1/06 1:41 PM Page 12 What is chlamydia? Chlamydia is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) caused by a bacteria called Chlamydia trachomatis. It can spread from person to person during sexual intercourse when a person’s mucous membranes come into contact with an infected person. It can be transmitted without complete insertion of a penis into the anus. It is less likely, although possible, to be transmitted to the throat during oral sex. Penis infected with chlamydia Should you worry about chlamydia? If left untreated, infections can lead to prostatitis (inflammation of the prostate gland), urethral scarring, infertility, or epididymitis (inflammation of the epididymis, a structure on each testis). Chlamydia makes it easier for an HIV negative person to acquire HIV if your partner is carrying the virus, and rectal chlamydia may increase chances of getting HIV ten to twenty-fold. If you already have HIV and have chlamydia, you could be 8-10 times more likely to shed HIV in your semen and increase your risk of infecting others with HIV. What does chlamydia look like? Symptoms of chlamydia usually appear from 1-3 weeks after infection, but then usually go away, even if left untreated. Many people infected with chlamydia never have any symptoms at all. Men may experience discharge from the head of the penis or the anus; pain or itching at the head of the penis; and/or pain with urination. 50% of infected men have no symptoms. Sometimes chlamydia is like gonorrhea (GC), another bacterial infection, which also causes discharge Chlamydia microorganisms from the penis and pain or burning on urination. These infections can be distinguished by culturing the discharge. GC also makes it easier to acquire and transmit HIV. Now what? Get tested right away. If you are infected, chlamydia is cured with antibiotics. Your partner(s) should be tested as well. Continue to get tested every 3 months for HIV & STD. Start this regimen and use condoms with all partners. There are plenty of options to choose from. For more information, call the HIV/STD Hotline at 206-205-7837 or Toll-free: 800-678-1595 —Dr. Dick AZ 12 AZ fall 06 10/1/06 1:41 PM Page 13 Cheese, Wine, and Foreskin t was a very hot day in Neon City. About 90 degrees. There are hot men all over— wearing almost nothing. I I decided to go to Capitol Park, downtown because I was so fucking horny. Plus, I had a load of sweet juice that needed to come out. So, I went to use the bathroom at this taco joint right by the park because I had just stuck my hand in some wet shit that was in this dumpster. I guess I better wear gloves next time! Anyway, after I was done washing my hands, this hot sexy man child, you know 18 or so, came in to pee and pulled out this 10 inches! Good God, I thought, I had to put my hands over my eyes because they almost popped out. And hit the fucking wall! AZ 13 AZ fall 06 10/1/06 1:41 PM Page 14 = ! “Please bathe often. You never know when dick may come!” “Hi,” said the guy, “My name is Flame and you want to suck my man pole?” And then I told the guy that he should wash more often—if he’s doing speed and wanting to have sex. “Yes,” I said. I could tell he was on speed because as he was taking a piss, he was drinking white port (a bottle), pulling on his foreskin and popping the bumps on his face and neck. “Well, start sucking cock!” I bent down on my knees and thought, “Fuck, what the hell is that smell?” I stood up and took a long hard look at his man tool, and I saw this thick wet juice dropping slowly off his tool! “You stupid bitch! If I wanted some cheese, I would have gone to Safeway.” Oh, readers—you’re wondering why I wanted to suck his dick? Because it was BIG—I could care less about his bumps. Note: Please all you users—Please bathe often. You never know when dick may come! —Rone AZ 14 AZ fall 06 10/1/06 1:41 PM Page 15 Tracey’s Tips & Tricks Getting through the Holidaze ✘ Put first things first. ✘ Eat, drink and get enough rest… ✘ EAT—This means eat something every 4 hours, especially when you are partying. If that means a piece of toast, spoonful of peanut butter, or a cup of yogurt, SOMETHING other than dick and jizz needs to be in you. Your body needs fuel to work right. ✘ DRINK—When you party with Tina. I’m not gonna preach about what you’re putting in your body…BUT, you do need an extra amount of liquid because of the chemicals in Tina. ✘ WATER WATER WATER. More than the 8 servings of 12 oz. If you can’t handle water put a twist of lemon in your glass. Think of your body as a living container of water. AZ fall 06 10/1/06 1:41 PM Page 16 Healthy water has water going in and out. Don’t stagnate your body’s water. Keep things moving. ✘ REST—Yes, dear Prudence, party grls need rest too. You can rest when you party. Kick’n back, laying down, read or stare at some hot babes picture if you can’t sleep. Close the eyes. Get at least 1 hour of rest every 24 hours. I know you can do it. ✘ Plan your high. Whenever possible plan your high. Have your hit, kit, lube and condoms ready. When you’ve done your hit. PUT YOUR KIT AWAY. It helps you enjoy your high w/out tripp’n on the next hit. If you’re gonna get high...do it right. Don’t waste the dope be’n stupid ✘ Breathe it out. Things get too heavy. Festivities and family just push that GRRRR button. Take a looong sloooow breath. Do like a YOGA breath. You’ll be surprised what conscious breath can do to bring peace to mind. “Yes, dear Prudence, party grls need rest too.”. ✘ Talk it out. If something is bothering you, talk about it. Then drop it. Its over. Move on. ✘ Break it up. Take things one step at a time. Let a big task or activity be segmented. Take a breather break. Take a quick walk. Call a friend. Point is giving yourself some space from something helps the tension build up stop. Tracey can be reached at 206.323.1768 or traceyf@seattlecounseling.org AZ 16 AZ fall 06 10/1/06 1:41 PM Page 17 NEON is all about YOU! Our goal is to help gay and bi guys reduce HIV, STDs and other health risks of using speed. From injection tips to counseling, NEON’s got more for crystal users than anyone else! Peer Educators: Groups: Crystal users helping other crystal users with safer injection info and healthy sex tips. They’re stocked with all the condoms, lube, clean injection supplies, referrals, and answers you might need. Your own personal, needle-exchangin’ AVON® lady! Need help managing your use, reducing sexual risks, cutting down on drug use, or even quitting? We have a group to meet your needs. Counseling: Whether it’s Crystal Meth Recovery, Crystal Clear-Strength Over Speed, We've got something custom-fit just for you…talk about haute-couture! Talk to someone who understands! 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