On August 16th German pop star Nadja Benaissa (pictured above) of the group “No Angels” stood before a court in Darmstadt, Germany weeping. Nadja, once part of the biggest-selling German girl group to date, stands trial this week facing charges of aggravated assault due to allegations she had unprotected sex with her ex-lovers without informing any of them of her HIV status. Nadja, now 28, was told of her status at the tender age of 17 following a routine screening. Of the three men she’s said to had sex with between 2000 and 2004, one of them was infected with HIV and is proclaiming he contracted the disease from Nadja. Nadja was arrested last year and served ten days in jail.
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- Jojo
- New York, New York, United States
- I'm a NYC gay Socialite, Model, Party Animal & Just Plain AWESOME!! #TeamBeackham
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Boycotters Do Flash Mobb Stlye Protest At TARGET!
A bunch of protesters out in West Seattle took over a nearby Target, equipped with a band and choreographed dance routines, to bring attention to the controversy surrounding Target’s $150,000 donation to an anti-gay, anti-worker gubernatorial candidate in Minnesota.
THE 20th ANNIVERSARY OF THE HOUSE OF LATEX BALL
ROSELAND BALLROOM
239 West 52nd Street
New York, NY 10019-5893
SATURDAY, AUGUST 21, 2010
7:00PM - 4:00AM
ADVANCED Tickets: $20.00
General DOOR Tickets: $20.00
ADVANCED TICKETS are now available for purchase at GMHC, Monday-Friday from 12:00pm-7:00pm UNTIL August 19, 2010. CASH ONLY PLEASE.
GMHC
119 West 24th Street
7th FLOOR - Community Health
New York, NY 10011
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Shake Them Haters Off!
SHAKE THEM HATERS OFF!
A hater is someone that is jealous and envious and spends all their time
Trying to make you look small, so they can look tall. They are very
Negative people. Nothing is ever good enough!
When you make your mark, you will always attract some haters... That's
Why you have to be careful who you share your blessings and your dreams
With because some folk can't handle seeing you blessed... It's dangerous
To be like someone else... If God wanted you to be like somebody else.
He would have given you what He gave them.
You don't know what people have gone through to get what they have...
The problem I have with haters is that they see my glory, but they don't
Know my story... If the grass looks greener on the other side of the
Fence, you can rest assured that the water bill is higher there too.
We've all got some haters among us!
Some people don't like it that you can:
-Have a relationship with God
-Light up a room when you walk in
-Start your own business
-Tell a man/woman to get lost (if they aren’t about the right thing)
-Raise children without both parents being around & not ask for a dime from anyone
-Haters don't want to see you happy
-Haters don't want to see you succeed
-Haters don't want you to get the Victory
You can handle your haters by:
--Knowing who you are and who your true friends are
--Having a purpose to your life
--By remembering what you have is by divine prerogative and not human
Manipulation.
Purpose does not mean having a job. You can have a job and still be
Unfulfilled. A purpose is having a clear sense of what God has called
You to be. Your purpose is not defined by what others think about you.
Fulfill your dreams! You only have one life to live...when it's your
Time to leave this earth, you want to be able to say, I've lived my life
And full-filled my dreams ... I'm ready to go HOME! Only the Strong
Survive
When God gives you a favor, you can tell your haters, "Don't look at
Me...Look at who is in charge of me..."
Watch out for Haters...........BUT most of all don't become a HATER Yourself!
** Please Note ** I Did Not Write This.. But I Love IT!!!!!
~*~ Value Of Friends ~*~
It is a difficult time sometimes to come to the rational that some people in your life have no "value" to give!
Now, when I say value and I am not talking about assets, bank accounts, money, cars, house, apartment... I mean to take the time and really look at how much value a person can provide is a difficult yet "eye opening" situation. It always amazes me how fast you can let someone walk out of your life. Well there is a saying that fast as you come is fast as you go! Nevertheless it is a person’s value that should determine how fast he/she can leave.
What happens when you value more to a person than they value to you? I believe that there comes a point where we have to look at the value of all the people that we deal with on a weekly, daily, month and hourly basis. After looking at who adds value to your life then you can look at the people who do not any value and realize that it is not their value that you are looking at but more so their immediate satisfaction of being apart of your life. Every one that is apart of your life is not necessarily there for value but more so for a season or reason!
Look at your list of friends and mates and see how much value do they really have in my life... Some of the nuances of life that we experience can be avoided because we are giving someone who has no value in our life the placement of someone who has longivity and value.... An associate can not be a friend because a friend’s value is more than an associate or aquantiance can ever be! Know your value to someone and make sure you know the value of your peers to you.... Just a food for thought!
Now, when I say value and I am not talking about assets, bank accounts, money, cars, house, apartment... I mean to take the time and really look at how much value a person can provide is a difficult yet "eye opening" situation. It always amazes me how fast you can let someone walk out of your life. Well there is a saying that fast as you come is fast as you go! Nevertheless it is a person’s value that should determine how fast he/she can leave.
What happens when you value more to a person than they value to you? I believe that there comes a point where we have to look at the value of all the people that we deal with on a weekly, daily, month and hourly basis. After looking at who adds value to your life then you can look at the people who do not any value and realize that it is not their value that you are looking at but more so their immediate satisfaction of being apart of your life. Every one that is apart of your life is not necessarily there for value but more so for a season or reason!
Look at your list of friends and mates and see how much value do they really have in my life... Some of the nuances of life that we experience can be avoided because we are giving someone who has no value in our life the placement of someone who has longivity and value.... An associate can not be a friend because a friend’s value is more than an associate or aquantiance can ever be! Know your value to someone and make sure you know the value of your peers to you.... Just a food for thought!
How Many Faces Would Someone Say That You Have?
How many faces would someone say that you have?
I am perplexed at times because I often take time to look at myself in the mirror and say how many faces would someone say I have! It is just something that makes me think from time to time. I try to keep it real and I definitely try to be seriously real and truthful with the people who I call "my peeps".... In life we all have to have someone or peeps that we can remove the masks of the many faces we portray and be real wit! I do not see the purpose of calling someone friend, brother, sister, cuz or companion if you can not keep it real with them... MESS is something that creates itself in a relationship (whether it be friendship, or a partner relationship) when the bond between you and the next person is not kept true and one of you have put on a face that should not be there...
If you are my friend and I am yours then I am going to be real with you and keep the faces out of who we are to one another... REALNESS, lets keep it that way because you can not be close to someone if you are not real with them. I believe that there is a certain level of realness that should come from your closer relationships with someone. If you knew me for years then you should be a support of me... well "should" is the word and sometimes we have to look at ourselves before we start to evaluate whether or not someone is being themselves or have a face on!
My friends know that if I call you friend then that means I love you regardless of the situations that may arise.... BUT... if I call you friend I expect that you are going to tell me the real deal and not the face that you put on with others to make it seem like "A" when it is really "B". It astonishes me how people can throw lies so much to the point that when he/she opens their mouth the first thought that you have is which lie are they going to tell today! LOL
That brings me to the face called "center of attention"... Do you always have to be the center of attention? Albeit, I am the type of person that does not mind working in the background I am yet still at times brought to the center of attention... NOT because of who I am or what I know but because of what I do... Some of the church people’s know that is called being "blessed" and what you sow in silence...God rewards openly!
Nevertheless, my point is remove the faces that we carry sometimes and show people the real you. It is appreciated more when getting to know you. No one is perfect and no one has all of their stuff in perfect order. So if you want to be valued by your love ones, colleagues, friends and associates... Be true to yourself by being true to them! Take off the faces of life, the faces of living in the past and not for the present or future, the faces of lies, deception and confusion, the faces of false pretenses and disrespect... Be yourself because when you are yourself … that’s really "A GOOD LOOK!"
*** Please Note *** I did not write this. I came across it and it hit home for me especially after these past couple of years with me weeding out my true friends and all. I hope this strikes a nerve in others the same way it did me.
Monday, July 12, 2010
Something To Think About...
Somebody posted this on facebook & it sooo fit how I've been feeling.. I'm sure EVERYONE could relate to this...
I might not be the most beautiful, nor do I have the perfect body... I might not be your choice... But I am a GREAT choice... I do not pretend to be someone else b/c I am too GOOD at being ME... I might not be proud of some of the things I've done... But I am proud of who I am today... Take me as I am... or watch me as I go!..
I might not be the most beautiful, nor do I have the perfect body... I might not be your choice... But I am a GREAT choice... I do not pretend to be someone else b/c I am too GOOD at being ME... I might not be proud of some of the things I've done... But I am proud of who I am today... Take me as I am... or watch me as I go!..
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Something to think about
Every act of conscious learning requires the willingness to suffer an injury to one's self-esteem. That is why young children, before they are aware of their own self-importance, learn so easily.
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