Justin B. Terry-Smith has been involved in LGBTQ and HIV Activism since 1999. He is an Air Force 9/11 Disabled Vet. Raised in Silver Spring, MD, he now lives in Albuequerque, New Meixco with his husband Phil. He writes an HIV/STI Advice Column for A&U Magazine, is a Contributing writer for thebody.com, a Life Coach and an Adjunct Professor. He has earned his Doctorate in Public Health with a concentration in Infectious Disease and his Masters in Clinical Mental Health Counseling.
Wednesday, January 3, 2024
Monday, May 1, 2023
Sampson McCormick's Profiles on Black Gay Love: Justin & Philip
New Mexico-based couple Justin and Philip share some of the experiences they’ve had over the course of their 17-year career, including navigating an age difference, raising children, and being a part of the leather/BDSM community.
Thank you for watching! Like and share the video—subscribe to the channel.
Enjoy the conversation? Leave your thoughts and comments!
Follow Justin & Philip on Instagram
Justin: @justinterrysmith
Philip: @philipterrysmith
Follow Sampson online!
Instagram: sampsonmccormick
For Tour Dates & Info: sampsoncomedy.com
Donate to the Channel via CashApp: $SampsonMcCormick
Intro Theme: “Little Dream” by DJ Quad
Wednesday, April 5, 2023
Serve with PRIDE the film Trailer (Release Date in June 2023)
Justin Terry-Smith helps, as a Producer to create the film
SERVE WITH PRIDE!
Throughout American history, the LGBTQ community has served
their country with distinction and honor while experiencing discrimination
within their ranks.
Members of the LGBTQ community have faced the challenges of
service under discriminatory military policies such as “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
(DADT)”, and made valuable contributions to the preservation of freedom and
democracy without receiving praise and commendations for their extraordinary
struggles and sacrifices.
It is our intention to share the military history and
personal stories of LGBTQ Veterans who have changed the world through their
commitment and dedication to military service.
This film is a documentary featuring interviews with LGBTQ
veterans from each branch of service. Serve with PRIDE, LLC is honoring the
achievements of the LGBTQ community in the military for the purpose of
preserving the valuable contributions they have made in preserving freedom and
democracy in this country and the world.
Thursday, January 12, 2023
Justin's rapist found dead
In 2001 I was raped by a man Mike Jones AKA BrownSuga. I was in the military serving under Don't Ask Don't Tell. I couldn't get help because of fear of being investigated. I met him at an LGBTQ nightclub called at the time, The 501 Club off Florida Ave in NW. He asked if I wanted to get something to eat afterward. I was hungry so I agreed. On our way, he said he needed to stop at his house. I drove him there, and he got out of the car and said wait here. I did he came back with a knife. He raped me in my car threatening to kill me. He fought and I eventually got away after a chase on foot. I made it to a police station reported it and went to Howards University Hospital to endure a rape kit. The next day I was driven back home to Dover AFB. 20 years later I am not vindicated, my voice has now been heard and justice has been done. This only happened after the VA gave me compensation for the trauma. then literally 2 weeks later...
My rapist is now DEAD...he was murdered. I do believe in
Karma
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — The Metropolitan Police Department
said a man faces a charge of Second Degree Murder after he attacked another man
with a pipe on The Ellipse Wednesday morning.
Someone found the body of Michael Jones, 52, around 8:40
a.m. in the 200 block of 15th St. NW. The location is part of the park located
south of the White House.
MPD said he and the man accused of killing him, Daniel
Simon, 41, were homeless and had gotten into a fight. The Metropolitan Police
Department said Thursday that members of the United States Secret Service
Uniformed Division located Simon, shortly after the attack on Jones and took
Simon to the MPD’s homicide branch.
As a result of detectives’ investigation, Simon was charged.
News found:
Wednesday, December 14, 2022
Men of New Mexico 2023 Calendar (Justin's a Calendar boy Mr. March 2023)
Thursday, June 23, 2022
My experience with Same-Sex Domestic Violence
Wednesday, October 13, 2021
Thursday, September 2, 2021
Wednesday, April 14, 2021
U.S. pauses use of J&J COVID-19 vaccine over rare blood clots
U.S. federal health agencies on Tuesday recommended pausing
the use of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine for at least a few days
after six women under age 50 developed rare blood clots after receiving the
shot, dealing a fresh setback to efforts to tackle the pandemic.
Johnson & Johnson (J&J) said it would delay rollout
of the vaccine to Europe, a week after regulators there said they were
reviewing rare blood clots in four recipients of the shot in the United States.
Acting U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Janet
Woodcock said the agency expected the pause to be a matter of days, and was
aimed at providing information to healthcare providers on how to diagnose and
treat the clots.
The moves come after European regulators said earlier this
month they had found a possible link between AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine and
a similar rare blood clotting problem that led to a small number of deaths.
J&J's single-dose shot and AstraZeneca's low-cost
vaccine are seen as vital weapons in the fight against a pandemic that has
claimed more than three million lives. But in the United States, vaccines from
Moderna Inc and Pfizer Inc/BioNTech SE have accounted the vast majority of
vaccinations so far.
Immunology experts echoed U.S. officials in underscoring
that the risk posed by the J&J vaccine appeared extremely low, and it
remained a valuable tool against the risks of COVID-19.
"Even if causally linked to the vaccine: 6 cases with
about 7 million doses ... is not something to panic about," Dr. Amesh
Adalja, an infectious disease expert at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health
Security in Baltimore, said in an email, noting that the risk appears lower
than the risk of clots from oral contraceptives.
"People are asking me if they should cancel their
J&J vaccine appointments and I have told them not to but I know many will
and this will stall progress in controlling the pandemic," he added.
The FDA said there had been one reported death from the rare
blood clotting condition among recipients of the J&J vaccine, while another
person was in a critical condition.
FDA official Peter Marks said it was "plainly
obvious" the J&J cases were "very similar" to the
AstraZeneca ones.
However, officials said there had been no similar blood clot
cases reported among recipients of the Moderna or Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines,
which use a different technology.
The White House said the J&J vaccine pause would not
have a "significant" impact on its plan to administer about three
million shots per day and a total of 200 million before President Joe Biden's
100th day in office.
Marks said part of the reason for the pause was to warn
doctors that administering the standard treatments for clots can cause
tremendous harm, or be fatal.
BALANCE OF RISKS
J&J's vaccine rollout has been limited by production
issues. As of April 12, more than 6.8 million doses of the J&J vaccine had
been administered in the United States, representing about one reported blood
clot case per million people.
An advisory committee to the U.S. Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) will meet on Wednesday to review the cases, and
the FDA will review the analysis, the agencies said in a statement.
All six cases involved women between the ages of 18 and 48,
with symptoms occurring six to 13 days after vaccination. The FDA said symptoms
can arise three weeks after the shot and include severe headache, abdominal
pain, leg pain or shortness of breath.
In the cases, a type of blood clot called cerebral venous
sinus thrombosis (CVST) was seen in combination with low levels of blood
platelets, or thrombocytopenia.
J&J, whose shares were down 2%, said it was working
closely with regulators and noted no clear causal relationship had been
established between the clots and its vaccine.
"To put this into perspective, it's similar to the
chance of being struck by lightning in any given year in the UK. On the other
hand, the risks from COVID-19 are substantial," said Ian Douglas from the
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.
"If all 6.8 million people who've received the J&J
vaccine in the U.S. were infected with the virus, several thousand would likely
die and many more, including younger adults, would experience serious and
long-lasting after effects."
PROBLEMS
The J&J and AstraZeneca vaccines both use an adenovirus
vector - a harmless cold virus - to deliver instructions for human cells to produce a protein found on the
surface of the coronavirus, spurring the immune system to recognize and attack
the actual virus.
Among leading global COVID-19 vaccine developers, China's
CanSino Biological and Russia's Gamaleya Institute with its Sputnik V vaccine
also rely on this approach. The Pfizer/BioNtech and Moderna vaccines use
messenger RNA (mRNA) technology.
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) continues to
recommend use of AstraZeneca's COVID-19
vaccine, saying the benefits outweigh the risks. Several EU countries, however,
have limited its use to certain age groups.
As of April 4, the EMA said 169 cases of CVST and 53 of splanchnic
vein thrombosis had been reported after vaccination with the AstraZeneca shot.
About 34 million people had been given the shot in Europe by then.
J&J only began delivering its COVID-19 vaccine to
European Union countries this week.
(Reporting by Manas Mishra in Bengaluru and Michael Erman in
Maplewood, N.J., additional reporting by Julie Steenhuysen in Chicago, Ludwig
Burger in Frankfurt and Kate Kelland in London; Editing by Caroline Humer, Mark
Potter and Bill Berkrot)
Tuesday, April 6, 2021
S1:E10- The One About Two Black Veterans and Dads in a Non-Monogamous Relationship The Story of Justin & Philip
"Watch two Black veterans share their love journey: how
they adopted their LGBTQ kids, how they loved while in the military under DADT
(Don't Ask, Don't Tell), and how they thrive as a non-monogamous couple. If
you've ever wondered about open relationships, this right here is a Master
Class in non-traditional love. Warning: these series are not made for everyone.
They are made for the very few special people who need to see them. Hence if
these stories come to you, please care for them". Kehinde Bademosi #HappinessHis
https://www.happinesshis.com/episodes-1/thesmiths?fbclid=IwAR2z0ilUNvXK78ihbh9SZnQash4PIN82sxeC8Luw7kl0waDIgHQCMu8hk10
Saturday, February 20, 2021
PrEP Q&A with Dr. Justin Terry-Smith
See see the interview click here of the link below
https://www.facebook.com/JustinTerrySmithDrPH/posts/10165074497505314
Wednesday, February 17, 2021
Black Lives Matter Round Table w/ Special Guest Dr. Justin Terry Smith #NBHAAD #BlackLivesMatter #NicePackage
We observed National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness
Day. This is an opportunity to increase awareness about HIV education, testing,
and care and treatment services among the Black community, as well as highlight
the work being here at Southwest Center.
Today we launch a video created by the Black Lives Matter
Coalition at Southwest Center featuring four of our staff members:
Chel’sea Ryan, LCSW, Clinical Supervisor
Michael Sheppard, Medical Case Manager
Aretha Moore, Medical Case Manager Supervisor
Robert Carter, Registered Dietician
www.SWCenter.org
HIV activist and creator of "Justin's HIV Journal"
Justin B Terry Smith is a featured guest on the show. www.JustinTerrySmith.com
Also featured in our video are special BLM Bags available by
request at SW Center with condoms, lube and more from www.NicePackage.org
for the month of
February.
#NBHAAD #BlackLivesMatter #NicePackage #HIVAwareness
Sunday, February 14, 2021
"Healthy Fantasies" Podcast, Episode #12- February, 2021 Dr. Justin Terry Smith on HIV/AIDS.
"Releasing of Episode #13- HIV/Aids with Justin
Terry-Smith - Drph. We are excited about 2021 Podcasts and have an amazing line
up.
This podcast is in honor of all our Brothers and Sisters
that we have lost in our community to Aids/HIV. We pause during this podcast
for a moment of silence in their honor. We also want to set aside space in
honor of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Sunday, February 7th, 2021.
Actor, Activist, and
Author of the two new book, "Just*in Time" and
"PrEP" Justin Terry-Smiths.
https://www.justinterrysmith.com
What a honor and
privilege it was to host Justin ty for your time and service Justin.
"Although the Lifestyle may be therapeutic, it is not
meant to be therapy" ~ Kat
#MTJAF
#HealthyFantasies
Friday, January 1, 2021
ANNOUNCEMENT (ANOTHER NEW BOOK?!?): Factors Influencing Use of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)
ANNOUNCEMENT (ANOTHER NEW BOOK?!?): Happy New Year EVERYONE,
I know it's the New Year but wanted to make the announcement that I'm debuting
another book called, "Factors Influencing Use of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis
(PrEP)", which can be found on Amazon.com. It is a cross-sectional study
that examines the association between education level, employment status,
number of sexual partners, access to health resources, and the use of PrEP. I
hope all of you have a Happy New Year and hopefully 2021 will be a better one
for us all. Please follow the link below to check it out
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1716297540/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i1
Sunday, December 27, 2020
NEW BOOK Just*in Time A Compilation of Public Health Advice
Sunday, November 22, 2020
Justin takes Home COVID-19 test!
After having a fever of 101.2 and muscle aches, I felt like I should take a COVID test. My husband and I isolate ourselves as much as possible. I didn't think I had COVID, only because my husband and I isolate and don't really go out a lot. COVID has been responsible for over 180 thousand deaths in Maryland, 12.2 million deaths in the United States, and over 55.6 million deaths all over the world. BE CAREFUL OUT THERE. Symptoms may appear 2-14 days after exposure to the virus. People with these symptoms may have COVID-19: Fever or chills Cough Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing Fatigue Muscle or body aches Headache New loss of taste or smell Sore throat Congestion or runny nose Nausea or vomiting Diarrhea Look for emergency warning signs for COVID-19. If someone is showing any of these signs, seek emergency medical care immediately: Trouble breathing Persistent pain or pressure in the chest New confusion Inability to wake or stay awake Bluish lips or face Call your medical provider for any other symptoms that are severe or concerning to you.
Monday, November 9, 2020
Justin Terry-Smith is a Executive Producer for the web series, 'Cerebral'
CEREBRAL
(New episodes coming soon) Please enjoy Episodes 1 and 2!
EPISODE 1
EPISODE 2

