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I’m an HIV positive gay man in recovery from drug addiction. What’s not to love?
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Dentist David Acer: the Murderous AIDS Monster Who Never Was
Steven Reigns, author of A Quilt for David You probably don’t know his name, but you might have heard the name of his most famous “victim.” In 1990, dentist David J. Acer was [...]
‘Swan Song’ is an Emotional Gay Trip to Bountiful
Udo Kier in "Swan Song." (Amazon) “Where will we dance?” The elderly gay man asks the young queer bartender the question with all sincereity, confused about where gay men will be able to [...]
For a Second Year, COVID Reduces USCHA to a Virtual Event
Ultimately, the organizers of the United States Conference on HIV/AIDS (USCHA) ran out of viable options for hosting the largest annual HIV conference in the country as an in-person event. For weeks, as the [...]
Not having as much sex? You’re not alone.
Photo by Matt Roth My sex life in the 1980s before AIDS came along was glorious. My endurance level was Olympian, my sexual response time was faster than a wink from a cute [...]
A Complete History of HIV/AIDS Will Depend on You
And when you’re gone, who remembers your name? Who keeps your flame? Who tells your story? Who tells your story? Who tells your story? — From the musical Hamilton In March of 1985, I stood [...]
He Wrote That First AIDS Report in 1981. He Has a Lot More to Say.
Michael Gottlieb, MD (photo: Elizabeth Nathane) This June 5, 2021 marks 40 years since the famous report in a CDC publication, the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), in which Dr. Michael Gottlieb outlined the [...]
