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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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Why HINAC is the HIV Event We Desperately Need and How to Get a Scholarship
Social media activist Kalee Garland, who was born with HIV in 1986. The issue of HIV criminalization used to intimidate me, because I didn’t understand State laws, much less how to change them. [...]
AJC Opinion: ‘Atlanta’s history of battling AIDS will live on’
(Artwork: AJC) (As it appeared today, January 13, 2023, in the Atlanta Journal Constitution.) 'The bungalow that housed a mix of horror and heroics is gone, but its legacy isn't.' The humble, sagging [...]
Naughty ‘n Nice Holiday Videos with an HIV Twist
‘Tis the season, y’all. And you know how much I love a nice holiday video. Okay, maybe a naughty one, too. The folks at Mistr, the telehealth platform that provides free PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) and [...]
Reunion Project Town Hall to feature HIV fitness legend Nelson Vergel
Nelson Vergel (Lynn Lane) We’re probably far enough along in the history of HIV/AIDS to tag various figures as, well, historic. Fitness expert Nelson Vergel qualifies for that category, having taken the lead [...]
Once, When We Were Heroes
Richard King and Emil Matzner, 1982 (I will never explain the early days of AIDS better then this, so I post this essay to commemorate World AIDS Day every year.) My brother Richard [...]
Five Takeaways from the 2022 U.S. Conference on HIV/AIDS (USCHA)
Some of the ferocious women of USCHA; Rick Guasco hugs it out with Ace Robinson; Tik Tok personality Brian Thomas; a Puerto Rican performer. After scrapping the in-person USCHA conference for two years [...]
