by Mark S. King | Mar 21, 2019 | Family and Friends, Gay Life, Living with HIV/AIDS, My Fabulous Disease
(Note: Be sure to read my piece on Steve’s connection to The Eyes of Tammy Faye, as well as my post about Jessica Chastain becoming starstruck by Steve on the red carpet.) Brace yourselves, Gilbert & Sullivan fans. The Rev. Steve Pieters has a treat for you....
by Mark S. King | Mar 17, 2019 | Living with HIV/AIDS, My Fabulous Disease, News, Prevention and Policy
(The HIV community was dealt a sad blow this week when it was announced that the iconic non-profit HIV treatment advocacy organization, Project Inform, will end its programs. Project Inform’s Director of Research Advocacy, David Evans, has been working with the...
by Mark S. King | Mar 7, 2019 | Film Review, Gay Life, Living with HIV/AIDS, My Fabulous Disease, News
(UPDATE: On April 27, 2019, Ella Johnson’s video proceeded to Nationals. She ranked first in the “Senior Individual Documentary” division.) When Ella Johnson made a video documentary about Greg Louganis for her National History Day project, she knew...
by Mark S. King | Mar 5, 2019 | Living with HIV/AIDS, My Fabulous Disease, News, Prevention and Policy
(This nuanced press release from Treatment Action Group addresses the “another person cured of AIDS” story far better that I ever could. — Mark) New York, March 4, 2019 – Treatment Action Group (TAG) welcomes the report today of a possible long-term...
by Mark S. King | Feb 25, 2019 | Living with HIV/AIDS, My Fabulous Disease, News, Prevention and Policy, Trump
(I DISAVOW THIS EDITORIAL ENTIRELY, DUE TO THE UNDUE INFLUENCE OF GILEAD PHARMACEUTICALS ON THE EDITORIAL PROCESS. YOU CAN READ MY STORY ABOUT THIS HERE. This Op-Ed appeared in The Washington Blade on February 22, 2019.) When I was diagnosed with HIV in 1985, there...