by Mark S. King | Jul 12, 2010 | Family and Friends, Gay Life, My Fabulous Disease
My partner Ben and I are in Istanbul for five days. We’re vacationing here until we move on to AIDS2010, the international AIDS conference in Vienna beginning on the 17th. I’ll be producing daily video blogs from there as a correspondent for TheBody.com.... 
by Mark S. King | Jun 27, 2010 | Family and Friends, Gay Life, Living with HIV/AIDS, Meth and Recovery, My Fabulous Disease, Prevention and Policy
We can turn it around in our minds, trying various reasons on for size, but nothing ever fits. In the end, it doesn’t matter how much he was adored by his friends or whether he ignored his better judgment or if he secretly hated himself. Steven is, simply and... by Mark S. King | May 11, 2010 | Family and Friends, Living with HIV/AIDS, My Fabulous Disease
My mother-in-law is visiting us this week. She’s still active at 84, engaged in life, and accepts me completely as her son’s longtime partner and a member of the family. So it’s a shame she doesn’t know the first thing about me. That first... by Mark S. King | May 4, 2010 | Family and Friends, Gay Life, Living with HIV/AIDS, My Fabulous Disease
“A boy’s best friend is his mother.” — Norman Bates, “Psycho” I was standing at the ticket counter of the movie theater and couldn’t believe my ears. They were telling me that “Theater of Blood,” with the great... by Mark S. King | Apr 21, 2010 | Family and Friends, Gay Life, Meth and Recovery, My Fabulous Disease
Chandler Bearden’s smile is creeping through the phone during our call. I’ve just suggested that his winning the impressively sexy title of Mr. Atlanta Eagle 2010 might be a boon to his sex life, but he’s laughing it off. “Just because I won a... by Mark S. King | Apr 18, 2010 | Family and Friends, Gay Life, Living with HIV/AIDS, My Fabulous Disease, Prevention and Policy
A few weeks ago I spent the day at the Florida AIDS Walk, and it was striking how different it was from the Walks I attended years ago. Smiling faces, racial and ethnic diversity, baby strollers, and most of all a feeling of happiness and celebration. That’s...
