by Mark S. King | Jul 16, 2013 | Gay Life, Living with HIV/AIDS, My Fabulous Disease
You haven’t lived until you have hosted a game show in a cemetery. There I was, laughing and being silly while standing directly over the remains of more than 25,000 of the dearly departed. And I was doing it with the authorities. When I asked the president of... 
by Mark S. King | Jul 10, 2013 | Family and Friends, Gay Life, Living with HIV/AIDS, My Fabulous Disease
“There were people who displayed remarkable courage then. People who lived and died by their promises and shared the intimacy of death…” — Once, When We Were Heroes My brother Richard would later refer to it as a “command... 
by Mark S. King | Jun 24, 2013 | Gay Life, Living with HIV/AIDS, My Fabulous Disease, News, Prevention and Policy
My first “AIDS job” in 1987 was at the first AIDS organization in Los Angeles, LA Shanti, and we provided emotional support to clients with AIDS who were usually in their last weeks of life. The intimacy our trained volunteers experienced with the dying, helping them... 
by Mark S. King | Jun 20, 2013 | Gay Life, Living with HIV/AIDS, My Fabulous Disease, News, Prevention and Policy
National HIV Testing Day is next Thursday, June 27, and there is no better time to praise the many HIV negative gay men who are making smart decisions to remain that way. Hooray, HIV negative gay men! Let’s show some love for our negative brothers, who’s with me? Oh,... 
by Mark S. King | May 29, 2013 | Gay Life, Living with HIV/AIDS, My Fabulous Disease, News
Every month or so, a group of people in my area host “poz socials,” a house party for people living with HIV. I found myself at one recently, because I thought it was important to make an appearance since becoming a literary superstar. I was settled into the living... 
by Mark S. King | May 8, 2013 | 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 Vincent Price,...
