by Mark S. King | Apr 23, 2014 | Family and Friends, Gay Life, My Fabulous Disease, News, Prevention and Policy
“Talk to me like you talk to your friends when no one is around.” That was my only request when I sat down with each of four HIV negative gay men to create a short film about their lives and attitudes (video below). They held back nothing, sharing details... 
by Mark S. King | Apr 2, 2014 | Living with HIV/AIDS, My Fabulous Disease, News, Prevention and Policy
Maybe we should blame the criminal prosecutions of people with HIV on the mythical legend of Gaetan Dugas, also known by his slanderous nickname, Patient Zero. Dugas was a gay flight attendant from Canada who, according to Randy Shilts’ 1987 book And the Band... 
by Mark S. King | Mar 24, 2014 | Anita Mann and Acting Gigs, Gay Life, My Fabulous Disease, News
Last night I kissed a straight guy full on the lips. Then he tenderly put his arms around me and kissed me back. Tonight I’m going to do it again. It sounds like conquest. Or breaking a taboo. At the very least it fulfills the fantasies of many a gay man. And it... 
by Mark S. King | Mar 11, 2014 | Gay Life, Living with HIV/AIDS, My Fabulous Disease, News, Prevention and Policy
There is a classic episode of Oprah from 1987 that can still raise my blood pressure. That year, the tiny town of Williamson, West Virginia, became part of a national discussion about AIDS when Mike Sisco, who had returned to his home town to die of the disease, dared... 
by Mark S. King | Feb 28, 2014 | Book Review, Living with HIV/AIDS, My Fabulous Disease, News
In the late 1980’s, I let this odd, fussy man into my office at LA Shanti, my first AIDS agency job. He seemed earnest and harmless and he just wanted a few minutes of my time. “I have the cure for AIDS,” he politely announced. Sadly, he wasn’t... 
by Mark S. King | Jan 27, 2014 | Gay Life, My Fabulous Disease, News, Prevention and Policy
“We don’t know the side effects of this drug. It’s too expensive. Insurance won’t cover it. It hasn’t been studied enough. It will encourage slutty behavior. And why the hell don’t people just use condoms?” —...
