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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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He Wrote That First AIDS Report in 1981. He Has a Lot More to Say.
Michael Gottlieb, MD (photo: Elizabeth Nathane) This June 5, 2021 marks 40 years since the famous report in a CDC publication, the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), in which Dr. Michael Gottlieb outlined the [...]
When Our Masks are Removed, What Will Be Revealed?
Last night I sat with my husband and a member of our pod (is there a more 2020 expression than that?) as we watched a perfectly sweet and entertaining movie that gets pretty sad at [...]
Sir Elton John and Olly Alexander Absolutely Crush “Its a Sin”
Sir Elton John has always shown great generosity towards younger artists, especially those with whom he shares a sense of theatrical DNA. At the Brit Awards last night, the legendary performer and lifelong HIV/AIDS activist [...]
The Gay Men of “Jerker” Escape AIDS Through the Phone Line
Tyshawn Gooden and Greg Piccirilli in Jerker. (Tyler Ogburn Photography) (Readers: Please join me when I host a virtual screening of this play on April 28th, including a talk-back with the cast and [...]
HIV Genetic Data is Tracked and Shared. It’s Creepy and Dangerous.
If you are a person living with HIV, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and your local health department probably already have your HIV genetic profile. They have been examining it and comparing [...]
The Politics and Pitfalls of HIV Community Language
Kiara St James, Ben Plumley, Jose Romero, and Mark S. King Two broadcasts this week took a look at the words we use as people living with HIV - and the words others [...]
