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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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The Italians Honored World AIDS Day with Heart, Music, and Activism
With KOMOS, the LGBTQ choir of Bologna, Italy, as I bear witness to the HIV epidemic during their World AIDS Day event on November 30th, 2019. What a distinct pleasure to be in [...]
Positive Women’s Network USA Honors ‘Trans Day of Remembrance’
The Positive Women’s Network (USA) has always stood up for gender expression and equality, and that is especially true of their unyielding support of trans women, a population heavily impacted by HIV/AIDS. Today, for Trans [...]
Sex Worker Jacen Zhu on Meth, HIV, and Racism in Gay Porn
The fact that sex worker Jacen Zhu is a fiercely intelligent and community-minded young man shouldn’t really come as a surprise, despite our habit of keeping porn stars in their porny boxes. The advent of [...]
Solving the Mystery of the Queer Angel
The Queer Angel paying respects at the Atlanta AIDS Walk. (Photo by Russ Bowen-Youngblood) When the photo appeared on social media only hours after the Atlanta AIDS Walk last week, it produced gasps [...]
Bodybuilder Raif Derrazi Talks HIV Stigma. With His Shirt Off.
“I’m sorry to objectify you,” I said sheepishly to bodybuilder Raif Derrazi. For our videotaped interview, Raif was naked down to the nether regions of his sculpted abs, at my request. “Not at all!” Raif [...]
AIDS United Signals Change Following Gilead Controversy
AIDS United, the national HIV/AIDS policy, lobbying, and funding consortium of organizational leaders, has issued an apology and promised to review their policies and procedures after the posting of my (can I say bombshell? Humble [...]
