by Mark S. King | Jun 21, 2011 | Film Review, Gay Life, Living with HIV/AIDS, My Fabulous Disease
When I was 15 years old, I couldn’t wait to attend a local community theater production of The Boys in the Band. I was intrigued by the play’s dark and mysterious reputation, and had heard that it included a lot of homosexuality (funny how that word... by Mark S. King | Jun 7, 2011 | Family and Friends, Gay Life, Living with HIV/AIDS, Meth and Recovery, My Fabulous Disease
For most of my life I’ve been judgmental and a little impatient with gay people who didn’t just come out. Are the risks really that dire? I suspected they were just chicken shit, or unwilling to stand up to their family or to whatever screwed up religious... by Mark S. King | Apr 12, 2011 | Family and Friends, Gay Life, My Fabulous Disease
When I became a man, I put away childish things. — 1 Corinthians 13:11 We’re on a dirt road in the cotton fields, sitting in the back of his Plymouth. It had been my idea to stop and look at the sky, and it doesn’t come off like a sneaky move now,... by Mark S. King | Apr 6, 2011 | Gay Life, Living with HIV/AIDS, My Fabulous Disease
I suppose it was only a matter of time before HIV fitness guru and hottie Nelson Vergel and I ended up in bed together. After rummaging through my kitchen in a video blog about healthy eating, and then flexing his biceps at the gym when he instructed me on weight... by Mark S. King | Mar 8, 2011 | Anita Mann and Acting Gigs, Family and Friends, Gay Life, Living with HIV/AIDS, Meth and Recovery, My Fabulous Disease, News
When Mark first started My Fabulous Disease, I was pretty sure it was going to directly result in the destruction of humanity. One year later, we’re all still here. I can’t believe I lost that bet. Myles Helfand, Editor, The Body, The Complete HIV/AIDS...