by Mark S. King | Aug 26, 2015 | Living with HIV/AIDS, My Fabulous Disease, News
When Alana Oldham was only 17 years old, she found out the meaning of activism. A close friend had received an AIDS diagnosis and he wasn’t expected to live very long. Alana wanted to take action — to make a difference and vent her grief and frustration —...
by Mark S. King | Jun 25, 2015 | Living with HIV/AIDS, My Fabulous Disease, News, Prevention and Policy
(I was proud to join four fellow activists contributing to this story, which originally appeared on the site HIV Equal. If you have ever wondered what all the fuss is about — or think the conflicts activists have with AIDS Healthcare Foundation are just industry...
by Mark S. King | Jun 1, 2015 | Gay Life, Living with HIV/AIDS, My Fabulous Disease
June is Pride Month in the LGBT community, and I was honored to be asked by Visual AIDS to curate a “web gallery” on the topic. Immediately, I considered a question that I had once posed to readers of my blog. If living with HIV is nothing to be ashamed...
by Mark S. King | May 9, 2015 | 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, was rated...
by Mark S. King | Apr 21, 2015 | Living with HIV/AIDS, My Fabulous Disease, News, Prevention and Policy
AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) has quietly reinstated funding to a Louisiana AIDS advocacy event, two weeks after pulling their support because one of the event organizers is involved in a whistleblower lawsuit against AHF. But AHF is really, totally committed to...