by Mark S. King | Nov 28, 2010 | Family and Friends, Living with HIV/AIDS, My Fabulous Disease, News
My brother Richard smiles a lot. He has an easy laugh. But there was a time, years ago, when he held a poisonous drink in his hands and begged his dying lover not to swallow it. A time when Richard held the concoction they had prepared together and wept. Emil... by Mark S. King | Nov 16, 2010 | Family and Friends, Gay Life, Living with HIV/AIDS, My Fabulous Disease, News, Prevention and Policy
This week I am honored to be a “guest host” for The Bilerico Project, the leading online blogging salon for GLBT commentary, politics and culture. My job is to contribute three times a day and get out of my HIV rut! I’m having fun with pop culture... by Mark S. King | Nov 8, 2010 | Book Review, Family and Friends, Gay Life, Meth and Recovery, My Fabulous Disease
My memorial service will be fabulous, I can assure you of that. I first outlined it during the initial, deadly wave of AIDS in the 1980’s, and have edited it here and there over the years, updating the songs I would like played or the video footage shown.... by Mark S. King | Nov 1, 2010 | Family and Friends, Gay Life, Living with HIV/AIDS, My Fabulous Disease, News
If I clear my mind, I can transport myself back to so many fun moments during the 2010 HIV Cruise Retreat. Maybe I’m zip-lining through the rain forest of Costa Rica, or I’m gorging myself at the dessert buffet. The water slide high above the 3,000... by Mark S. King | Sep 20, 2010 | Gay Life, Living with HIV/AIDS, My Fabulous Disease, Prevention and Policy
While “gay men’s health” as a concept — aging, mental health, relationships, physical fitness — tried mightily to get some respect at the 2010 Gay Men’s Health Summit in Ft Lauderdale, HIV continued to dominate much of the workshops...