by Mark S. King | Jun 25, 2019 | Living with HIV/AIDS, Meth and Recovery, My Fabulous Disease, News, Prevention and Policy, Trump
For many years, I have viewed activist Larry Bryant, Jr. as one of the most highly regarded voices of conscience in the HIV/AIDS movement, and among Black men in particular. At the recent Reunion Project event in Washington, DC, a day of education and community for...
by Mark S. King | May 22, 2019 | Gay Life, Living with HIV/AIDS, My Fabulous Disease, News
Fainting is weird, especially the third time it happened during one weekend. By that time, I knew enough to grab a safe spot – the front steps of the house, I had been admiring the blooms in the courtyard – before the queasy rush that had suddenly consumed me would...
by Mark S. King | Apr 2, 2019 | My Fabulous Disease, News, Prevention and Policy, Trump
Advocates pressuring the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to claim royalties from sales of ‘Truvada as PrEP’ report “strong interest” in congressional hearings on the growing controversy, based on visits to the Hill today between HIV advocates and...
by Mark S. King | Mar 5, 2019 | Living with HIV/AIDS, My Fabulous Disease, News, Prevention and Policy
(This nuanced press release from Treatment Action Group addresses the “another person cured of AIDS” story far better that I ever could. — Mark) New York, March 4, 2019 – Treatment Action Group (TAG) welcomes the report today of a possible long-term...
by Mark S. King | Jan 24, 2019 | Film Review, Meth and Recovery, My Fabulous Disease, News
Dr. David Fawcett and I have an oddly symbiotic relationship. David has specialized in drug and sex addiction for many years, and I was a drug addict for many years. We’ve become close friends and have managed to use both of our experiences to speak out on the...