by Mark S. King | Oct 10, 2018 | Living with HIV/AIDS, My Fabulous Disease, News, Prevention and Policy, Trump
Very little happens by accident. The most iconic moments in HIV/AIDS activism – the appearance of the early SILENCE=DEATH meme, the footage of AIDS activist Peter Staley being peeled from a building during a protest, the photos of Sen. Jesse Helms’ home wrapped in an... 
by Mark S. King | Oct 2, 2018 | Film Review, Gay Life, Living with HIV/AIDS, My Fabulous Disease, News
A moment of reverence, please. In 1975, I went to the movies and discovered everything I needed to know about men, sexual allure, chest hair and the masculine ideal that would fuel my fantasies for the rest of my natural life. The film was Lifeguard and the star was... 
by Mark S. King | Aug 1, 2018 | Family and Friends, Gay Life, Living with HIV/AIDS, Meth and Recovery, My Fabulous Disease, News, Prevention and Policy, Trump
One of the great joys of my HIV/AIDS writing and video blogging over the years has been capturing the sights, sounds, and incredible people of the International AIDS Society’s (IAS) biannual conference. I’ve spent sleepless nights in hotel rooms everywhere from Vienna... 
by Mark S. King | Jul 16, 2018 | Gay Life, Living with HIV/AIDS, Meth and Recovery, My Fabulous Disease, News, Prevention and Policy
The International AIDS Conference will be held in Amsterdam on July 23-27, and My Fabulous Disease – that’s me! — will once again be there to share daily video reports from the event. I have attended and provided video coverage for each of the bi-yearly... 
by Mark S. King | Jun 15, 2018 | Gay Life, Living with HIV/AIDS, My Fabulous Disease, News, Trump
The garden party fundraising event last month in Montgomery County, Maryland, had all the usual markers of a political candidate on the rise. Well-dressed children frolicked on the lawn of the stately home while guests helped themselves to finger foods and glasses of...
