by Mark S. King | Mar 8, 2016 | Anita Mann and Acting Gigs, Family and Friends, Gay Life, My Fabulous Disease, News
It was 1975 and I was 14 years old, all gangly limbs and stubborn acne, and I was sitting in the passenger seat of a parked car. Splayed across my lap was the magazine, open to the page my companion had selected. I was staring at the photo with something like... 
by Mark S. King | Dec 21, 2015 | Gay Life, Living with HIV/AIDS, My Fabulous Disease, News
Each year, several hundred people living with HIV – primarily gay men, with a happy sprinkling of straight women and our supporters – embark on the HIV Cruise Retreat for a week of fun and frolic on the high seas. The event started with a group of HIV positive friends... 
by Mark S. King | Dec 9, 2015 | Anita Mann and Acting Gigs, Family and Friends, Gay Life, Living with HIV/AIDS, Meth and Recovery, My Fabulous Disease
(I can’t resist posting this each Holiday Season. The video below is my very favorite, of the more than 70 I have produced over the years. Enjoy!) My mother’s home here in Shreveport, Louisiana, was fraught with excitement last week. Christmas decorations... 
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 | Jul 7, 2015 | Book Review, Family and Friends, Living with HIV/AIDS, My Fabulous Disease, News
“We ask ourselves, ‘Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous?’ Actually, who are you not to be?” — Marianne Williamson The first time I met Amy Ferris, several years ago, she cupped my jawline in her hands and gave me a kiss full on the lips....
