by Mark S. King | Oct 10, 2015 | Gay Life, Living with HIV/AIDS, My Fabulous Disease, Prevention and Policy
This is a clever social media campaign: Healthline, an online health community, has asked people who have been living with HIV to create videos for those who have recently tested positive, known as “You’ve Got This.” Think of it as “It Gets... 
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.... 
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 25, 2015 | Family and Friends, Gay Life, Living with HIV/AIDS, Meth and Recovery, My Fabulous Disease
This post will never be as romantic as I would like it to be. And it could never be as romantic as the truth. On the evening of July 22, 2012, Michael Mitchell went to a mixer at Cobalt, a gay club in Washington, DC. The international AIDS conference was being held in... 
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...
