by Mark S. King | Dec 13, 2012 | Gay Life, Living with HIV/AIDS, Meth and Recovery, My Fabulous Disease, News
Our first meeting on-camera was in 2006. The memory of it pains me still, despite my enthusiasm for appearing on national television for any reason whatsoever. “And how long have you been off drugs?” he asked. The look in his eyes carried a journalist’s skepticism.... 
by Mark S. King | Nov 15, 2012 | Family and Friends, Gay Life, Living with HIV/AIDS, My Fabulous Disease, News
Richard is handsome and adorably shy. His sister began emailing me a few months ago, wondering if her brother might enjoy the HIV Cruise Retreat, because he isn’t able to disclose his status comfortably in his fairly small town. On the last night of the cruise I gave... 
by Mark S. King | Oct 30, 2012 | Anita Mann and Acting Gigs, Gay Life, Living with HIV/AIDS, My Fabulous Disease
(NOTE: When I created this post/video in 2012, I had no idea I would be honored as one of the Grand Marshals of the 2013 Atlanta Gay Pride Celebration (Oct 12-13). It makes the concept of Poz Pride even more interesting to me. If you would like to join my contingent... 
by Mark S. King | Jul 31, 2012 | Family and Friends, Gay Life, Living with HIV/AIDS, Meth and Recovery, My Fabulous Disease, News, Prevention and Policy
AIDS2012 was exactly as I had hoped: an enormous “summer camp” for advocates from around the globe, and I had a blast bringing their stories to you. Let others cover the medical updates and the big name speakers. I wanted to give you a sense of the people who are... 
by Mark S. King | Jun 14, 2012 | Family and Friends, Gay Life, My Fabulous Disease
“Now, people have their bat kites and their regular shaped kites,” Dad said to me when I was ten years old, “but the box kite, Mark, now there is the most aerodynamically sound of them all.” He demonstrated by making a box kite out of balsa wood and brown paper....
