by Mark S. King | Aug 9, 2011 | Family and Friends, Gay Life, Living with HIV/AIDS, Meth and Recovery, My Fabulous Disease
Today I accepted the Facebook friend request of someone I knew in high school. We haven’t spoken in more than thirty years. She is married with a load of kids, and God knows why she wants to befriend the scandalous queer who wore knee-high platform boots to the... by Mark S. King | Jul 26, 2011 | Family and Friends, My Fabulous Disease, Prevention and Policy
The descriptions of his decline, in whispered calls from back home, had a dreadfully familiar feel to them. Weight loss at a frightful pace. Losing interest in the world. Suddenly looking very old indeed. Most gay men of a certain age have heard those words, have seen... by Mark S. King | Jul 19, 2011 | Living with HIV/AIDS, My Fabulous Disease, News, Prevention and Policy
The 2011 ADAP Advocacy Association (aaa+) conference held July 5-7 in Washington, DC, was bursting with spirit. Dozens of advocates from across the country met for three days of workshops and speakers, and in this video blog, you’ll see the entire conference... by Mark S. King | Jun 7, 2011 | Family and Friends, Gay Life, Living with HIV/AIDS, Meth and Recovery, My Fabulous Disease
For most of my life I’ve been judgmental and a little impatient with gay people who didn’t just come out. Are the risks really that dire? I suspected they were just chicken shit, or unwilling to stand up to their family or to whatever screwed up religious... by Mark S. King | May 31, 2011 | Gay Life, Living with HIV/AIDS, My Fabulous Disease, News, Prevention and Policy
This is directed to HIV negative gay men. Listen carefully. This is your time. I’ve lived with HIV more than half my life, and people often praise me far more than I deserve, simply for surviving. They use words like brave and courageous. You know what takes...
