by Mark S. King | Apr 18, 2010 | Family and Friends, Gay Life, Living with HIV/AIDS, My Fabulous Disease, Prevention and Policy
A few weeks ago I spent the day at the Florida AIDS Walk, and it was striking how different it was from the Walks I attended years ago. Smiling faces, racial and ethnic diversity, baby strollers, and most of all a feeling of happiness and celebration. That’s... by Mark S. King | Apr 17, 2010 | Family and Friends, Gay Life, Living with HIV/AIDS, My Fabulous Disease
Lately, I’ve been filled with more gas than Rush Limbaugh on an Oxycotin high. It usually happens in bed at night, where my long-suffering boyfriend has a very limited retreat. “What food pyramid item was that?” he’ll ask like a horrified Top... by Mark S. King | Apr 15, 2010 | Gay Life, Living with HIV/AIDS, My Fabulous Disease, Prevention and Policy
Once again, the HIV disclosure debate has heated up among prevention advocates, the media, and front-line sexually active men and women just trying to get laid. It all boils down to this: should sharing your status be morally mandatory, or does having protected sex... by Mark S. King | Apr 11, 2010 | Gay Life, Living with HIV/AIDS, My Fabulous Disease, News
In 1987, when nurses would still flip coins to see which would enter the room of an AIDS patient and politicians debated sending those with HIV to an isolated island, something truly remarkable happened. And the passing Friday of the great Dixie Carter, 70, is a fine... by Mark S. King | Mar 29, 2010 | Gay Life, Living with HIV/AIDS, My Fabulous Disease
While attending the South Florida AIDS Walk yesterday I was struck with the obvious. These walks just aren’t what they used to be, and neither is the HIV/AIDS crisis. In fact, “crisis” is hardly a word to describe it anymore. This isn’t simply...
