by Mark S. King | Mar 20, 2020 | Family and Friends, Gay Life, Living with HIV/AIDS, My Fabulous Disease, News, Prevention and Policy, Trump
The flyer was in my mailbox, folded and placed by an unknown neighbor. “NEED CORONAVIRUS HELP?” it read, explaining a local “Self-Quarantine Response Team” was here to support those “with compromised immune systems, those in quarantine – or even those who must work or... 
by Mark S. King | Feb 25, 2020 | Gay Life, Living with HIV/AIDS, My Fabulous Disease, News, Prevention and Policy, Trump
(This essay appeared in the Jan/Feb 2020 issue of POZ Magazine. It plays off the fact that it was written in advance of publication, in late 2019, and how fast-paced the downfall of our democracy news cycle can be. One thing is certain: my Trump Trauma remains, and I... 
by Mark S. King | Feb 7, 2020 | Gay Life, Living with HIV/AIDS, My Fabulous Disease, News, Prevention and Policy
First things first. I don’t believe the national HIV agency, NMAC, acted thoughtlessly toward people living with AIDS – only one of the accusations leveled against them — when NMAC decided to change the name of their annual conference from “the United States... 
by Mark S. King | Sep 30, 2019 | Living with HIV/AIDS, My Fabulous Disease, News, Prevention and Policy
AIDS United, the national HIV/AIDS policy, lobbying, and funding consortium of organizational leaders, has issued an apology and promised to review their policies and procedures after the posting of my (can I say bombshell? Humble bloggers never get to use that word,... 
by Mark S. King | Sep 25, 2019 | Living with HIV/AIDS, My Fabulous Disease, News, Prevention and Policy
This is the story of the insidious influence of Big Pharma on our HIV/AIDS leadership and policy-making, and how an experienced activist like me was tricked into delivering messages for the HIV pharma giant Gilead Sciences. I was bamboozled because I didn’t do my...
