by Mark S. King | Mar 21, 2019 | Family and Friends, Gay Life, Living with HIV/AIDS, My Fabulous Disease
(Note: Be sure to read my piece on Steve’s connection to The Eyes of Tammy Faye, as well as my post about Jessica Chastain becoming starstruck by Steve on the red carpet.) Brace yourselves, Gilbert & Sullivan fans. The Rev. Steve Pieters has a treat for you....
by Mark S. King | Mar 7, 2019 | Film Review, Gay Life, Living with HIV/AIDS, My Fabulous Disease, News
(UPDATE: On April 27, 2019, Ella Johnson’s video proceeded to Nationals. She ranked first in the “Senior Individual Documentary” division.) When Ella Johnson made a video documentary about Greg Louganis for her National History Day project, she knew...
by Mark S. King | Feb 7, 2019 | Gay Life, Living with HIV/AIDS, My Fabulous Disease, News, Prevention and Policy, Trump
Today is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, so let’s hear it for the Trump USA team behind his master race plan to end the HIV epidemic by 2030. I’ve even included an actual photo of their meeting on January 6th with a diverse group of stakeholders. Oh, wait....
by Mark S. King | Jan 17, 2019 | Living with HIV/AIDS, My Fabulous Disease, News, Prevention and Policy
(For the first time, the words I am posting on My Fabulous Disease are not my own. This piece is from Craig Washington, whom I have known since our service at AID Atlanta 25 years ago. He continues to teach me about the lives and issues of Black gay men living...
by Mark S. King | Dec 19, 2018 | Living with HIV/AIDS, My Fabulous Disease, News, Prevention and Policy, Trump
The breaking point has been reached. After months of activism that has failed to convince the International AIDS Society (IAS) to withdraw their “AIDS2020” conference from San Francisco, activists have now announced an alternative conference, “HIV2020,” to be held in...