by Mark S. King | Nov 30, 2023 | Family and Friends, Gay Life, Living with HIV/AIDS, Meth and Recovery, My Fabulous Disease, News, Prevention and Policy
(I will never explain the early days of AIDS better then this, so I post this essay to commemorate World AIDS Day every year. This essay, written in 2007 for Southern Voice newspaper, won “Outstanding Opinion Piece” from NLGJA, the national LGBTQ... 
by Mark S. King | Sep 1, 2023 | Anita Mann and Acting Gigs, Book Review, Family and Friends, Film Review, Gay Life, Living with HIV/AIDS, Meth and Recovery, My Fabulous Disease, News, Prevention and Policy
The day has come. Today, My Fabulous Disease: Chronicles of a Gay Survivor is officially released. This book represents – and I know how this sounds – my life’s work. It features essays culled from writing over the course of four decades. It is joyful and... 
by Mark S. King | Aug 30, 2023 | Living with HIV/AIDS, My Fabulous Disease, News, Prevention and Policy
You know what a fan I am of the annual United States Conference on HIV/AIDS (USCHA), produced by NMAC. I’ve been writing about it for years, and providing videos and photo essays for those of you who couldn’t make it or wanted to relive the highlights. If... 
by Mark S. King | Jun 12, 2023 | Film Review, Gay Life, Living with HIV/AIDS, My Fabulous Disease, News, Prevention and Policy
Writer and comedian Michael Henry has become a sly critic of gay culture and sexual politics, regularly tackling issues such as body image, masculinity, and every aspect of queer desire you might imagine. His sharp wit and social insight have endeared him to nearly... 
by Mark S. King | May 5, 2023 | Gay Life, Living with HIV/AIDS, My Fabulous Disease, News, Prevention and Policy
You must know this, because it matters. Because it has already changed your life, no matter who you are, and you may not even realize it. It was 1983. Just a year prior, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) became the fearful nameplate for the murderer of gay...
