by Mark S. King | Jul 28, 2012 | Gay Life, Living with HIV/AIDS, My Fabulous Disease, News, Prevention and Policy
Our little summer camp for global AIDS advocates (and physicians, and commercial interests) has come to a close, and there are images that will be knocking around in my head for weeks to come (and some, forever). The seven foot Mexican drag queen handing out condoms...
by Mark S. King | Jul 27, 2012 | Gay Life, Living with HIV/AIDS, My Fabulous Disease, News, Prevention and Policy
It’s time for a tour of the heart and soul of the international AIDS conference in Washington, DC: The Global Village. This massive hall is the only part of the conference open to the public, and it has a grass-roots feel, crafted from the love and devotion of...
by Mark S. King | Jul 26, 2012 | Gay Life, Living with HIV/AIDS, My Fabulous Disease, News, Prevention and Policy
It’s difficult sometimes, writing about an event that so easily lends itself to images and sound. Such is the case with the AIDS2012 March to End AIDS, the subject of today’s video blog episode from the conference. The people included in the video can...
by Mark S. King | Jul 9, 2012 | Gay Life, Living with HIV/AIDS, My Fabulous Disease, Prevention and Policy
(This essay appears in my collection of essays, My Fabulous Disease: Chronicles of a Gay Survivor, available now at online outlets or your local bookstore.) The annual Folsom Street Fair in San Francisco is noted for its unbridled embrace of every star in our sexual...
by Mark S. King | Jun 21, 2012 | Gay Life, Living with HIV/AIDS, My Fabulous Disease, Prevention and Policy
(This essay appears in my collection of essays, My Fabulous Disease: Chronicles of a Gay Survivor, available now at online outlets or your local bookstore.) I took a shower this morning. I am clean. I might work out at the gym later, or maybe the trash bag will break...