Meningitis—More Research Needed
Posted on May 25, 2013 by A&U in Columns, Left Field
Left Field by Patricia Nell Warren With gay and bi men on high alert, the “threat” leaves us with more questions than answers. On April 12, a West Hollywood gay lawyer named Brett Shaad died of bacterial meningitis. Enough political panic and media misinformation has erupted around this case that I’m returning to the subject, [...]
Mother & Child Reunion
Posted on May 24, 2013 by A&U in Columns, Frontdesk
Frontdesk by David Waggoner Mayhem is a better word for May, the way I look at it. Mayhem from the stresses of living in an uncertain, unsafe world. What with the aftermath of the Boston bombings and the rising cases of a new strain of bird flu coming out of China…life is stressful! One looks [...]
Steve Bloom
Posted on May 23, 2013 by A&U in Columns, Ruby's Rap
Ruby’s Rap by Ruby Comer “G’day, me mate!” declares an ever-so-affable voice as I enter Cambridge Hotel in the Surry Hills section of Sydney, Australia. It’s Raj Patel, guest relations officer, and he pleasantly grabs the suitcase out of my hands. Whew, the older I get the more makeup I need—thus my bags get heavier [...]
Listening to Women
Posted on May 21, 2013 by A&U in Columns, First Generation
Sisters shouldn’t always have to do it for themselves!
Just*in Time: May 2013
Posted on May 17, 2013 by A&U in Columns, Just*in Time, Noteworthy
Just*in Time by Justin B. Terry-Smith Hello Justin, I do admire you so much! I added you as a friend [on Facebook] but never wanted to patronize you by coming up with clichés. I’m an African woman living in the U.K. I have a big family as you can imagine…and I have a cousin who [...]
“Cures”—Rushing to Judgment
Posted on May 3, 2013 by A&U in Columns, Left Field
Left Field by Patricia Nell Warren What’s at stake when media coverage misses the hard facts? Wildly excited stories about “AIDS cures” are popping up all over the news. I was intrigued to see how many headlines appeared to reveal a shared bias. As NPR ombudsman Edward Schumacher-Matos has said, “Headlines are prominent and designed [...]
Paul Gauthier
Posted on April 30, 2013 by A&U in Columns, Ruby's Rap
Ruby’s Rap by Ruby Comer Hello mates. I…love…cruising! The seafaring kind, not the flirtation kind, though that can be stimulating as well. I’m presently in the South Pacific aboard Holland-America’s Volendam sailing from Los Angeles to Sydney, Australia. Today we are at sea and I’m sitting on deck reading Sachi Parker’s juicy “Mommie Dearest” tome, [...]
Just*in Time: April 2013
Posted on April 24, 2013 by A&U in Columns, Just*in Time
Just*in Time by Justin B. Terry-Smith Hi Justin, I am struggling because I recently found out that my boyfriend tested positive for HIV during our relationship. It has been six months to date since this happened & I am still dealing with the situation mentally. When I first got the news I was getting tested [...]
Hanged, Beaten, Burned
Posted on April 2, 2013 by A&U in Columns, Left Field
Civil rights abuses against LGBT & HIV-positive individuals threaten to put lives at stake Left Field by Patricia Nell Warren As the AIDS epidemic spread across the U.S., a big barrier to stopping it was the stigma on vulnerable groups—especially LGBT people. After thirty years of civil-rights struggle, the U.S. has improved its attitude, with [...]
HIV Pride?
Posted on April 1, 2013 by A&U in Columns, First Generation
Maybe this is a vernacular issue, but are we confusing “pride” with “not ashamed”? by Chuck Willman Over the last few months I’ve noticed a number of gay blogs, Web sites (including those specifically selling “bareback” or no-condom porn), even advertisements for pharmaceutical companies selling their “positive” images of the “new” young, “healthy” HIV-infected person, proclaiming [...]
