Safety Net
Posted on June 17, 2013 by A&U in LifeGuide, Treatment Horizons
Treatment Horizons by Chael Needle A nonprofit creates a new support system for the uninsured Joining Merck and ViiV Healthcare, Gilead Sciences is now supporting and participating in a new patient assistance program (PAP) that provides individuals living with HIV/AIDS and in treatment with a singular portal to free medications. Launched in the summer of [...]
Digital Divided
Posted on June 16, 2013 by A&U in Columns, Voices from the South
Voice from the South by LaMont “Montee” Evans We need to unite our HIV/AIDS efforts for people on-line and off As we approach HIV/AIDS prevention, testing, and treatment in the rural areas of the South and metropolitan cities, access to technology must be considered. According to an article titled, “Digital Divide,” the Internet has placed [...]
After
Posted on June 15, 2013 by A&U in Positively Literary
[SPOTLIGHT] After by Chuck Willman JMS Books Writer (and A&U columnist) Chuck Willman invites you into the world of committed partners Gabe and Chris, who have settled into the quiet routine of homelife in their bungalow. Both men have been swept into the regimen of working—Gabe at his counseling position at an HIV/AIDS center in [...]
Mighty Real
Posted on June 14, 2013 by A&U in Noteworthy
The legacy of Sylvester—as glittery as a mirrorball—lives on! On June 25, Fantasy/Concord Music Group will release a CD and a 12-inch double pink vinyl edition of the Queen of Disco’s hits. Also available on digital platforms, Mighty Real: Greatest Dance Hits includes eleven tracks, a combination of original album cuts and rare 12-inch remixes [...]
Stepping Forward
Posted on June 13, 2013 by A&U in Cover Story
With the Release of His New Film, Behind the Candelabra, Scott Bakula Takes Us Back to the Early Days of the Epidemic to Take Stock of What We’ve Learned by Dann Dulin It impacted Scott Bakula right from the start. In 1976, at the age of twenty-one, he had dropped out of college and moved [...]
One Singular Sensation
Posted on June 13, 2013 by A&U in Music, Dance & Theater, The Arts
Dance for Life is prepping for another dazzling display on August 17, 2013. Check out this article from last year to understand why this benefit event for AIDS Foundation of Chicago and others is one singular sensation. Dance for Life Chicago Presents a Spectacular One-of-a-Kind AIDS Fundraiser by Chip Alfred Some of Chicago’s foremost dancers [...]
My Life After Now
Posted on June 13, 2013 by A&U in Positively Literary
[BOOKS] My Life After Now by Jessica Verdi Sourcebooks Fire Reviewed by Sally Hessney Jessica Verdi’s debut novel My Life After Now is about a teenager who tests positive for HIV after a one-night stand. At the start of the young adult novel, it seems abundantly clear that sixteen-year-old Lucy Moore is a shoo-in for [...]
Just*in Time: June 2013
Posted on June 12, 2013 by A&U in Columns, Just*in Time
Jus*in Time by Justin B. Terry-Smith Justin— I’m twenty-seven years young. I contracted HIV on February 15, 2010, from a guy who didn’t tell me but then maybe I really didn’t want to know. As a child, I had neither self-confidence nor self-esteem. My parents moved me from school to school thinking that that would [...]
Geoff Ruaine
Posted on June 11, 2013 by A&U in Columns, Ruby's Rap
Ruby’s Rap by Ruby Comer Boom! What is that loud sound? “Are we under attack?” I ask my charming friend, Geoff Ruaine. This is my first time to The Lord of the Rings land. We’ve just stepped onto the street, having toured the newly built Auckland Art Gallery, an architectural achievement in Albert Park, when [...]
Show Up!
Posted on June 10, 2013 by A&U in Features
Character Actor and Standup Comic Jason Stuart Is a Certified One Hundred Percent Service Provider by Dann Dulin Jason Stuart could be Dr. Phil’s brother. There’s such a compelling resemblance. Like Dr. Phil, Jason reaches out to help others, but in just a wee-bit dissimilar manner. Jason gives of himself to others. Wait! I must [...]
