Meningitis Headlines
Posted on December 8, 2012 by A&U in Columns, Left Field
Left Field by Patricia Nell Warren Conservative media coverage trots out old fears, even in the face of facts It’s always illuminating to see what the news media do with HIV/AIDS stories. I’ve found it challenging to untangle some conflicting reports about the so-called outbreak of bacterial meningitis happening in New York City. As I [...]
Just*in Time: November 2012
Posted on December 6, 2012 by A&U in Columns, Just*in Time, Noteworthy
by Justin B. Terry-Smith Dear Justin, I have a question: Can openly gay men who are positive join the Army or Air Force? —Detox I was in the Air Force for four years. I served honorably as an HIV-negative, semi-closeted gay man. When I say semi-closeted, I mean I didn’t tell anyone about my sexuality [...]
Leif Rogers, MD
Posted on December 5, 2012 by A&U in Columns, Ruby's Rap
Ruby’s Rap by Ruby Comer Holy bedpan, the holidays are upon us once again. Every year, though, I do look forward to a non-traditional meal: organic turkey with gluten-free stuffing, fresh veggies from my garden, and a dollop of tapioca-based whipped cream atop homemade pumpkin pie. No, no, I don’t cook—blessedly, my fiancé Rudy does. [...]
Just*in Time: October 2012
Posted on November 28, 2012 by A&U in Columns, Just*in Time, Noteworthy
by Justin B. Terry-Smith Hi Justin, I actually just read on your blog, Justin’s HIV Journal, that you are now a foster/adoption parent in the state of Maryland—that is wonderful. [Editor’s note: Justin and his husband Phil just became foster/adoptive parents to a beautiful LGBT teen in Maryland.] I’m so happy for you both; I [...]
Clock Wise
Posted on November 28, 2012 by A&U in Columns, Features, First Generation
What can long-term survivors teach the world? First Generation by Chuck Willman My name is Chuck Willman. I tested positive for HIV in 1988. In 1995 I had progressed to “full-blown AIDS.” Despite my long battle with AIDS, my only awful and debilitating ailment is peripheral neuropathy in my legs, which makes it difficult for [...]
Will You Be the Greater Fool?
Posted on November 23, 2012 by A&U in Columns, Noteworthy, Voices from the South
Voices from the South by LaMont “Montee” Evans The fight against AIDS depends on those who believe we can do something Human beings are dying of HIV and AIDS—what are you going to do about it? We have a wealth of possibilities, talents, resources, and energy evaporating right before our eyes as if water is [...]
Betty Holston Smith
Posted on October 30, 2012 by A&U in Columns, Ruby's Rap
Ruby’s Rap by Ruby Comer This girl makes me feel like SuperWeenie! Where does she get such strength and endurance? Technically she’s older than me, but certainly not in mind, body, or spirit. At seventy-one, Dr. Betty Holston Smith is proud of her age and has every right to be. Among other things, she’s a [...]
November 6th
Posted on October 23, 2012 by A&U in Columns, Left Field
Left Field by Patricia Nell Warren Will the Election day be a turning point for people living with AIDS? When AIDS exploded on the world scene in the early 1980s, it blew open a sharp political crevasse across the United States. On one side of the gap crowded the non-sympathizing among conservatives, most visibly President [...]
Quinn Cummings
Posted on October 3, 2012 by A&U in Columns, Ruby's Rap
Ruby’s Rap by Ruby Comer Who would have thunk it.…?! That cute, irascible kid in the classic film, The Goodbye Girl, would eventually work on an AIDS hotline. Just eight years after the film, when Quinn Cummings was eighteen she was fielding calls from desperate, worried callers. She was the youngest volunteer at the hotline. [...]
Cure for Hep C
Posted on September 24, 2012 by A&U in Columns, Left Field
Left Field by Patricia Nell Warren A new drug helps as many as eighty percent of those living with HCV So often, I have to report bad news about the greed, corruption and malfeasance that infests much of the biomedical world today. So for once I’m glad to report some good news—namely a cure that [...]
