Beach Community
Posted on December 30, 2011 by A&U in Features
South Beach AIDS Project Addresses HIV/AIDS with a Holistic Approach by David Volz The South Beach AIDS Project (SoBAP) is approaching the fight against HIV/AIDS from a wider angle. Over the past few months, SoBAP has been testing people for syphilis and, over the next few weeks, will start testing for a range of sexually transmitted [...]
I Dream of Jimmie
Posted on August 15, 2011 by A&U in Features, Noteworthy
Project Response Uncorks Magic Along Florida’s Space Coast Text and Photos by Sean Black Let’s pretend for a moment how the ageing characters of the 1960s hit TV show I Dream Of Jeannie would have rallied for the care and rights of persons with AIDS as the devastation of the disease washed upon the sandy [...]
Lessons from a Lady
Posted on June 24, 2011 by A&U in Features
AIDS advocate & health educator Quintara Lane learns as much as she teaches Text & Photos by Sean Black Though Elizabeth Glaser was slowly piercing the veil of the lethargic Reagan Administration, representing a constituency-in-need beyond gay men, thousands of children fell through the cracks of medical intervention, like Quintara Lane. Lady Queen Lane, as [...]
Waiting Lists
Posted on April 20, 2011 by A&U in Features
Florida’s ADAP Seeks Money for HIV/AIDS Patients by David Volz The Florida Department of Health is trying to find more money to provide medication for Florida’s HIV/AIDS patients. Florida is among other states struggling to keep up with services, especially providing drugs for its HIV/AIDS population. The economic downturn has had a negative effect on [...]
Reality Check
Posted on April 1, 2011 by A&U in Features
HIV Has No Face—RCP Has Many by Sean Black “Was your hair free? No. Were your nails free? No. How much would you pay for an HIV test? $20? $10? No, cuz today it’s free.” High school senior Janae Dennis shouts passionately through a bullhorn, encouraging drivers, bicyclists, and foot pedestrians to take advantage of [...]
