Total Eclipse of the Heart
Total Eclipse of the Heart
by David Waggoner
Stigma persists. Just look at what rapper DaBaby said at a Miami music festival in late July. Along...
Adam Fried: Ally
Ruby raps with Adam Fried
Mr. Fried and I have crossed paths more than once. (Straight away I’ll impart to you: his surname is pronounced...
Demanding Better—But for Whom?
Demanding Better—But for Whom?
US PLHIV Caucus' Federal Policy Agenda Excludes Long-Term Survivors
by Hank Trout
Early in June of this year, the US PLHIV Caucus issued...
Craig G. Harris: A Reflection
Acts of Kindness
A Reflection on the Writing and Activism of Craig G. Harris
by Chael Needle
Introduced as a supplement to local Albany paper, Metroland, Art...
When It Comes to AIDS History, Everything Counts
Everything Counts
by David Waggoner
As we have looked back this summer at the start of the known AIDS epidemic, we have tried to be nuanced....
Soraya Liza Lanyri: Advocate
Ruby's Rap by Ruby Comer
Soraya Liza Lanyri
He-man hunk Rock Hudson shocked the world when he tragically died of AIDS-related causes in 1985. The dreamy...
A New Normal
A New Normal
Part XIV of an Ongoing Chronicle of the First Fifteen Years of the AIDS Pandemic
by Bruce Ward
One Sunday, about fifteen years ago,...
Is Cannabis For Me?
Up in Smoke
Cannabis Can Be Medicinal, but Would It Work for Me?
by John Francis Leonard
Born in ’69, I consider myself a child of the...
AIDS Advocacy & Our Odysseys
Our Odysseys
One Editor's Take on AIDS Advocacy
by Chael Needle
In the eighth grade, our social studies class had for one day a substitute teacher, Mr....
Venita Ray: Advocate
Venita Ray
by Ruby Comer
Marquee Photo by Johnnie Ray Kornegay III
"We build power, change culture, and transform systems.”
Landing on this bold quote one evening, while...
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Looking Back, Looking Forward
Looking Back, Looking Forward
Advocates Honor Four Decades of HIV/AIDS Advocacy as A&U Marks Thirty Years of Publication
by Chael Needle
Thirty years ago David Waggoner introduced...
