Jump In!
Jump! Jump—for my love! When I saw on social media that The Pointer Sisters performed at AIDS Walk New York last month, I was…
My Fight with HIV
My fight with HIV began before 1981. I was the third person diagnosed with GRID, at Georgetown University Hospital just before my fifteenth birthday….
Ode to Craigslist Personals
Creating Something Perfect
An ode to Craigslist personals
by Corey Saucier
In 2011 there was a documentary released called Craigslist Joe, where the titular everyman, a skinny…
Thomas Parker Harris: Advocate
Pranayama, Asana, Tadasana, and Down-dog. Nope. I’m not reading from an Indian restaurant menu, nor am I at the animal shelter choosing a breed…
Friendship & Long-Term Surviving
Voice & Dance Lessons
We should remember to celebrate friends helping friends
by Hank Trout
Friends have brought to my attention that my For the Long Run…
The Beat Goes On
More than twenty years ago, A&U featured Joan Rivers in a cover story interview, written by Glenn Gaylord. October 1996, to be exact. We…
When Your HIV Advocacy Gets Amplified
My Face on Billboards
What happens when your HIV advocacy is suddenly thirty-feet high?
by George M. Johnson
Back in mid-March, I was walking to the train…
Forgiveness: The Strength in Letting Go & Moving On
Forgiveness
The strength in letting go and moving on
by John Francis Leonard
Sometimes, it’s life’s most trying episodes that bring us closer.
My younger brother and his…
Benjamin Farmer: Advocate
I stir my Venti Caffe Latte, after adding chocolate powder and Stevia, and gawk out the Starbucks window. The crowd rushes by on 43rd…
Time for Therapy
The burdens of being a public figure some days are heavy. In addition to being a full-time journalist, I’m also an avid LGBTQ activist,…
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You Care About HIV Criminalization (You Just Don’t Know It Yet)
On Sunday, June 24, 2018, Visual AIDS participated in the NYC Pride March, distributing over 7,500 copies of a newly commissioned broadsheet project designed…
