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...
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...
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...
Eric Dean: Ally
Ruby's Rap
by Ruby Comer
Eric Dean
Growing up in a small town can have its benefits…and it’s disadvantages. When it comes to facing the AIDS epidemic,...
Seth Sikes: Ally
Ruby's Rap
by Ruby Comer
Seth Sikes
COVID-19 got your panties in a bunch? Read on, uptight reader.
Judy Garland, Barbra Streisand, Lena Horne, Bernadette Peters, and Liza...
Kyle Brown: Ally
Ruby's Rap
by Ruby Comer
Kyle Brown
“If you’re gay you’re going to hell!”
How many of you have been victim to this evil epithet??!
Unfortunately, Kyle Brown was...
Tim Braun: Ally
Ruby's Rap
by Ruby Comer
Tim Braun
P
et lover, mega The Sound of Music fan, toiled alongside Mother Teresa in India, someone with hopeless wanderlust (a man...
Ben Bogen: Ally
Ruby's Rap
by Ruby Comer
Ben Bogen
The rock musical Rent has certainly opened many a mind’s eye about Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome.
The play first appeared on...
Trent Park: Advocate
Ruby's Rap
by Ruby Comer
Trent Park
Hip-hop singer Trent Park was raised in Syracuse, New York, comes from a Mexican mother and a Black father and...
Lesley-Ann Brandt: Advocate
Ruby's Rap
by Ruby Comer
Lesley-Ann Brandt
I’ve always had a fondness for demons …more so than angels.
Mazikeen, better known as Maze, is on the top of...
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