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...
Tommy-Lee Baïk: Advocate
Ruby's Rap
by Ruby Comer
Tommy-Lee Baïk
Several years ago I was in Paris and attended a UNAIDS conference. After an early dinner, at the opulent Hotel...
Todd Lien: Advocate
Ruby's Rap
by Ruby Comer
Todd Lien
Todd Lien is a Star Walker! He raised more than $1,000 for the AIDS Walk, which qualified him for that...
Matthew Olshefski & Paul Castle: Advocates
Ruby's Rap
by Ruby Comer
Matthew Olshefski & Paul Castle
As strippers Tessie Tura, Mazeppa, and Electra proclaim in the rollicking iconic musical, Gypsy, You Gotta Have...
Andrew Thien Vo: Advocate
Ruby's Rap
by Ruby Comer
Andrew Thien Vo
My ears perk up. Across the crowded living room I hear “butt wipes” and “Columbus (Ohio)” in the same...
James Duke Mason: Advocate
Ruby's Rap
by Ruby Comer
James Duke Mason
I was just entering puberty at the age of ten when I saw the epic musical romp, The Sound...
Vaughn Frisby: Advocate
Vaughn Frisby
“Those who make the worst of their time most complain about its shortness.”—La Bruyere
Sadly, this describes your Ruby to a “T.” I’m always...
Spencer Trinwith: Advocate
Spencer Trinwith
He evolved from being encumbered by a back brace to being draped in a hairnet. Okay, granted, this may sound funny but it...
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intolerant skin and loose muscles, bones
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through years of...
