Russell Deason: Advocate
Tough as Nails
For Singer/Pianist Russell Deason, Surviving is a Cabaret
by Hank Trout
Photographed Exclusively for A&U by Michael Kerner
When Russell Deason was growing up in...
“I Am HIV-Positive”
Every time I give a tour at the AIDS foundation I currently work for, I share my status and say out loud, “I am...
Jerry Torre: Writer & Advocate
Harvesting Hope
Just Before the Dawn of AIDS, Jerry Torre Accidentally Encountered Fame, Followed By Addiction, Depression, HIV, and Finally—Redemption
by Dann Dulin, with Mark Rebernik
In...
A Hollow Victory
A Hollow Victory
From fighting for our rights to fighting for our lives & back again
by Harry Breaux
As I put this blank sheet of electronic...
Golden Compass
Truly Golden
The AIDS Generation Navigates Aging with the Aid of a “Compass”
by Hank Trout
Photographed Exclusively for A&U by Michael Kerner
From the very beginning of...
The Billys
Finding Common Ground
Among Its Many Heart-Centered Aims, The Billys Embraces Unity Across Serostatus
by Lewis Nightingale
Photos by Dave Hall Photography
It’s a hot July afternoon at...
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....
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...
Alfie Pettit: Advocate
Untucked
Alan “Alfie” Pettit, aka Arial Trampway, the Inimitable Drag Queen of Palm Springs, Educates Others About the Epidemic From Firsthand Knowledge
by Dann Dulin
I was...
Dear Class of ’68
Dear Class of '68
Why I'm not attending my 50th reunion
by Lewis Nightingale
Dear Jim,
Thanks for asking why I’m not coming to our 50th Reunion this...