Raymond Luczak: Writer & Advocate
Love, Loss & Rage
Lyrical and erotic, Raymond Luczak’s Flannelwood explores the art of losing
by Hank Trout
Photographed exclusively for A&U by Brent Dundore
Raymond Luczak can...
Dale Guy Madison: Advocate
Fuck fear! I’ve heard that significant phrase quite a lot over the past year, and it unquestionably applies to Dale Guy Madison. The actor...
Adam B. Shapiro: Advocate
A Beautiful Heart
Actor Adam B. Shapiro talks about The Normal Heart, de-stigmatizing HIV and bridging divides
Text & photos by Alina Oswald
Many might recognize NYC-based...
Lillibeth Gonzalez: Advocate
To Be Continued....
Lillibeth Gonzalez, a long-term AIDS survivor, used her pain as a stepping stone into her “golden” years
by Candace Y.A. Montague
Photographed exclusively for...
Candy Samples’ Powers for Good: Scott Kramer
Scott Kramer, LCSW, is another New Yorker I’m proud to call a dear friend. Five years ago we bonded over stories about HIV, as...
Shaun David Hutchinson: Writer & Advocate
Choosing Life
An Intrepid Advocate, YA Author Shaun David Hutchinson Encourages Readers to Protect Their Mental and Their Sexual Health
by Dann Dulin
Photos by Chris Piedra
Suicide....
Mj Rodriguez: Cover Story
Role-Model Realness
Triple threat actress, singer, voguer Mj Rodriguez is poised to uplift the transgender community one stage at a time
Text & photos by Sean Black
As...
Chuck Forester: Writer & Advocate
Sex Is Our Birthright
Chuck Forester revisits the early epidemic in his new novel
by Raymond Luczak
Because I’d grown up in the Upper Midwest, as in...
Bobbee Trans Mooremon: Advocate
Yep, that’s my friend’s legal name!
Bobbee tells yours truly that a transgender person has the right to change their name. Her family called her...
Reverend Yolanda: Advocate
Sacred Calling
Award-winning singer/songwriter Reverend Yolanda offers a course in miracles, teaching about trans and HIV activism, self-empowerment & self-growth
Text & Photos by Alina Oswald
I...
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Plague Years: Review
Plague Years
A Doctor’s Journey through the AIDS Crisis
Ross A. Slotten, MD
University of Chicago Press
Reviewed by Hank Trout
In 1992, a commissioner on the Chicago Board...
