Toni Kitti: Artist
Tale of a "Crazy Artist"
Finnish Photographer Toni Kitti Talks Art, AIDS, Shame & Recovery
by Lester Strong
"There is always a deep inner peace when I...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Jose Ramos: The Impulse Group
Sex Positive
Jose Ramos Helps Create a Social Movement to Aid Gay & Bi Men
by Dann Dulin
There’s somebody out there whose sole intent is to...
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...
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...












