Maria Mejia & Jason Wood
Posted on August 14, 2014 by A&U in Features
A Warrior’s Path AIDS activist Maria Mejia and author Jason Wood talk about their new book, From a Warrior’s Passion and Pain, and life lessons learned from the experience by Alina Oswald Photo by Sean Black Maria Mejia’s story may be an uncomfortable read for some individuals, but it’s a must-read for many of us. [...]
Voicing That Inner Scream
Posted on August 14, 2014 by A&U in Positively Literary
Winner, Christopher Hewitt Award for Creative Nonfiction Voicing That Inner Scream: Visibility and AIDS in LGBT Africa by Nick Hadikwa Mwaluko LGBT Africa held two truths: you fuck, you die. Both truths were intimately woven like tapestry spun by a wild heart against an overreaching government bracketed from the world stage, answerable solely to itself, [...]
5th Annual LifeRide
Posted on August 12, 2014 by A&U in Features, Noteworthy
Lead Feet and Heavy Hearts Fueled by amfAR and Kiehl’s, 5th Annual LifeRide motors across states to Governor’s Island for an unveiling of the Quilt Text and Photos by Sean Black On Monday, August 11th, after a 12-day motorcycle journey from Milwaukee to New York City, a band of not-so-weary travellers revved their engines onto [...]
Suzanne Somers
Posted on August 11, 2014 by A&U in Cover Story
Her Dedication At sixty-seven, acclaimed entertainer, women’s health and beauty advocate & bestselling author Suzanne Somers turns the pages of her life to the chapters facing AIDS by Sean Black Photos by Cindy Gold Suzanne Somers is feeling good and staying healthy—Naturally! Beloved worldwide for her endearing role as Chrissy Snow on the smash sitcom, [...]
Just*in Time: July 2014
Posted on August 8, 2014 by A&U in Columns, Just*in Time
Just*in Time by Justin B. Terry Smith Justin, You know that you can reverse HIV with juicing? —Fruitarian Zombie Ummmmm, wow, so sorry to tell you this, but that is incorrect. If this were the case don’t you think that everyone would be cured of HIV by now? I get a lot of e-mails asking [...]
Chris Hewitt 2014 Winners Announced
Posted on August 7, 2014 by A&U in Positively Literary
Christopher Hewitt Award Winners 2014 When we announced our winners last year for the first annual Christopher Hewitt Award, we wrote that the award was our way of recognizing and encouraging work that “not only builds upon the legacy of thirty years of literature about our community, but also helps to enrich and expand our [...]
Diagnosis, Interrupted
Posted on August 7, 2014 by A&U in Positively Literary
Diagnosis, Interrupted Death came a-knockin’ and suddenly infinity became dizzy The rush of a fever, chills that stretch miles, I felt my courage draining Silenced, was the urge to run, do not betray me, body Time, a merciful mother and a cruel leader She could not save me Wrapped in her warm embrace, a seed [...]
Hep Advocacy Goes Global
Posted on August 4, 2014 by A&U in Hep Talk, LifeGuide
LifeGuide [Hep Talk] All Around the World The war on hepatitis goes global by Larry Buhl The hepatitis crisis has been a global one for some time, but 2014 marks a watershed as NGOs, governments, activists, and pharmaceutical companies have set down important markers in how to address the pandemic. And they’re also beginning to [...]
Ephemera as Evidence
Posted on August 1, 2014 by A&U in Gallery
Ephemera as Evidence A new Visual AIDS show explores the legacy of AIDS by Alina Oswald In recent history, the AIDS pandemic has prominently highlighted our…limitations, as humans, when facing the disease, bringing home the realization of our mortality and the loss associated with it. Maybe most importantly, when it comes to HIV/AIDS, this loss [...]
Born Free Africa
Posted on July 28, 2014 by A&U in Features
Necessity: Mother of Prevention Born Free Africa Counts Down to Zero Mother-to-Child Transmission by Stevie St. John At its heart, it’s a simple problem with an elegantly simple solution. An HIV-positive pregnant woman with access to care and medication can greatly diminish the chance that she will pass HIV on to her child during pregnancy, [...]
