Got Twenty Minutes? Get Tested.
Posted on June 27, 2014 by A&U in Features
The Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation and Cascade AIDS Project created this PSA to raise awareness about the importance of getting tested, knowing your status and helping end AIDS.
Hep A Prevention
Posted on June 24, 2014 by A&U in Hep Talk, LifeGuide
LifeGuide [Hep Talk] Food for Thought Hepatitis A prevention efforts spark controversy by Larry Buhl The hepatitis C virus gets a lot of attention, and rightly so, because it can and does kill. But several high profile outbreak scares from infected restaurant workers has put the less deadly hepatitis A virus (HAV) on the map [...]
New Treatment Guidelines
Posted on June 23, 2014 by A&U in LifeGuide, Treatment Horizons
LifeGuide [Treatment Horizons] New Guidelines Revised treatment strategies address cost, monitoring & choosing a regimen by Chael Needle Revised guidelines for HIV treatment approaches will help you and your physician figure out how to fine-tune your regimen, now or when you might need to do so in the future. Reported in Guidelines for the Use [...]
The Stigma Project
Posted on June 20, 2014 by A&U in Features
The Benefit of Friends Scott McPherson and Chris Richey Became Fast Pals, and Then Evolved That Relationship Into Empowering Others with The Stigma Project by Dann Dulin They clicked. When Chris Richey and Scott McPherson met in Los Angeles, they discovered that they were both passionate about the same issues. One issue was HIV/AIDS stigma. [...]
Been There, Done That!
Posted on June 19, 2014 by A&U in Columns, First Generation
First Generation by Chuck Willman Been There, Done That! Stigma, like history, seems to have a tendency to repeat itself Sometimes our worst enemies are ourselves. I’m as guilty of this as the next person. I grew up as a somewhat obedient little Catholic boy, even serving as an altar boy. The rules and expectations [...]
NYC Ballroom Community
Posted on June 18, 2014 by A&U in Features
Invitation to a Ball AIDS Awareness Helps Bridge the Generation Gap in the Ballroom Community Text & Photos by Alina Oswald Strike a pose. Vogue.” The command may have different connotations for individuals from different generations—a flashback to Madonna’s song, for some; and a dance form, for those too young to remember when the singer [...]
Just*in Time: June 2014
Posted on June 17, 2014 by A&U in Columns, First Generation
Just*in Time by Justin B. Terry-Smith Hey dear My name is Eric and my family is from Jamaica. I’ve been positive for about eight years now. I’m not proud of it but I just wanted to tell you. Well, when I tell people they almost always compliment me on how good I look. I just [...]
Calling My Children
Posted on June 16, 2014 by A&U in Features, Movies & TV, The Arts
Calling My Children An Interview with David Binder Gail Farrow passed away from AIDS-related causes in 1989, leaving behind a husband, Ronald Watson, and four sons, Ronald, Jr., Frank, Kenny, and Benny. Award-winning photojournalist and filmmaker David Binder was with her and her family for a year and a half, every day, documenting the last [...]
Gerard H. Gaskin
Posted on June 13, 2014 by A&U in Gallery
Through the Lens Award-winning photographer Gerard H. Gaskin captures a then-and-now portrait of the AIDS pandemic by Alina Oswald While many may not recognize his name, photographer Gerard H. Gaskin has become a household name within the ballroom scene, which is an often-underground subgroup of the LGBTQ community. Born in Trinidad, Gaskin came to New [...]
Dirty Needle
Posted on June 12, 2014 by A&U in Positively Literary
Dirty Needle i had a dirty needle, y’all it was in my head & it was in my heart. i was mainlining that ignorant shit, y’all the kind they sell from the pulpits, you know? the kind they propagate in those best-sellers. so i pulled it out, y’all i pulled it out & i injected [...]
