An interview last week with Greg Louganis by Piers Morgan has inspired a fellow Olympian to come out of the AIDS closet. A trampolinist in the 2000 Games in Sydney, Ji Wallace of Australia penned a letter to the Star Observer disclosing his HIV status. After seeing...
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Hemo-Positoid Hero Bikes Across the Country
Yesterday Barry Haarde, a long-time advocate for people living with hemophilia and HIV, completed his cross-country bike ride for Wheels For the World. 50 days and over 3,600 miles: all to raise awareness and money for people with bleeding disorders all around the...
Milton Hershey School Reverses Ban on Student w/ HIV
You may remember last year's controversial decision by Pennsylvania's private school, Milton Hershey, in regard to their outright single-focused rejection of a student based on his HIV status. In June, a judge agreed to hear the student's case, which surely expedited...
Georgia Arnold, Mark King and Poz Tackle AIDS2012
One of the highlights of my DC trip was attending a Board meeting for the MTV Staying Alive Foundation. This week, Executive Director of SAF, Georgia Arnold, wrote a thoughtful piece for the Huffington Post about how we need to frame the fight against HIV moving...
Incredible Images from the AIDS Quilt
Saw this picture come up on Facebook via my friend Bob Bowers- this pretty much sums up the AIDS Quilt experience... (photo of Bob taken by Kevin Lamarque of Reuters, photo of the AIDS Quilt taken by Tim Horn of Poz Magazine)Couldn't not share these images for anyone...
Visiting the AID Quilt (Video)
Of everything available at this years International AIDS Conference, nothing quite compares with a visit to the AIDS Quilt. I heard that there was a great effort to get the AIDS Quilt on display in DC. It would have a great injustice to all who have passed...
Where I’ll Be In DC For The Conference
The International AIDS Conference is upon us- and for the first time since 1990 it's in the United States. That is both a reason to celebrate (goodbye, stupid HIV Travel Ban!) and scratch our heads (how the hell did the ban last so long?). In 2012, those dual feelings...
Taking HIV Drugs As PrEP… Is This a Good Plan?
The FDA has approved Truvada as a drug to be taken by people who are at risk for HIV infection. Read about it here. Now, for my opinion on the matter. I've been taking Truvada, along with two other anti-HIV medications, for quite a few years now. I'm not in favor of...
Interview with POZIAM Radio, Shows Thursday and Friday!
I had the privilege of speaking with fellow Dab The AIDS Bear Ambassadors Robert Breining and Maria Mejia on Sunday. Check it out below: Listen to internet radio with POZ I AM RADIO on Blog Talk Radio If that embed is reading funny for ya, just got to Robert's website...
Affordable Care Act Still on Track
I am very happy about The Supreme Court decision to keep the Affordable Care Act on track. I know too many people with too many medical conditions. We are not hypothetical situations. Here is the President's reaction to the vote.I know many in the AIDS community...