Today is National HIV Testing Day. It's an important thing to know your status, and it's good that we have a day to remind people that testing is available, and it's quick and easy. (Testing locations and info on HIV testing can be found here.) But what if you're...
HIV/AIDS
Tracy Morgan’s Dad Had HIV
Usually when someone apologizes for a public/personal misstep, the only thing that comes across is that they are sorry they got caught. On Monday I blogged about Tracy Morgan's homophobic rant at one of his stand-up gigs earlier this month. In the last couple of weeks...
Tracy Morgan’s “Scare Tactics” and HIV
In early June, during one of his stand-up comedy routines in Nashville, Tracy Morgan made some anti-gay remarks that didn't come across as a laughing matter. During what has been described as a rant, Morgan said he would kill his son if he learned he was gay. The...
The “Ready to Live” Music Video Shoot
Last Monday Gwenn, two friends (thanks Sara and Ben for coming along!) and I hit the road for the two-hour drive to DC to participate in an HIV/AIDS anti-stigma music video. The day went very smoothly outside of the fact that Gwenn was feeling a bit under the...
30 Years of AIDS, A Personal Timeline
Today marks 30 years since the first report on what would become known as AIDS was published. Poz interviewed the doctor, Michael Gottlieb, who penned that report for the latest issue of their magazine. Poz has also compiled a timeline of the epidemic, which is worth...
Casting Call: DC Anti-Stigma Video… We Need YOU!
On Monday, June 6, Gwenn and I will be participating in an anti-stigma music video to help people with HIV feel like exactly what they are- productive, meaningful members of society. The director, Monte Montgomery, has done some great videos already. Check them...
Bad Blood Airing on PBS in June
Last year I got to speak with Marilyn Ness for Poz about her documentary, Bad Blood, which details the treatment history of people living with hemophilia and how that ran headfirst into the AIDS crisis, forcing the bleeding disorders community to spearhead safety...
Guilty of “Being Positive” While Being Raped?
Everyone has heard about the white-collared, white-haired sexual assault case that occurred in NYC. The season finale of Saturday Night Live began with a parody starring the comical likeness of the assailant. If you're not familiar, basically a rich, high-standing...
Brain Drain & HIV
I don't carry around a lot of concerns about my health as it relates to HIV. Being diagnosed at age 11, and now living happily in my mid-30s, my view of living with HIV has gone from the early days of "I'll deal with this on my deathbed" to "I'll do my best to...
Eloquent with Rage, ONE Condoms and Will.I.Am.A.Moron
My good buddy Bob Geise noticed a prompt from ONE Condoms over on Facebook to write a poem about condoms. Being the good poet and writer that he is, Bob channeled his frustration over a recent interview that Will.I.Am of the Black Eyed Peas conducted with Elle...