The Freddie Mercury moustache has arrived in style on World AIDS Day thanks to Jack Mackenroth's #weareALLclean social media campaign/fundraiser for Housing Works. It's been so much fun to participate in and donate to this as I prepare to call on friends to donate to...
Shawn’s Gang
The Power of a Freddie Mercury Moustache
I'm in the process of doing something I've never done before... I'm growing a Freddie Mercury moustache. I'm revealing the moustache on World AIDS Day, December 1. Then, with your help we will, WE WILL rock AIDS together for the MTV Staying Alive Foundation. Because...
Former POZ Coverboy, Bob Bowers, Rocks On VH1
Last month I posted a critical observation of VH1's reality TV show, Couples Therapy. The post was in regard to how castmember Evel Dick's HIV disclosure (in episode 5, "The Truth is Out There") was handled. Two weeks ago, however, the show really stepped up when they...
Pedro Zamora, Half A Lifetime Ago
Today marks 20 years since Pedro Zamora passed. That's half my lifetime ago, but the loss still resonates with me because of Pedro's influence on my life and my work as an educator. His relationship with Sean Sasser on MTV's Real World showed me that a loving, healthy...
Ethan Zohn: Cancer and World Cup Survivor
Soccer is the most popular sport in the world. But in the United States it's a polarizing topic of discussion, not unlike the issue of abortion, Michael Bay reboots and fanny packs at theme parks. (They're practical, y'all.) This summer, I've come down with Soccer...
Interview w/ Merce’s Charles Sanchez
A couple of weeks ago I blogged about Merce- a humorous web series that is centered around an HIV positive character living in NYC. I recently sat down with co-creator, Charles Sanchez... meaning, I sat at my laptop and fired him some questions and he sat at his and...
Let’s Put an HIV Positive Guy on the Cover of Men’s Health
(CLICK HERE- Vote for Vaughn in "Healthiest Lifestyle" category... you can vote once a day! Thanks!)Hey y'all!A short while back, I wrote a blog post about Vaughn Ripley's attempt to be the first person living with HIV and hemophilia to grace the cover of Men's...
Happy Birthday, Sean Strub
May is full of birthdays featuring beloved people in my life. Just this past Monday, I got to see my big brother and celebrate the day of his arrival.. it was 41 years ago that my parents welcomed him on Mother's Day. This Monday, my best friend and partner, Gwenn,...
National Nurses Week
Every day is Day, every week is a Week, and every month is a Month of one type of recognition or another. It's not a bad thing- there are lots of causes that need more attention than they can get. Especially in this great age of great distractions. I miss a lot of...
Body Counts by Sean Strub
Sean Strub's memoir, Body Counts, hit stores yesterday, and Gwenn and I were fortunate enough to get to our local bookstore just in time to nab the last three copies: one for us, one for my mom (who is a huge fan) and one for a future Labtest Contest prize. But, don't...