So I'm somewhat remiss in not posting a blog entry on World AIDS Day. Which got me to thinkin'- how can we extend the magic that is World AIDS Day deeper into the holiday season? And that's how Operation AIDS Elves was born. It's a simple, fun way to spread some...
Shawn’s Gang
Never Forgetting Sean Sasser, 1968-2013
Sean Sasser, whom many of us were introduced to through our televisions in 1994 via The Real World, has passed to spirit at the age of 44. My heart goes out to his friends, family and partner, Michael Kaplan. Sean was one of my heroes. When The Real World: San...
Tomorrow Night! LIVE! … More Than Just A Gig
Tomorrow night I'll be playing a Synthetic Division show, opening for my friends in Bella Morte. Another talented musician and friend, Lauren Hoffman, will also be playing. The venue is the 800-capacity venue, The Jefferson. It's a big gig. But for me, it's more than...
A Discussion With My Doctor
At my last doctor's appointment, I talked with my doctor about the recent "HIV cure within months!" headlines that were floating around online and also my decision to switch HIV meds. Part of that discussion is in this week's Shawn and Gwenn video, as well as an...
My Poz.Com Exclusive Article, “Adventures in Baby-Making”
I had the pleasure of talking with Mark Zatyrka about he and his wife's decision to have children using sperm washing. (Mark's been HIV positive since childhood, his partner, Sasha, is HIV negative.) Read it on Poz.com here: Adventures in Baby-Making Positively Yours,...
Don Drake: Fighting the Good Fight
Our visit to Northampton Last Week
In our latest vlog, I fly solo. I was home alone, so I fired up the old phone and decided to explain why we don't have a new video up today. But wait- isn't THIS a video? Yes, it is. Sort of. Just like the others, it was fun to make.Last...
Happy Birthday, Steve Schalchlin!
That's a mug. It's where I keep my tooth brush and toothpaste in our downstairs bathroom. And that's me and Steve. We came upon a cubicle in a mall-type situation in 1998, and decided to get our likenesses plastered on a coffee mug and a t-shirt. Steve gave...
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...