The irony of aging: the HIV/AIDS seniors conference
Mark S. King reports on the upcoming HIV/AIDS Seniors Conference in Fort Lauderdale and has his fridge raided by Nelson Vergel. Thirty-two years ago this month, I received a phone call from a nurse at...
View ArticleSean McKenna: Life with AIDS isn’t so damn ‘fabulous’
Sean McKenna interviewed by Mark S. King: "I want respect and services before we die. I want services for homebound long-term survivors." Last December I attended the most moving, transcendent World...
View ArticleA Second Chance at Death
Mark S. King reflects on how his experience of the "plague years" of HIV have better prepared him to face his own mortality. The angel visits, in the 1993 Broadway production of Angels in America. We...
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AIDS, Love and Desperation at the Louise Hay Ride
Mark S. King: "Her message of self-love and unconditional acceptance—of our lives and other people—resonated like a beacon to the frightened gay men of Los Angeles." “The One You Need To Let Go Of The...
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Those offended by #NoJusticeNoPride should learn LGBT history.
Mark S. King: on the racist LGBT response to #NoJusticeNoPride No Justice No Pride protesters blocking the Capital Pride Parade. (Photo: Dylan Comstock) Hell hath no fury like a privileged white gay...
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The true love story behind Larry Kramer’s novel ‘Faggots’
Mark S. King with a fascinating glimpse of activist icon Larry Kramer's softer side. Larry Kramer, Kelsey Louie of GMHC, Mark S. King, and Larry’s husband, David Webster. (Photo: Nathan Perkel) The...
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Taboo sex, racism, and gay men: a chat in black and white
In this interview by Mark S. King, Charles Stephens provides a searing indictment of racism among gay men and within HIV organizations. If you consider yourself a white ally to people of color, the...
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‘Blood disgust’ is nothing new to people with HIV
Mark S. King: "Unrealistic fear of HIV blood isn’t limited to the history books. HIV criminalization... preys upon outdated fears and public disgust with people living with the virus." It is coursing...
View ArticleThe terrifying crystal meth story I have never told
Mark S. King shares "one terrifying night during my #Meth #Addiction that I must share to get well." When my guard is down, it comes to me. It flashes across my mind, an uninvited assault, sometimes...
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Review: ‘The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson’ is Trans Film Noir
Mark S. King reviews the new documentary by David France. Marsha P. Johnson, in a photo from the new documentary. Victoria Cruz, a dogged crime-victim advocate in New York City, has taken on one last...
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