Tribute: Andy Vélez
Tribute: Andy Vélez Photo by Bill Bytsura Andy Vélez, an internationally prominent AIDS activist died on May 14, 2019 at Mt. Sinai Beth Israel Hospital in Manhattan. He was eighty years old. The cause...
View Article“Religious Objection” Rule
“Religious Objection” Rule In a move that many health care providers and LGBTQ activists have condemned as an assault on LGBTQ access to health care, on May 2, 2019 the Trump Administration finalized a...
View ArticleAdam B. Shapiro: Advocate
A Beautiful Heart Actor Adam B. Shapiro talks about The Normal Heart, de-stigmatizing HIV and bridging divides Text & photos by Alina Oswald Many might recognize NYC-based actor Adam B. Shapiro...
View ArticleRaymond Luczak: Writer & Advocate
Love, Loss & Rage Lyrical and erotic, Raymond Luczak’s Flannelwood explores the art of losing by Hank Trout Photographed exclusively for A&U by Brent Dundore Raymond Luczak can reasonably lay...
View ArticleChicago & Howard Brown Health Celebrate Pride Month with a Rainbow Covered Train
Public transportation users in Chicago, Illinois can look forward to riding the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) Pride Train throughout the month of June. For the entire month, Windy City residents and...
View ArticleamfAR & John Varvatos Collaborate to Raise Funds for HIV Research
amfAR & John Varvatos Collaborate to Raise funds for HIV Research World Pride and the 50th Anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising will be celebrated in New York City, and around the world, for the...
View ArticleIndependence Day Fundraiser for AAP – Food Samaritans (AAP) of Palm Springs
A fireworks celebration, hosted by AAP – Food Samaritans (AAP), will help the Palm Springs nonprofit raise funds to provide “nutritional support to improve the quality of the lives of people living...
View ArticleWe’re Still Here! A Celebration of Aging Positively with HIV
We’re Still Here! A Celebration of Aging Positively with HIV In commemoration of HIV Long-Term Survivors Awareness Day (HLTSAD), on June 5, 2019, The NYC Health Department and the Long-Term Survivors...
View ArticleGolden Rainbow’s Ribbon of Life Concert
Golden Rainbow Presents 33rd Annual Ribbon of Life Concert “The Ribbon of Life Summer of Love — Celebrating Woodstock’s 50th Anniversary” On Sunday, June 23, 2019, at 1:00 pm, Golden Rainbow will...
View ArticleJoJo DeRodrigo: Advocate and Somatic Sex Coach & Educator
Out of Our Minds & Into Our Bodies Somatic Sex Coach & Educator JoJo DeRodrigo Helps Men & Women Heal by Mel Baker Photographed Exclusively for A&U by Annie Tritt I’ve gone behind the...
View Article14th Annual Saddle Up LA AIDS Ride: July 13, 2019
14th Annual Saddle Up LA AIDS Ride: July 13, 2019 On July 13, 2019, don a cowboy or cowgirl hat and hit the trail with fellow fundraisers for a two-hour ride in the beautifull hills of Glendale,...
View ArticleJoe Ede: Advocate
Positive Spin Joe Ede Long-Distance Cycles for a Cause by John Francis Leonard Photographed Exclusively for A&U by Brent Dundore A personal narrative fraught with disappointment and pain,...
View Article2019 HIV League Scholarships Awarded
HIV League Awards Scholarships On June 14, 2019, The HIV League announced the nine 2019 Scholars to receive an HIV League Scholarship. The scholarship is awarded annually to students living with HIV...
View ArticleEric Rhein Celebrates Stonewall with Two Kentucky Exhibitions
From June 19 through July 27, Institute 193 in Lexington will present “Lifelines,” an exhibition of Eric Rhein’s photography and related work. Although Rhein’s roots are in Appalachia (his family is...
View ArticleVIVA Activism! The M•A•C VIVA GLAM Fund Celebrates 25 Years
VIVA Activism! M•A•C VIVA GLAM Fund Celebrates Its Twenty-Fifth Anniversary with an Expanded Mission by Lester Strong In 1984 two men, Frank Toskan and Frank Angelo, co-founded M•A•C Cosmetics. In...
View ArticleTogether We Can Show We Care: Christopher Hewitt Award Winners Announced
Together We Can Show We Care The Seventh Annual Christopher Hewitt Awards The opening track of Book of Love’s 1988 album Lullaby, a dance remake of Mike Oldfield’s chilling “Tubular Bells” from The...
View ArticleCraig Stott: Advocate
Holding His Own Actor Craig Stott, Who Portrayed A Man Living with HIV, Got More Than He Bargained For by Taking On This Demanding Role by Dann Dulin Two teens fall in love at an all-boys Jesuit high...
View ArticleProvincetown’s “Swim for Life” takes to water September 7, 2019
Logo by Vicky Tomayko Swimmers, kayakers, cheerleaders, and other volunteers are invited to the Provincetown Swim for Life & Paddler Flotilla on September 7, 2019. Presented by the Provincetown...
View ArticleNational HIV Story Trust: Long-Term Survivors in the UK
In Our Own Words Paul Coleman & the Team at the UK’s National HIV Story Trust Are Filming/Archiving Long-Term Survivors’ Stories by Hank Trout Paul Coleman was aghast when, in 2015, he heard a news...
View Article2019 USCA returns to DC, September 5-8, 2019
The twenty-third annual United States Conference on AIDS (USCA) returns to Washington, D.C., on September 5-8 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel. This year’s focus will be on the Administration’s plan to...
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