Mark Olmsted: Advocate
Creativity as a Survival Tool In prison Mark Olmsted wrote his way back to sobriety and sanity by Larry Buhl Photographed Exclusively for A&U by Sean Black With Orange Is the New Black as my best...
View ArticleLatinos Growing Older with HIV: New Report Sheds Light
Remembering Olvidados Working with community-based organizations and clinics across the nation, the Latino Commision on AIDS, in partnership with the Hispanic Health Network, recently released a...
View ArticleNational Faith HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: August 27
For the first time, National Faith HIV/AIDS Awareness Day will appear on our awareness calendars. The designated day is August 27 and the event, organized by RAHMA (a faith-based HIV/AIDS nonprofit)...
View ArticleAnne-christine d’Adesky: Advocate & Writer
Safety Net In her new memoir, The Pox Lover, journalist and activist Anne-christine d’Adesky looks back at the AIDS crisis by Alina Oswald Photo by Juno Rosenhaus There’s a very fine line between...
View ArticleVoices of the Quilt Announces Release Party to Premiere “One by One” Music Video
Singers performing selections from Voices of the Quilt at Martuni’s, a San Francisco piano bar, in July 2017. Photo by Jörg Fockele Join the Custom Made Theatre Company of San Francisco, hosts (along...
View ArticleNMAC’s Congressional HIV/STD Action Day: Advocating Against Proposed Federal...
NMAC’s Congressional HIV/STD Action Day, September 6, to Focus on Proposed Federal Cuts to HIV Services by Hank Trout NMAC has announced that its bi-annual HIV/STD Action Day is scheduled for...
View ArticleFrank Kramarik-Luth: SMART Rider #379
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world. Indeed it is the only thing that ever has.” Margaret Mead’s quote ends Frank Kramarik-Luth’s SMART Ride (Southern...
View ArticleEnd AIDS Coalition Launches
At the 9th IAS Conference on HIV Science in Paris, France, on July 27, 2017, Kenneth Cole [A&U, November 2011], amfAR Chairman of the Board and UNAIDS International Goodwill Ambassador, launched...
View ArticleJosh Robbins: Advocate
The Power of the Positive Activist Josh Robbins Taps Into Social Media to Educate About HIV by John Francis Leonard Photographed Exclusively for A&U by Josh Robbins We speak to many wonderful...
View ArticlePrEP Champions
PrEP Champions In a Rare Series of Candid Conversations, Three Women of Color Open Up About Their Decisions to Take PrEP, the Challenges They Faced Along the Way, and the Impact Their Stories are...
View ArticleWhen We Mobilize: AIDS Activism & the Fight for LGBT Rights at the March on...
When We Mobilize Thirty Years Ago, the March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights Helped Push the AIDS Crisis to the Foreground of Public Consciousness by Mel Baker Photos by Ellen B. Neipris AIDS...
View ArticleSmart Health LA to Hold Launch Party in North Hollywood
Join the folks at North Hollywood’s Valley Community Healthcare for a launch party for Smart Health LA at 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, September 26, 2017. There will be fun, food, presentations, and a whole lot...
View ArticleCarol Marsh: Advocate
A Calling & More In a Memoir, Carol Marsh Traces the Emotional Framework & Evolution of Miriam’s House, A Residence for Homeless Women Living with HIV/AIDS by T.J. Banks Photographed...
View ArticleHurricane Relief Resources
Hurricane Harvey slammed into southeast Texas on August 25 making landfall as a Category 4 Hurricane with winds of 130 mph near Rockport, Texas, dropping 40-52 inches of rainfall in southeast Texas and...
View ArticlePaul Thorn: Writer & Advocate
Coming Out of the Chrysalis Author & activist Paul Thorn talks about his new book, The Broken Heart Toolkit, and finding a better sense of self by Alina Oswald Photo by Chris Giles Photography If...
View ArticlePets Are Wonderful Support (PAWS)
Unconditional Love Pets Are Wonderful Support (PAWS) helps animals and their people by T.J. Banks Client Juan Pablo G with his dog Malena. Photo by Kendra Luck There’s no way around it: we’re not in...
View ArticleEric Rhein: 360 Moons
BCB ART : Erich Rhein : 360 Moons Veil—Self Portrait, by Eric Rhein, 1994, silver gelatin print, 16 by 20 inches. All rights reserved From October 14 through November 19, 2017, BCB ART in Hudson, New...
View ArticleLight in the Grove 2017
The National AIDS Memorial Grove’s Annual Gala, Light in the Grove, Is a One-of-a-Kind Evening of Remembrance and Fundraising Photo courtesy National AIDS Memorial Grove The National AIDS Memorial...
View ArticleChronic Pain Screening Guidelines
On September 14, the HIV Medicine Association (HIVMA) of the Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) issued the very first comprehensive guidelines on HIV and chronic pain, recommending that all...
View ArticleOmar Garcia: Advocate
Finding His Resolve Omar Garcia sounds off about the effects of machismo in the Latin culture, dating while HIV-positive, and the generational gap in the gay community Text & Photos by Alina Oswald...
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