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Category: Articles & Blog (page 5)

What A Time To Be Alive…With HIV

Growing up, Little Shop of Horrors was my favorite musical and still is a contender for the greatest of all time. I…
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Posted on: April 25, 2019 Last updated on: April 6, 2020 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

From Under a Rock: Surviving the Reagan Crack Years

My mother began smoking crack in the summer of 1986. At that time, it was widely known as “crack rock.”…
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Posted on: March 27, 2019 Last updated on: June 1, 2019 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

That Time A Sitcom Beautifully Handled HIV Disclosure

tv shows have an unbalanced history with HIV storylines. while some shows have failed completely, others like “pose” have succeeded…
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Posted on: March 10, 2019 Last updated on: March 10, 2021 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

HIV Isn’t A Crime…

The weaponization of HIV infection: in this case, the use of bodily fluid/s for use as a weapon and the…
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Posted on: March 6, 2019 Last updated on: December 18, 2019 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

Forgotten AIDS Episode of Forgotten 80’s Sitcom

in the fall of 1989, i was a 12 year-old fem as fuck youth who hungered for any queer representation…
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Posted on: December 3, 2018 Last updated on: June 27, 2020 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

Solidarity Is A Way of Life, Not A Theoretical Debate

Solidarity is a way of life, not a theoretical debate. It is found in action, not simply intent. Trans people…
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Posted on: November 15, 2018 Last updated on: January 14, 2020 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

All Of The Promises I Made To Tina

On July 3 1981, The New York Times printed an article with the headline “Rare Cancer seen in 41 homosexuals.”…
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Posted on: July 3, 2018 Last updated on: January 15, 2020 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

Remember June 5, 1981

on june 5, 1981, the center for disease control (cdc) published an article in its morbidity and mortality weekly report…
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Posted on: June 5, 2018 Last updated on: January 14, 2020 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

My Thank You To Pedro Zamora

Pedro Zamora (February 29, 1972 – November 11, 1994), was one of the earliest stars of reality TV. He was…
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Posted on: February 28, 2018 Last updated on: April 6, 2020 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

That One Christmas My Friends Saved Me From Loneliness

We didn’t grow up celebrating Noche Buena. My mother didn’t bake cookies and we didn’t drink coquito. Chyle, I didn’t…
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Posted on: December 22, 2017 Last updated on: December 24, 2020 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

Never Dreamed You Leave In Summer: Remembering a Love Named Rob

his name was rob. he was 26. i met him in the bronxm4m aol chat room. it was 2005 and…
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Posted on: December 2, 2017 Last updated on: December 1, 2022 Comments: 0 Written by: louie
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