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Surprise Porn and Hospital Parties: The Queer and Trans Pleasure in Marty Fink’s “Forget Burial”

Marty Fink shows how caregiving is activism, disability is sexy and dusty archives are tantalizing in Forget Burial, an essential, highly pleasurable, read.

Anna Lee-Popham —

Feb 24, 2021

AIDS

AIDS and COVID

politics + activism

Coming Together, Staying Apart: What Taking Care and Taking Action Look Like on HIV/AIDS and COVID-19

Talking to survivors and caretakers of the HIV/AIDS epidemic about what we can learn from the past about our present.

Beth Ashley —

May 22, 2020

AIDS

AIDS and COVID

first person

What Being a Child of the AIDS Epidemic Taught Me About Coronavirus

All we have is each other. And we are the only ones we know, if we believe in the myth of ourselves enough to create truth, who will save us.

Audrey Olivero —

May 20, 2020

AIDS

AIDS and COVID

politics + activism

“Reach Out to One Person a Day”: Feminist AIDS Activists Reflect on COVID-19

While gay men have necessary and urgent things to say about the enduring HIV/AIDS epidemic, women have always participated in AIDS activism. I spoke with two longtime feminist AIDS activists…

Lauren Herold —

May 18, 2020

Act Up

AIDS

lgbt history

The True Story Behind ACT UP and Sandra Bernhard’s Character on “Pose”

I realized that even though I’d vaguely heard or read about the lesbians of ACT UP, I didn’t really know enough about the specifics. Who were these women? What was…

Carmen Phillips —

Jun 24, 2019

Act Up

AIDS

politics + activism

Five Lessons Today’s Queer Activists Can Learn From ACT UP

Five lessons that start to explore just how much we can learn from our queer and trans forebears in AIDS activism.

Adrian —

May 17, 2017

AIDS

Daily Fix

politics + activism

FDA Will Allow Gay Men to Donate Blood Under Amended Restrictions

After weeks of discussion on the subject, the agency has finally announced it will replace the current lifetime ban with a one-year restriction period for men who sleep with men.

Kaitlyn —

Dec 23, 2014

AIDS

Daily Fix

politics + activism

FDA Upholds Status Quo Banning Blood Donations From Gay Men

The FDA is the one politicizing the issue, not the blood organizations and medical associations that support lifting the lifetime ban.

Adrian —

Dec 11, 2014

AIDS

Daily Fix

politics + activism

FDA To Consider Adjusting Restrictions on Gay Blood Donors

A change to FDA policy matters not just because it is based on sound science and will potentially increase blood donations — it would be a powerful and tangible step…

Adrian —

Dec 1, 2014

AIDS

anti-discrimination laws