KEVIN SESSUMS Kevin Sessums writes reviews and interviews for Towleroad. To mark World AIDS Day, Kevin interviewed actress and activist Judith … [Read more...] about World AIDS Day: An Interview with Actress and Activist Judith Light
AIDS/HIV
National Portrait Gallery Censors AIDS Artwork After Complaints from Catholic League That it is ‘Hate Speech’
The Washington Post reports on some shameful censorship going on at the National Portrait Gallery with regard to their new exhibit Hide/Seek: Today, … [Read more...] about National Portrait Gallery Censors AIDS Artwork After Complaints from Catholic League That it is ‘Hate Speech’
Celebs Digitally ‘Die’ for HIV/AIDS Relief
Alicia Keys, Kim & Khloé Kardashian, Lady Gaga, David LaChapelle, Elijah Wood, P. Diddy, Jay Sean, The Buried Life, Janelle Monae, Kimberly Cole, … [Read more...] about Celebs Digitally ‘Die’ for HIV/AIDS Relief
World AIDS Day
Positively Aware has published a gallery of people living with AIDS, spread over the course of a single day. Above, Darryl Takushi in Austin, … [Read more...] about World AIDS Day
Sydney Opera Goes Red in ‘World AIDS Day’ Campaign
Eighty landmarks in 13 countries including Sydney's Opera House and Harbor Bridge will be floodlit red to mark World AIDS Day (December 1) as part … [Read more...] about Sydney Opera Goes Red in ‘World AIDS Day’ Campaign
Celebrities ‘Die’ Temporary Twitter, Facebook Deaths in World AIDS Day Campaign
Dying for attention (to AIDS). Mashable writes: Millions of people will be deprived of their favorite celebrity musings later this week as the likes … [Read more...] about Celebrities ‘Die’ Temporary Twitter, Facebook Deaths in World AIDS Day Campaign
Vatican Confirms, Clarifies Pope Remarks on Condom Use for HIV: ‘Whether it’s a man or woman or a transsexual’
The Vatican on Tuesday confirmed and clarified remarks from a new book by Pope Benedict in which he suggested there was an appropriate use for condoms … [Read more...] about Vatican Confirms, Clarifies Pope Remarks on Condom Use for HIV: ‘Whether it’s a man or woman or a transsexual’
Drug Seen to Drastically Cut HIV Transmission in Gay Men Hailed as ‘Major Advance’
Truvada, a retroviral drug combination in use for two years to treat people already infected with HIV, has been revealed to cut transmission of new … [Read more...] about Drug Seen to Drastically Cut HIV Transmission in Gay Men Hailed as ‘Major Advance’
Watch: NY State Senator Tom Duane, Others Arrested in Civil Disobedience Over AIDS Housing Bill
Here's video of the civil disobedience: New York State Senator Tom Duane was arrested yesterday in an act of civil disobedience in protest of the … [Read more...] about Watch: NY State Senator Tom Duane, Others Arrested in Civil Disobedience Over AIDS Housing Bill
Watch: Documentary on Gay Baseball Player Glenn Burke to Premiere
Those of you in the Bay Area can catch a new documentary tomorrow night on Oakland A's player Glenn Burke, who came out publicly after his … [Read more...] about Watch: Documentary on Gay Baseball Player Glenn Burke to Premiere