Tag Archives: World AIDS Day

Bright Light Bright Light & The Pink Singers – Everything I Ever Wanted

Welsh gay singer/songwriter Rod Thomas, who records as Bright Light Bright Light, has released a charity single for World AIDS Day. Thomas is currently touring with Elton John and proceeds from the single go to the Elton John AIDS Foundation.

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Cleve Jones On World AIDS Day

NAMES Project founder Cleve Jones has been interviewed in a World AIDS Day article about The Last One, a documentary on the AIDS Quilt now airing on Showtime. An excerpt: “HIV is increasingly a disease of the marginalized populations. Poverty is part of it. Drug use is part of it. Also to a very large extent stigma remains one of …

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BRITAIN: Activists Dump Cow Dung At Headquarters Of Anti-Gay Political Party

Via Gay Star News: HIV activists embraced in a gay kiss as they dumped half a ton of cow dung outside the South London office of UKIP. They were disgusted by UKIP leader Nigel Farage and other politicians in the party saying people living with HIV should be barred from coming to Britain. The World AIDS Day (1 December) protest …

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De Blasio On World AIDS Day

De Blasio’s comment reminds me of what an AIDS educator once told me was his advice to gay men: “When asked if you are HIV+, for many of us there are only two possible answers: ‘Yes’ and ‘I don’t know.'”  From the SF AIDS Foundation: There’s a period of time after a person is infected during which they won’t test …

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Membership

ABOVE: At the 1985 Xmas party described below: Me, Michael, and Barney. Originally posted May 2004. Reposted for World AIDS Day. Membership  Michael didn’t look good. We were at his annual Christmas luau party. Tons and tons of people in the house and the backyard. Standing in his kitchen, wearing a grass skirt and a ridiculous Santa hat covered in …

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Apple Goes Red For World AIDS Day

 Via Mashable: In a striking show of support for World AIDS Day, Apple in Australia has changed the colour of its logo to red at the flagship Sydney store. The tinted iconic logo illuminated a rainy George Street late on Sunday evening, as onlookers watched on, curious as to what was happening. It is the first store in the world …

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Obama On World AIDS Day

“Guided by our National HIV/AIDS Strategy, we are working to build a society where every person has access to life-extending care, regardless of who they are or whom they love. The Affordable Care Act prohibits insurance companies from denying coverage due to a pre-existing condition, such as HIV/AIDS, and requires that most health plans cover HIV screenings without copays for …

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Fox Gives 15 Seconds To World AIDS Day

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UPDATED: President Obama Pledges $100M AIDS Cure Initiative

In a live White House broadcast to mark World AIDS Day, President Obama today pledged $100M to fund an AIDS cure initiative. A new initiative at the National Institutes of Health will be aimed at “advanc[ing] research toward an HIV cure,” Obama said at a White House event marking World AIDS Day, which was Sunday. The initiative is aimed at …

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This Is An Ad For HIV Testing

Probably not safe for the office. (Tipped by JMG reader Homer)

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British Prime Minister David Cameron Issues World AIDS Day Message

Messages have also been posted by Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg and Labour Party leader Ed Miliband.

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Thank A Lesbian Today

One of the most beautiful and moving aspects of the early plague years was the unprecedented response of the lesbian community. Our sisters stepped up when no one else would and became caregivers, companions, and fierce advocates. While the marriage equality movement has certainly united gay men and lesbians, in the early years of HIV/AIDS the two communities were at …

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Thousands Of HIV/AIDS Activism Posters Are Now Viewable Online

Via press release: In time for World AIDS Day on Sunday, Dec. 1, one of the world’s largest collections of AIDS posters is now complete and available online, marking the culmination of a multiyear project launched in 2011 during the 30th anniversary year of the identification of HIV/AIDS. Thanks to catalogers at the University of Rochester, more than 6,200 posters …

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Membership

ABOVE: At the 1985 Xmas party described below: Me, Michael, and Barney. Originally posted May 2004. Reposted for World AIDS Day. Membership  Michael didn’t look good. We were at his annual Christmas Luau party. Tons and tons of people in the house and the backyard. Standing in his kitchen, wearing a grass skirt and a ridiculous Santa hat covered in …

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Obama’s World AIDS Day Message

Via press release from the White House, here’s a portion of President Obama’s message for World AIDS Day. We will win this battle, but it is not over yet. In memory of the loved ones we have lost and on behalf of our family members, friends, and fellow citizens of the world battling HIV/AIDS, we resolve to carry on the …

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LIVE VIDEO: Dance (RED) From Oz

A massive outdoor World AIDS Day fundraiser dance party is streaming live from Melbourne, Australia.  Major international dance acts are on the bill and there are lots of beautiful people in the house. (Tipped by JMG reader Rand)

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Cleve Jones: It Starts With Me

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Membership

ABOVE: At the 1985 Xmas party described below: Me, Michael, and Barney. I also wrote about Barney here. Originally posted May 2004. Reposted for World AIDS Day. Membership  Michael didn’t look good. We were at his annual Christmas Luau party. Tons and tons of people in the house and the backyard. Standing in his kitchen, wearing a grass skirt and …

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Matt Barber: People With AIDS Are Sinners Who Deserve Their Gruesome Deaths

Just when you think God’s Gentle People™ could not possibly behave more repulsively, Christian leader Matt Barber proves you wrong.  Deliberately timed for World AIDS Day, obviously.

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How To Take The In-Home HIV Test

Washington DC-based comedian and activist Sampson demonstrates the OraQuick in-home HIV test in this clip from MetroWeekly.

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