HIV Advocates in the Spotlight
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After 30 Years, This HIV and Harm Reduction Activist Got COVID-19 and Decided to Retire. Here’s His Story.
From working in prisons to executive leadership at Housing Works, Ken Robinson has trailblazed a path in service provision and activism.
Until We End the HIV Epidemic, ACT UP Is Still Here Fighting Back
TheBody interviews three current ACT UP New York members about their current campaigns and the challenges of organizing during another pandemic.
Being a Gay, HIV-Positive Mayor of a Small Town: New Film Documents an Activist's Rise in the Trump Era
Sean Strub founded the HIV publication POZ and the advocacy group The Sero Project. Now he's showcased in a documentary that tells the story of how he became the mayor of Milford, Pennsylvania.
What’s a Pride Without Latex? COVID-19 Cancels GMHC’s 30th Anniversary Latex Ball
The event, which serves as party and HIV prevention model, hopes for a COVID-free future.
NATIVE SON’s Black Gay Leadership Forum Uplifts the Community, Virtually
Nearly 250 attendees joined in for the daylong event on personal empowerment and social justice.
On Loving and Losing Larry Kramer: An Interview With His Husband, David Webster
“Even at nearly 85, Larry was still a little boy,” said Webster.
Remembering Dr. Ron Simmons, Black Gay Activist and HIV Champion Who Was So Much More
From the Vietnam anti-war movement to HIV/AIDS, TheBody remembers this trailblazing activist.
“There’s Going to Be a Narrative Only You Can Tell”
A message of hope and purpose from a leader in HIV advocacy and Black queer empowerment.
Here’s How One Organization Is Helping Women Living With HIV Cope With the COVID-19 Era
“The impact ... has been devastating on women living with HIV,” says Naina Khanna of Positive Women’s Network.
What Would an HIV Doula Do? Collective Turns Attention to Radical Care in Time of COVID
By raising questions and considerations, these activists remind us to build community in a time of distance by loving, not fearing, each other.