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5 Ways the ‘Greenleaf’ HIV Storyline Missed an Opportunity to Educate Viewers
The popular drama on OWN doesn’t even get the basics of HIV right.

To the ‘Greenleaf’ Writers and Tyler Perry: HIV Is Not a Plot Twist for the Sake of Drama
There are no monsters, just viruses.

HIV Web Series 'Merce' Brings More Madness in Season 2
There's more madness in the second season of 'Merce.' Plus: Catch the premiere of the music video 'Your Cure.'

This World AIDS Day, We're Doin' It for the Culture
TheBody's senior editor discusses the recent explosion of HIV/AIDS-focused arts and culture in the U.S. -- and its long-overdue focus on marginalized communities.

'Where's My Roy Cohn?' Documentary Depicts Trump's Mentor, the Most Evil Gay Ever
A portrait of a vile man who died in the closet from AIDS.

Daniel Franzese Advocates for the HIV Community in Hollywood and the Halls of Congress
The actor and comedian speaks on his work at the AIDSWatch 2019 advocacy event -- and about playing an HIV-positive character.

Reading Race in 1990s HIV Theater and Film
"Especially in the case of the [white] HIV-positive figures ... in Rent and Angels in America, these queer figures of color serve to remind audiences, 'Well, at least I'm not that,'" Danielle Fuentes Morgan says.

The Freddie Mercury Story That Goes Untold in 'Bohemian Rhapsody'
"The film has been dogged by accusations of homophobia," writes Laurie Marhoefer. "But as a gay historian, I keep coming back to something else –- the tragic history that's glaringly absent from this movie."

The Musical 'Rent' Will Be Televised, but Has It Lost Its Potential to Spark Action Against HIV Stigma?
When Rent opened on Broadway in 1996, it was a radical push against the stigma of living with HIV. But can the upcoming live televised production on Fox go beyond shallow sentimentality?

'POZ ROZ' Wants 'Pozitive' Vibes With New Digital Comedy
This refreshing series following an African-American millennial woman living with HIV avoids the sappy or sentimental.