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Creating community is a do-it-yourself project

Creating community is a do-it-yourself project

I felt oddly alone waiting for the HIV community forum to start. This would be my first public gathering since my diagnosis. Prior to finding out about my status, I hadn't realized that people didn't talk [...]

Project Angel heart plans 18th annual fundraiser April 26

Project Angel heart plans 18th annual fundraiser April 26

April 26, 2012 marks the 18th year of Project Angel Heart's involvement in Dining Out for Life, an international event that takes place in sixty cities spanning the U.S. and Canada. Last year, more than 300 [...]

When mischief backfires

When mischief backfires

Siblings can seem like a blessing or a curse. Growing up with two older sisters, I had both. I idolized them, and while not always understanding gender, wanted to be like them. I reveled in the [...]

Embracing the toxic

Embracing the toxic

Shortly after my HIV diagnosis, I joined a friend to see the movie The Invasion staring Nicole Kidman. The idea of a suspense film about aliens surely would have gotten my mind off things. However, I [...]

World AIDS Day: Never forget

World AIDS Day: Never forget

I have AIDS. Please hug me. I can’t make you sick. The crayon drawing of a young red-headed boy stretching his arms out, begging for affection will remain in my head probably for as long as [...]

Road Zen

Road Zen

Driving is one of the top 10 stressors of daily living. We sit claustrophobically in a metal box, urgently navigating our way to a destination while avoiding interference and irritation from others. I spend more than [...]

AIDS agencies to merge into statewide operation

AIDS agencies to merge into statewide operation

Four of Colorado’s five regional organizations focused on the HIV/AIDS epidemic have merged to form one statewide agency to deliver services to people with the disease, as well as conduct education and prevention programs. While the [...]

Do we have anything in common?

Do we have anything in common?

By Abby Dees While the LGBT community might not always feel like a community, there’s still good reason for hope. When I came out in the ’80s I thought there was a real gay and lesbian [...]

True Christianity can comfort afflictions

True Christianity can comfort afflictions

AIDS is an unvirtuous disease. It lacks sympathy, and it fails to answer pleas. It is devastating. I cannot say with certainty that AIDS brought many older gay men into the church, but it would not [...]

The making of a badass

The making of a badass

Ever since the kids in middle school called me “fairy,” I have longed for the days when I could be a total badass. The notions of toughness and masculinity go hand-in-hand and even as an adult [...]