She is the first openly transgender correspondent to appear on a national TV show—Under the Pink Carpet, an LGBT news and entertainment show. She has performed on stage and on screen, in large and small production films. She...
AIDS turned twenty-eight this year! Sometimes it’s hard to believe that it all started with one genetic transformation from a monkey virus to a human one, with (possibly) a hunter in the jungles of Central Africa sometime...
"When I was young, I used to say I would rather not be smart, I'd rather be wise [and] have all the answers," visual artist and activist Beth Achenbach comments, talking about her self-portrait. "In...
The AIDS crisis is global, yet specific to each country it affects; therefore, the response to the AIDS crisis varies accordingly. On the other hand, AIDS numbers and casualties don’t have to follow those in Africa, India...
H is for Heat. H is for Harlem. H is for Hickson, a native of Harlem with an ear for the heated stories of the inner city and with a few tales of his own. “Harlem...
Madonna, also Seal and Eminem... they are all artists known by one name only. And this trend extends to authors, too. What makes using one's first or last name only so intriguingly attractive?In Miasha's [pronounced...
Nowadays AIDS has become “a disease of young people.” Although today’s youth may only know it as “manageable,” AIDS is still a complex, life-long disease, complicated by the related complacency and misinformation. ...
Every so often the media announces a recall of a certain product—toys, cars, medicine. But what happens when the product recalled is human blood and when the media fails to announce it? The face of the tainted blood...
Thailand has one and so does South Africa. Now the United States also has a National AIDS Museum. It originally opened with Eyes of Mercy gallery on November 11th, 2006, at Seton Hall University in South Orange."It...
What is my main problem?What do I need to do?Why is it important for me to do this?These three simple questions (otherwise known as "AskMe3") capture the core of a healthy doctor-patient relationship. Patients...