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How To Survive A Pandemic

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    Oscar-nominated queer writer/filmmaker DAVID FRANCE  (“How to Survive a Plague“, “The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson” and “Welcome to Chechnya” has just released his new doc “How to Survive a Pandemic“.  It’s a sort of semi-sequel to his  very first film but this time instead of AIDS France has turned his … Continue reading



How To Survive A Plague : the seminal AIDS movie

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    David France’s meticulously detailed account is how an angry and fiercely committed group of selfless people refused to lie down and play dead and by taking on both the pharmaceutical industry and Government institutions, they made a real difference and saved countless live. This is of course the story of the AIDS epidemic which … Continue reading




I Am The Queen

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In the heart of Chicago ‘s Humboldt Park, a predominantly Puerto Rican community there is an air of excitement at the small Vida/SIDA Office.  They have just announced plans for the 3rd Annual Paseo Boricua Beauty Pageant which had been established initially as the Center Director considered the local transgender community as  the most marginalized section … Continue reading



I Was Not Born A Mistake : one women’s journey to finding her true identity

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There are no two stories of transitioning that are the same, and Yiscah Smith’s tale about her own particular journey is probably one of the most intriguing we have ever seen.  Born in a devout Observant Jewish family in Brooklyn as Yakov Smith and  as a boy at school Smith was picked on and bullied … Continue reading



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