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It maybe be hard for some of us to take in but 2020 actually marks the 40th anniversary of America’s first AIDS case. Since then, almost 700,000 people have died, the LGBTQ community has been stigmatized by the virus, and we are still without a cure. To help us remember all those that we … Continue reading
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Elegies For Angels, Punks and Raging Queens is a stunning song cycle with music by Janet Hood and lyrics and additional text by Bill Russell. The work features songs and monologues inspired by the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt and Edgar Lee Masters‘ Spoon River Anthology. Each of the monologues is written from the perspective of characters who’ve died from … Continue reading
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To mark the 30th Anniversary of World Aids Day, Positive East one of the leading UK AIDS support groups has released one of the most powerful short movies about living with HIV that we have ever seen. JUST LIKE ME profiles HIV activist and Mr Gay England 2018, Philip Dzwonkiewicz who was diagnosed with … Continue reading
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For those of us in the LGBTQ Community, and beyond, we never stop thinking about out loved ones that we lost in the AIDS pandemic. Today however being WORLD AIDS DAY is a time when we collectively can take a moment to stop and just think about all the 40+ million people around the … Continue reading
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The World AIDS Museum and Educational Center In Wilton Manors, Florida has announced plans to commemorate WORLD AIDS DAY on December 1st 2020. They will present the official kick-off to the day,, that is themed this year as Rock the Ribbon, at 8.30 am . Hosted by The Galleria at Fort Lauderdale, the event … Continue reading
