Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterWe first became aware of Northern Ireland actor Matthew Cavan whose alter-ego Cherrie OnTop when BECOMING CHERRIE a documentary on his life caused a sensation at the Iris Prize Festival . As well as being a very charismatic performer, Cavan who was diagnosed HIV+ 10 years ago, is also an outspoken activist determined to … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterThe leading UK newspaper The Guardian has made a mini-documentary about what they call the hidden HIV epidemic in America. Reporter Leah Green went to Atlanta which has a very large black gay community and discovered that if you are a gay, black man in America today, your chances of contracting HIV are 1 in 2. That is in sharp contrast … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterHIV is: Just a part of me is a revealing campaign produced by Truvada maker Gilead Sciences and planned in coordination with several European HIV organizations including ARDHIS in France, BASELINE in the UK, and Plus Onlus in Italy. The campaign aims to improve understanding amongst gay and bisexual HIV positive men of eight potentially … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterLanding in the queerguru office this morning was a new extraordinary short film from the documentaries division of The Guardian Newspaper in London. We intended to take a quick glimpse and come back and watch it later, but it was one of those remarkable stories that begged for our immediate attention, and so we viewed it … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterWritten By Daniel Shoer Roth of The Miami Herald Posted with permission from Tribune Content Agency Ricardo Querales fears that his days are numbered. He has HIV. Querales showed up in mid-January at the headquarters of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Miramar, Fla., to comply with a routine supervision order in place for several years as part … Continue reading
