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Meth Deaths Surging Again in New York
Peter Staley, who paid for ads to combat crystal meth in New York more than a decade ago, hopes to see renewed activism on the issue. | SEAN BLACK While still well below overdose deaths attributable...
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HOP Hosts Its Debut Human Rights Conference
Jessica Stern, executive director of OutRight Action International, and Fabrice Houdart from the UN Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights at a panel on the role of the private sector in...
View ArticleActivists Go After Pharma Giants in Court
In a class action lawsuit filed May 14, AIDS activists and union health plans are accusing four pharmaceutical companies of illegally rigging the chemical composition of HIV combination drugs to always...
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Andy Vélez Remembered at Center Gathering
Last Saturday evening, October 5, a crowd of well more than 100 came together at the LGBT Community Center in the West Village to honor the memory and contributions of Andy Vélez, an internationally...
View ArticleLGBTQ Groups to Zuckerberg: Remove Misleading PrEP Ads
More than 50 organizations dedicated to LGBTQ rights, HIV/ AIDS prevention and treatment, and public health issues penned a letter December 9 to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg demanding he remove...
View ArticleBobblehead Dr. Fauci Raises Money for Face Masks
The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum in Milwaukee — okay, who knew? — has unveiled a model of a bobblehead honoring Dr. Anthony Fauci, the longtime head of the National Institute of Allergy...
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Larry Kramer, Whose Anger, Activism & Art Fueled Fight Against AIDS, Dies at 84
Who will there be to be angry at Larry Kramer’s memorial service (if and when we are able to have memorial services again)? When his gay and AIDS activist comrade Vito Russo died of AIDS in 1990,...
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Democracy, Politics, and Privilege in the War on AIDS
The question immediately raised by Sarah Schulman’s monumental new book, “Let the Record Show: A Political History of ACT UP New York, 1987-1993,” is how she sustained the intellectual stamina to build...
View ArticleWhat to Do in Queer NYC October 14-17
The weekend ahead will bring comedy events, book discussions, marches, and nightlife options for folks across the LGBTQ community. Plus, get ready for Halloween with a drag brunch featuring spooky...
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Peter Staley’s Memoir Leaves Much to Be Desired
Peter Staley’s memoir, “Never Silent: ACT UP and My Life in Activism,” opens with him arriving at his job at Morgan Guaranty where he was a government bond trader. A “young gay stud in 501 Levi’s and a...
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