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HIV Books for the Giving
‘Tis the season… actually, it’s always the season for a good read! We here at A&U have reviewed several books this year that will inform and delight any reader who lives with HIV or cares about...
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1985: Review
1985 Written & directed by Yen Tan MuseLessMime Productions/Cranium Entertainment Reviewed by John Francis Leonard 1985 is a film about secrets—the secrets we think we’re hiding, but are only too...
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Bohemian Rhapsody: Review
Bohemian Rhapsody Directed by Bryan Singer Twentieth-Century Fox Reviewed by Alina Oswald Many years ago, as a kid, I discovered the music of Queen, while listening to my dad’s LP, A Night at the...
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Filming H.I.(SHE): New Doc About Women & HIV
Filming H.I.(SHE) In a new doc, filmmaker Cassandra Roberts explores the lives of women living with HIV by Hank Trout Filmmaker Cassandra Roberts. Photo by Lou Macnamara Cassandra Roberts, an...
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America in Transition: Review
America in Transition Created & directed by André Pérez Revry Reviewed by T.J. Banks Tiommi Luckett is an HIV advocate living in Arkansas. Dezjorn Gauthier is a model, legal scholar, and CEO who’s...
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Adam B. Shapiro: Advocate
A Beautiful Heart Actor Adam B. Shapiro talks about The Normal Heart, de-stigmatizing HIV and bridging divides Text & photos by Alina Oswald Many might recognize NYC-based actor Adam B. Shapiro...
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Craig Stott: Advocate
Holding His Own Actor Craig Stott, Who Portrayed A Man Living with HIV, Got More Than He Bargained For by Taking On This Demanding Role by Dann Dulin Two teens fall in love at an all-boys Jesuit high...
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Pose on FX: Review
Pose Created by Ryan Muphy, Brad Falchuk & Steven Canals FX Reviewed by John Francis Leonard It’s 1990 in NYC. Madonna’s hit single “Vogue” is ruling the radio and MTV and the ballroom scene, so...
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Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City: Review
Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City Developed by Lauren Morelli Netflix Reviewed by John Francis Leonard Just when you thought his last book had finally closed the chapter, Armistead Maupin’s iconic...
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Doc 5B: VOD August 27
A Ward with Heart Documentary “5B” available on VOD August 27, 2019 by Hank Trout Commemorating the incredible, selfless work of the nurses, doctors, and staff of San Francisco General Hospital’s Ward...
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Red Ribbon Revue
The Red Ribbon Revue A Concert with Javier Munoz and Broadway Luminaries Commemorates World AIDS Day by Hank Trout At the opening ceremonies of one of the early San Francisco AIDS Walks, other walkers...
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Tribute: Jerry Herman
Hello, Dolly! La Cage aux Folles. Mame. The list goes on. Multiple Tony-winning composer/lyricist Jerry Herman [A&U, February 1998] has left an indelible mark on American musical theater. His...
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Linus Ignatius: Advocate
Mass Appeal Actor & Director Linus Ignatius Explores Body Dysmorphia and Gay Men in an HIV-Conscious Context by John Francis Leonard I recently had the opportunity to interview an incredible actor...
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Mechanical Fantasy Box: Review
Mechanical Fantasy Box: The Homoerotic Journals of Patrick Cowley by Patrick Cowley, Gwenaël Rattke Dark Entries Editions Reviewed by John Francis Leonard Patrick Cowley embodied urban gay life in San...
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Drake Jensen: Advocate
Wherever a Song Takes Us Drake Jensen tunes us in to AIDS awareness by Raymond Luczak Photo by Jonathan Edwards / Corvidae Studio Photos I don’t recall how I’d first heard of Drake Jensen, but when I...
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Howard: Review
[FILM] Howard Directed by Don Hahn Disney+ Reviewed by Bruce Ward The AIDS epidemic of the 1980s/1990s robbed the world of too many talented artists from all creative fields, many of whom were at the...
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Prayer Ribbons, from Provincetown to Orlando Directed by Lise Balk King Reviewed by Hank Trout The Compact, a community-based organization in Provincetown, Massachusetts, that has nurtured the HIV...
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25 Years of RENT: Measured in Love
25 Years of RENT: Measured in Love Five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes. How do you measure a year in the life? If you’re part of the New York Theatre Workshop, you’re getting ready to...
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Trent Park: Advocate
Ruby’s Rap by Ruby Comer Trent Park Photo by Brandon Kaipo Moningka Hip-hop singer Trent Park was raised in Syracuse, New York, comes from a Mexican mother and a Black father and both are ministers....
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It’s a Sin: Spotlight
[SPOTLIGHT] It’s a Sin Written and created by Russell T Davies Directed by Peter Hoar HBO Max Reporting by Bruce Ward At one point during the British mini-series, It’s a Sin, a young gay man, in the...
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