Features
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Mayor Vincent Gray reflects on the International AIDS Conference
In 2008, during the XVII International AIDS Conference, held in Mexico City, one speaker helped set the tone. Ron MacInnis, a D.C. local, who was...
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Conference Community
Without question, the International AIDS Conference, returning now to the United States for the first time since 1990, is a global affair. From far and...
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It Takes a Village
When the International AIDS Conference sets up shop at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center July 22 to 27, just a few locals, relatively, will...
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AIDS 2012 Calendar
THURSDAY, JULY 19 Faith & AIDS 2012 Interfaith Pre-ConferenceRuns through July 21Opening Networking Reception6 p.m.Howard UniversityRegistration $280, $140 one dayiacfaith.net FRIDAY, JULY 20 Gay Men's...
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Summit Strength
As the District prepares for the XIX International AIDS Conference, aka AIDS 2012, locals are preparing a smaller gathering for the days just prior. And,...
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Message with an Edge
Daniel O'Neill and Brant Miller have a success story to share. At their Gay Men's Health Summit Workshop, ''Repackaging the Condom Question: Using Sexually Explicit...
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Young, Black and Leading the Way
Frank Walker thought his life's work was with the Chicago Cubs. ''Growing up I was such a huge Cubs fan, and all I wanted to...
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Aging for Everybody
Don't let the title fool you. ''Coming out after 65: Health Implications for Gay Male Elders'' is going to cover plenty of territory, with enough...
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Conversation Without Barriers
When it comes to the new frontier of safe sex, condoms may be on their way out and pills on their way in. With major...
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Stopping Stigma
Even at 30 years and counting, and even among gay men, HIV/AIDS is still an unknown entity. Justin Goforth, director of the medical adherence unit...
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Perfecting the Art of Play
When it comes to your health, it is best to be like a child. So says Kevin Brooks of Baton Rouge, La., a featured speaker...
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Heartfelt
Playing Ned and Felix, the two lovers at the center of The Normal Heart, Patrick Breen and Luke Macfarlane have come to D.C.'s Arena Stage...
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Shears Force
{Scissor Sisters (Photo by Neil Krug)} Do you know what a ''kiki'' is? If not, it's just a matter of time. ''I really had no...
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Robyn's Musical Nest
Why do gays around the world love Robyn? ''I think it would be ignorant of me to assume all gay people are the same, and...
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Cinematic Details
Patrick Watson creates what you could call ''chamber-rock music'' – something like a more expansive and happier Antony & The Johnsons, or a dreamier, more...
