After competing on HBO Max’s Legendary season two, Savion Ashford, known to those within the ballroom scene as Savion Garcon, has revealed to followers that he has been living with HIV. “On this day October 18, 2007, I was diagnosed as HIV+,” Garcon tweeted Monday. “Through these 14 years, I’ve had many highs and several lows. But…
Category: HIV PLUS MAGAZINE
✊🏾 BLACK AIDS INSTITUTE MAKES HISTORY BY TAPPING TRANS WOMAN AS LEADER 🏳️⚧️
After the abrupt departure of Raniyah Copeland as CEO of the storied Black AIDS Institute, the nonprofit hired a trans woman to take her place, at least temporarily. The 23-year-old organization announced today that Toni Newman, currently the interim CEO at the San Francisco-based LGBTQ+ organization LYRIC, will soon be BAI’s new interim CEO. BAI also announced Dr. Kemal M….
BIDEN RECOGNIZEZ 4OTH YEAR OF HIV, CALLS FOR BILLIONS TO END IT
President Joe Biden released a statement Saturday, June 5 recognizing the 40th year of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, emphasizing the need for continued progress toward eradicating the virus, and announcing $670 million toward that commitment. “Forty years ago today, five young men in Los Angeles were confirmed as the first known patients stricken with an illness…
AMAZING PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV: WORDSMITH GEORGE M. JOHNSON
It doesn’t take long to recognize there’s something more to George M. Johnson than good looks and debonair grace. Their words are thoughtful and forcefully delivered, whether written or spoken, and they don’t shy away from “all of the very heavy subjects that oftentimes people say kids are too young to understand.” This urgency to…
GaYteKeeper's Blog 