The Latest Activism Stories
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Bob Leahy catches up with long term Hep C and HIV survivor Barry Haarde to ask him questions about his second bike ride across North America in this freewheeling interview. -
Bob Leahy and the irreverent magazine by and for people living with HIV which brought black humour to the forefront of activism in the 1990s. -
Mark S. King on how the Denver Principles changed HIV/AIDS — and healthcare — forever. Plus a nod to the work of PositiveLite.com’s own David Phillips. -
The immigration and refugee rights of gay men and people living with HIV
Immigration and refugee rights in Canada are under siege and this is impacting people living with HIV. Toronto lawyer and human rights activist El Farouk Khaki, in a video interview, explains why this is so and what we can do about it. -
Michael Bouldin draws on lessons he learned while in Berlin to illustrate that we all need memorials, including of the plague we forgot. -
Sex workers and overcoming the binary
Megan DePutter on whether sex workers are “victims” or empowered people who choose the work, and how those two co-existing realities complicate our response. Similar issues exist for HIV and the notion of AIDS “victims” vs empowered individuals, she says -
Here’s a call to arms from prominent members of the US HIV and LGBT communities calling for HIV to be put back on the agenda, from the We The LGBT campaign. -
Mark S. King at his funniest. But has fame as a POZ magazine cover girl gone to his head? Read his tongue in cheek answer. -
The new national voice of people with HIV in the U.S is…
Mark S King on the demise of the US advocacy organization NAPWA and what has risen from the ashes. -
Newly living with HIV, Josh Robbins is "Still Josh" -- and still an advocate: part three
The third and final part of an interview with young AIDS activist Josh Robbins who famously captured receiving his positive tests results on a tape published on YouTube. -
Guest Jason McDonald advocates for those with HIV. But, he says, the thing that drives him most is the part of him that wants to fight for others, those who are HIV-negative.
