You can put many labels on AA Bronson: art veteran, shaman, General Idea’s survivor, gay role model. But in fact I am not really interested in all the cliches spinning around his persona. Of course, this doesn’t mean I won’t tell you about General Idea or mention that AA is all about rituals – everything from ceremonial magic, witches covens, group
Read More2011 will mark 30 years since AIDS descended. Director David Weissman tells the story of the first wave and how the gay community was affected by the outburst of HIV and AIDS through the eyes of 5 witnesses and indirect victims of the epidemic. When the first cases of AIDSÂ were announced thirty years ago, San Francisco was particularly affected. Even
Read MoreNo matter what your first association might be, Patent Leather Daddy (PLD) is a music blog for gentlemen with good taste in music and… men. But we’ll talk about the blog later. What really needs to be talked about is the new Visual AIDS campaign by Slava Mogutin. Visual AIDS is the only contemporary arts organization fully committed to HIV
Read MoreHere we go again with one almost praise-worthy ad by the condom giant Durex. Too bad DUREX or the author is still concentrated only on the hetero safe sex side while HIV positive numbers amongst homosexuals are skyrocketing. And one more thing… oral sex with a condom?! (check the end of the article for more info on that) TASK Communicate
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