“Strong bipartisan support” for Gay Rights in Washington
“An enormous loophole in the domestic-partnership laws [for Washington State]” says Equal Rights Washington director Josh Friedes, has been fixed. Read More +
[untitled] - how to disappear completely
I tested positive for HIV when I was 22 years old. I clearly remember the moment I was given the news. It literally felt as if the floor had fallen out from under me. My first response was disbelief. I wasn’t even sure if I had heard the doctor correctly. Read More +
Personal papers of Seattle AIDS activist now available to the public
Stan Henry papers Accession No. 5558-001 1966-2002 (Bulk 1978-1988) Read More +
The Trap of the Majority
It appears that the gay minority finally has the American majority on our side. A week and a half ago a poll was released which asked “Do you think gays and lesbians should have the right to wed?” and a slim majority- 51%- agreed that marriage equality was a basic human right. Gay bloggers and activists rejoiced. This is a good thing, right? Read More +
EEOC Now Designates HIV As A Disability
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission just released guidelines in the American with Disabilities Act that impacts employees living with HIV. The ADA now classifies a disability as something that majorly impairs a bodily function- such as immunity- and that means workers with HIV are now a protected class. I’ve only been employed in Washington since my seroconversion, so I never knew that HIV wasn’t protected federally (Washington already had provisions... Read More
Bryan Fischer: Blathering Idiot or Un-American Fascist?
Bryan Fischer, head of the American Family Association, recently asserted in a blog post that Muslim Americans have no intrinsic right under the First Amendment to free speech. Crazy, right? Well, I got all pissed off and wrote him a letter. We will see if he responds. The text of the letter is below. Please forgive the length, I tend to get long-winded when I’m pissed off (they don’t call me OneAngryQueer for nothing). “Dear Mr. Fischer, My name is Ian... Read More
R.I.P Elizabeth Taylor.
Longtime AIDS activist, lover of the institution of marriage, actress, and friend to Michael Jackson passed away two days ago. Read More +
Sexual Preference Chemical Found in Mice.
According to a report in Nature, male mice without the neurotransmitter serotonin lose their preference for females. In this study, a Chinese research team bred male mice whose brains were not receptive to serotonin or lacked a gene which is needed to produce serotonin. When given a choice of partners, they showed no preference between males or females, but when only males were introduced into the cage, the modified males were far more likely to mount the male and emit... Read More
Settlement in Violent Texas Gay Bar Raid
In the early hours of June 28, 2009, the newly opened Rainbow Lounge in Fort Worth, Texas was hosting a birthday celebration for Todd Camp (founder of Q Cinema) and screening documentaries about the Stonewall Riots to commemorate the 40th anniversary of one of the defining moments in LGBT history. At around 12:30 a.m., seven officers from the Fort Worth Police Department and two agents from the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission clashed with about 300 of the bar’s patrons... Read More
Good bye and best of luck!
Jesse Kendall and I started working on Hivster.com about a year ago this week. It’s been a rollercoaster of a ride and the experiences both good and bad will stick with me forever. Read More +