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“All the Way Through Evening” Explores Effect Of AIDS Epidemic On NYC Composers

Nov 13, 2012 by
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The musical documentary All the Way Through Evening shines a spotlight on gay composers who wrote about, and were ultimately lost to, the HIV/AIDS epidemic that ravaged New York City in the 1980s and ’90s. Australian filmmaker Rohan Spong follows …

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PHOTOS: amfAR Masquerade Party In New York City

Nov 11, 2012 by
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PHOTOS: amfAR Masquerade Party In New York City

PHOTOS: On October 26, amfAR’s generationCURE committee held a Halloween masquerade party at The Box in New York, where nearly 200 young professionals in masks enjoyed cocktails and a performance by singer Kelly King while they supported of generationCURE’s goal …

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Community Board Approves Latest Design For NYC AIDS Memorial

Jul 20, 2012 by
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Community Board Approves Latest Design For NYC AIDS Memorial

Thursday night, Manhattan Community Board 2 voted to support the design for the future NYC AIDS Memorial, crafted by Brooklyn architectural firm studio a+i.

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Out Of The Past: We Were Here Travels To The Dawn Of The AIDS Crisis In SF

Oct 21, 2011 by
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Out Of The Past: We Were Here Travels To The Dawn Of The AIDS Crisis In SF

  In urging friends to go see We Were Here, a new documentary about the dawn of the AIDS epidemic in San Francisco, I’ve been met with a lot of “I already know about that” and “Um, that sounds depressing.” …

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There’s Nothing Like Men in Dresses to Start the Day Off Right!

Jun 10, 2011 by
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There’s Nothing Like Men in Dresses to Start the Day Off Right!

I woke up yesterday morning at 6am to the sounds of more rustling than normal, and, just as I unzipped my tent, a flash of red sashayed past. I smiled: It’s Red Dress Day, the legendary AIDS/LifeCycle tradition that calls …

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Hot and Sweaty: On the Road with Queers and Allies to Fight HIV/AIDS

Nov 30, 1999 by
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Hot and Sweaty: On the Road with Queers and Allies to Fight HIV/AIDS

I’ve only been in camp for one hour, and I’ve already lost my tent. It sounds ridiculous, but it’s easy to lose track of your surroundings amidst 3,200 people and a sea of blue-hued domes. Thankfully, I re-orient myself and …

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