Why HIV Drug Resistance Still Matters—And What We Can Do About It By Andrew Zolopa, Treatment Medical Affairs Executive Director, Gilead Sciences and Professor of Medicine, Stanford University / Sponsored by Gilead Sciences / Intended for US audiences only Even with decades of scientific research in HIV, a major challenge faced by people with HIV (PWH) continues to be HIV … [Read more...] about Why HIV Drug Resistance Still Matters—And What We Can Do About It
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The Power of Lived Experience: Inspiring People with HIV to Prioritize their Long-Term Health through Storytelling
The Power of Lived Experience: Inspiring People with HIV to Prioritize their Long-Term Health through Storytelling By Marcus Wilson / Senior Director / Public Affairs / Sponsored by Gilead Sciences / Intended for US audiences only For too long, conversations about HIV have centered primarily on preventing transmission. While that’s important, it often leaves out another … [Read more...] about The Power of Lived Experience: Inspiring People with HIV to Prioritize their Long-Term Health through Storytelling
2025 Holiday Survival Guide
2025 may be the longest decade we’ve ever survived. So much awfulness has been packed into it that it really does seem like much longer than one year. And yet it’s mostly over with, and the holiday season has arrived. After all the Scrooginess and Grinchiness we’ve witnessed, we all deserve to enjoy the season as best we can. Here are a few suggestions on how to make the most … [Read more...] about 2025 Holiday Survival Guide
Investigative Report – How Swiss Navy Hijacked the Southern Decadence Parade
By most accounts, Southern Decadence 2024 was a huge success. The Grand Marshals raised a record amount of money, local bars & businesses did well, and everyone seemed to have a great time. Nevertheless, some have raised eyebrows—and a serious question—about the Southern Decadence parade: Why was Swiss Navy leading the parade? Many parade viewers were surprised, and even … [Read more...] about Investigative Report – How Swiss Navy Hijacked the Southern Decadence Parade
Ambush Across the Pond, Part 1
I got a brief respite in August from the extreme heat of our New Orleans summer when I made a trip across the pond to Merrie Olde England. It was an amazing experience filled with adventure, parades, festivals, hurricanes, and a lot of gaiety! I hope you enjoy my “Tale of Two Gay Cities” except in this story, it will be Brighton and London, not Paris and … [Read more...] about Ambush Across the Pond, Part 1
OUT! with Michael-Chase
Picture it: Greensburg, Louisiana, 1995. A young gay boy tunes into an FM station, and hears a man with a golden voice broadcasting his own radio show about modern gay life in New Orleans. Within two years, the gay boy would find his way across Lake Pontchartrain to that land of milk and honey. That gay boy was me, and that man with the golden voice was Michael-Chase … [Read more...] about OUT! with Michael-Chase
LGBTQ Horoscopes November 19–December 2, 2019
Astrology was originally understood as omens, prophecies, and oracles. Whenever you go to a psychic, tarot reader, or an astrologer like me, you’re engaging with the possibilities of the future. But modern astrology is also the alignment of the heavens at your moment of birth that serves as the signature of your personality. This combination of your star chart and sun … [Read more...] about LGBTQ Horoscopes November 19–December 2, 2019
LGBTQ Horoscopes September 10-23, 2019
If you just want to read your horoscope, skip this paragraph. But I encourage you to pause and consider the nature of astrology and what it means to read your horoscope. Astrology was originally understood as omens, prophecies, and oracles. Whenever you go to a psychic, tarot reader, or an astrologer like myself, you’re engaging with the possibilities of the future. But modern … [Read more...] about LGBTQ Horoscopes September 10-23, 2019
Party Down July 30, 2019
After coming off my amazing adventure in New York, I had to play catch up at work and just life. I also had two very excited little miniature dachshunds ready to see me, so I basically was a homebody for the beginning of the week. Then the Hurricane-that-wasn’t Barry cast a damper on the weekend. I did manage to venture out for happy hour on Friday at The … [Read more...] about Party Down July 30, 2019
The Cabildo
No visit to New Orleans would be complete without a stop at Jackson Square, which is where you will find the Cabildo. This elegant Spanish colonial building neighbors St. Louis Cathedral and houses many rare artifacts of America’s history. In commemoration of the city’s 300th anniversary, the Louisiana State Museum debuted a new exhibition, We Love You, New Orleans!, … [Read more...] about The Cabildo
