11 posts
HIV/AIDS
The Love Bubble – My AIDS/LifeCycle Experience – Part 2
Read Part 1 of my experience here. Day 5 I awake and set about putting together my outrageous outfit: it is Red Dress Day! Red Dress Day used to be…
How the AIDS Epidemic Changed the Gay Community Forever
When Nancy Reagan passed away in March, many people across the nation mourned the death of a former first lady, actress, and activist. But the gay community wasn’t somber. You…
The PrEP Project Episode 4: The End is in Sight
On the final installment of The Prep Project, history sheds light to the shame and hypocrisy society imparts on condomless sex. San Francisco has set an ambitious goal of no…
Why I Ride: I’m Biking from San Francisco to LA for AIDS/LifeCycle
If you’re a gay person in San Francisco or Los Angeles, chances are you’ve heard of or participated in the AIDS/LifeCycle. Otherwise, this annual event tends to fly under the…
The PrEP Project Episode 3: Undetectable
In Episode 3, Filmmaker Chris Tipton-King captures how fear impacts the sex lives of gay men, and where PrEP can help. In some cases, it’s safer to have sex with…
The PrEP Project’s Chris Tipton-King on His Groundbreaking New Gay Web Series
Chris Tipton-King, San Francisco filmmaker, is changing the conversation around HIV prevention and condom use. Why did you decide to make The PrEP Project? When I started working on this…
The PrEP Project is Changing the Conversation on Safe Gay Sex
The PrEP Project tries a new approach to HIV: admit gay men aren’t using condoms. San Francisco-based filmmaker Chris Tipton-King released the first episode of his groundbreaking web series The…
PrEP Diaries: Why I Added PrEP to My Safe Sex Practice
I first heard the buzz around PrEP when I moved to San Francisco a few years ago. I overheard a spirited debate at a bar one evening about whether sexually…