A little more than a year ago, I published “Interview With An Escort,” a raw and revealing interview I conducted with an exclusive and popular NYC gay male escort. This is an update. I will never share his website and contact information because this article is not about advertising or promoting his services. Instead, it’s to give you, the reader, insight [...]
Welcome back! In “Sex In Prison, Part One,” I presented the recent study entitled “Incarcerated Black Men Report Sex in Prison, Posing Challenges for HIV Prevention and Treatment” that gave this sobering conclusion: Black men, who are vastly over represented within our prison system, comprise a high percentage of HIV-positive inmates. And according to that study--conducted by the Columbia University School of [...]
Meet Dr. Martin Luther Patrick, an award-winning playwright and author who hails from London, England! His storied literary career spans decades. Dr. Patrick’s debut novel, “JJ’s Isolation,” is a helluva exhilarating ride, with rich detail and characterization! And his brand new “Love Both Ways” promises to equal--or exceed that! It drops this summer. In Part Two of my exclusive Huffington Post Queer [...]
Meet Dr. Martin Luther Patrick, an award-winning playwright and author who hails from London, England! His storied literary career spans decades. Dr. Patrick’s debut novel, “JJ’s Isolation,” is one to-ta-lee exhilarating ride, with rich detail and characterization! His second novel, “Love Both Ways," drops this summer. In Part One of my exclusive Huffington Post Queer Voices interview with the prolific Patrick, [...]
It’s an unfortunate fact that Black men—vastly over represented within our prison system—make up a high percentage of HIV-positive inmates. And according to the study, “Incarcerated Black Men Report Sex in Prison, Posing Challenges for HIV Prevention and Treatment,” these males pose an infection risk not only to other inmates—but to members of their communities once they are released. The study was [...]
What does the word phenom mean? Well, as the shortened form of phenomenon, it refers to “a person or thing of outstanding abilities or qualities.” However, when applied to HIV criminalization, it takes on an entirely different understanding or subtext, which is ominous…and dangerous. You see, a new report by the HIV Justice Network and the Global Network of People [...]
Get a load of this encouraging new development: recent research has indicated that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) may have overstated the size of the U.S. HIV population, while significantly underestimating the share that has a fully suppressed viral load (undetectable). Researchers utilized HIV lab reporting to estimate prevalence of the disease in New York City and 19 [...]
So finally, you’ve managed to make your “Great Escape” from your abuser. (Great Escape is the term I’ve coined for my LGBTQ Intimate Partner Violence and Abuse workshops and seminars.) And after he/she fully absorbs that you’ve indeed found or reclaimed your backbone and guts, the counteroffensive begins in earnest with “plastic” pleas that include, “I really didn’t mean it,” “I was [...]
Meet Reginald A. Flemming! He’s the emerging writer, director and producer of gay-themed short feature films. His current and popular series, A First Time For Everything (AFTFE), is a provocative and thought-provoking work. I’ve had an extended sit-down with Mr. Flemming, exclusively for the Huffington Post Queer Voices. In Part Two of this series, Reginald discusses what drives him, the continuing [...]
Today, April 16, is the birthday of Mr. Essex Hemphill--the groundbreaking and iconic openly gay African-American author, poet and performance artist. He would’ve been 59. I was fortunate to call Essex a dear friend. So, in celebration of his extraordinary life and awesome talent, I’m re-running one of my tributes to him. Visit: death-claims-a-phenom-way-too-soon-a-tribute-to-essex-hemphill
Meet Reginald A. Flemming, the emerging writer, director and producer of gay-themed short feature films. His current and popular series, A First Time For Everything (AFTFE), is a provocative and thought-provoking work. Just recently, I interviewed Mr. Flemming exclusively for the Huffington Post Queer Voices. In Part One, he describes his fascinating journey as a filmmaker, his creative process…and more. For [...]
As a journalist and public/motivational speaker, one of my signature issues is Intimate Partner Violence and Abuse (IPV/A)--the term used for domestic violence and abuse within the LGBTQ community. Sadly and too often, this demoralizing, heinous and horrific behavior is “swept under the rug”--particularly when it involves gay/SGL (same-gender loving) men. The misguided belief that “Oh, you know…boys will be boys!” [...]
