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In Paris in the early 1990s, a group of activists goes to battle for those stricken with HIV/AIDS, taking on sluggish government agencies and major pharmaceutical companies in bold, invasive actions.

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Sometimes (Sila Samayangalil) (2018)

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Seven strangers anxiously waiting for their HIV test results decide to bribe the clinic receptionist...

Zackary Drucker recommended Close to the Knives: A Memoir of Disintegration in Books (curated)

"This stage of his work is from a place of desperation and an itching demand to speak out about living with HIV/AIDS, and trying to survive a hopeless situation. Wojnarowicz’s words are resurrected cries of help from recent memory that are more relevant than ever."

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Sara Cox (1845 KP) rated Full Disclosure in Books

Oct 8, 2019

Full Disclosure

Camryn Garrett | 2019 | Fiction & Poetry, LGBTQ+, Young Adult (YA)

10.0

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I whizzed through this book in only 5 hours of actual reading time. It completely captivated me! Simone is a teenager, with all the problems and changes that come with it. To top it, she's adopted - with two gay dad's - and she was born with HIV. I don't know about everyone else, but I didn't cope with being a teenager very well so I'm already proud of this fictional yet utterly believable character. The narrative is done through Simone's eyes. And is so honest. It encompasses all the things that a teenager would be thinking; school stresses, friendship groups, sexuality and let's not forget high-school crushes. This is a brilliant coming of age YA novel. One that I think I will rave about for a while. Not only was it a brilliant read, it also taught me loads about HIV (U=U) and living with HIV. And the theme of this text is completely right, people don't know as much as they should and they react based on incomplete facts. I am so glad that I read this book and implore you to read it too.

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Sex is Fun Podcast

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Dedicated to the rational discussion of human sexuality from the approach of fun, enjoyment and...

Roxane Gay recommended Don’t Call Us Dead: Poems in Books (curated)

Don’t Call Us Dead: Poems

Danez Smith | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry

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"The level of craft at work in each of the poems in “Don’t Call Us Dead” is exceptional. These are poems about black men and their imperiled, impassioned bodies, what it means to live with HIV, and so much more. There is pain here but there is so much joy, so much fierce resistance to anything that dares to temper the stories being told here."

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Jon Savage recommended Kids (1995) in Movies (curated)

Kids (1995)

1995 | Documentary, Drama

8.2

(5 Ratings)

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"It's pretty fucking brutal but also very truthful about the amorality of adolescence and how some kids can be. And it was also dealing honestly with HIV amongst heterosexuals, which was a first. It launched Harmony Korine and started a whole new genre but made a real stink at the time. A tough film with no feel good factor in sight. It's completely unsentimental."

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