Thursday, 30 November 2006

World AIDS Day 2006

Some items to share in recognition of World AIDS Day:

Award-winning Getty Images photographer Brent Stirton
has curated an amazing selection of photos he shot around the globe of people living with HIV/AIDS.

Capturing both hope and tragedy, Stirton shows the many faces and circumstances of those living with the disease. AOL spoke with the photographer and we've added his audio narration to each of the images. Get the story behind the photos -- like this one of a male prostitute in China -- in the photographer's own words.

Click to See and Hear 'Behind the Lens: Brent Stirton'




Over at heretv.com, the gay television network has launched a Virtual AIDS Quilt. The online quilt allows visitors to upload a photo and remembrance of loved ones lost to AIDS.

Click to See or Add to the Quilt




Metro Weekly posts the stories of four Washingtonians living with HIV:

''One person says a gay person is bad, then gay people cause AIDS. That's the thinking in some people's minds. It doesn't matter if you're gay or straight. It matters if you're having unprotected sex, regardless of how you identify.'' 
Clickto Read 'It Starts with Human'




Additional Links
World AIDS Day.org
Light a Candle at 'Light to Unite', where each candle lit equals $1 donated to the National AIDS Fund
Tonight on Cinemax: 'Positively Naked'
, '85 HIV+ Souls. No Clothes. No Apologies.'

 From Some of My Favorite Bloggers:
'Make World AIDS Day Mean Something' -- Joe.My.God
'Debunking Myths About Black Men' -- Keith Boykin
'Life is Stronger than AIDS' -- Made in Brazil
World AIDS Day TV Picks -- The Telly Nelly
'Last year I Rallied Against AIDS Fatigue' -- Queering the Apparatus
'All I Want Is a Cure and My Friends Back' -- The Republic of T

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