AIDS Activist Spencer Cox is Dead at 44
As Gay City News was going to press on December 18, news surfaced that Spencer Cox, 44, a veteran of ACT UP and a founder of the Treatment Action Group, had died earlier in the day. According to Peter...
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“How to Survive a Plague,” Tony Kushner Win Oscar Nominations
Filmmaker David France. | SUNDANCE SELECTS “How to Survive a Plague,” David France’s documentary about AIDS treatment activism in the years prior to the mid-‘90s introduction of protease inhibitors,...
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GMHC Fêtes Joy Tomchin
David France and Joy Tomchin at GMHC's “Savor.” | GAY CITY NEWS In a lavish dinner gala dubbed “Savor,” featuring a four-course dinner served up by renowned chefs, the Gay Men’s Health Crisis paid...
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World AIDS Day 2013
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30 WORLD AIDS DAY 2013 : WE REMEMBER An event by Our Youth – NYC in recognition of World AIDS Day remembers those that have passed and aims to encourage gay youth to continue the...
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Center Honors Women of Impact
Artist Mickalene Thomas, the Community Impact honoree. | DONNA ACETO PHOTO ESSAY BY DONNA ACETO | In a splashy celebration at Capitale on the Bowery November 5, the LGBT Community Center held its 19th...
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When Activists Made a Difference
David France's new book on the plague years documents the hard-won victory of citizen advocacy. | RANDOM HOUSE David France’s masterly new history of the battle against AIDS does double duty:...
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Celebrating Queer Literature and Mentorship
Mx Justin Vivian Bond ushering the evening along. | COURTESY: LAMBDA LITERARY FOUNDATION The Tony Awards were only the second-gayest ceremony in town last week, as luminaries from the LGBTQ community...
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Women’s Event Dances Night Away at Capitale
The LGBTQ Women’s Event, an evening of cocktails, dinner, and dancing to honor those making a difference, was held November 3 at Capitale on the Bowery. This year’s honorees included artist Julie...
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Do You Know Who These People Are?
“Do you know who these people are? If not for them, you wouldn’t be getting married. You wouldn’t be suing about a wedding cake.” These are the words of photographer Bill Bytsura expressing what he...
View Article“How to Survive a Pandemic” Praises Scientists, Denounces Greed
Gay journalist and filmmaker David France’s magnum opus “How to Survive a Plague,” a documentary about AIDS activism, was released in 2012, 16 years after the introduction of effective treatments. (He...
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