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June 1, 2006
AIDS 'n' Pagans
This Sunday (a day named to honor Egyptian sun god Ra), Orange County pagans, witches, warlocks (maybe Moorlachs?) and other so-called heathens are using their mystic powers to fight the AIDS. That's right, I said pagans. Monotheistic religions are so passe. AIDS was first noticed in America when, i ... More >>
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June 5, 2006
25 years later
It was twenty-five years ago today, June, 5, 1981, that the first cases of what would become known as HIV/AIDS were reported in the Centers for Disease Control's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. It was by no means the beginning of the disease– a recent study has identified the earliest i ... More >>
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October 3, 2006
Got HIV/AIDS? Kick Hillary Clinton
Perhaps preoccupied by the GOP man-boy love case in the lower house, the U.S. Senate over the weekend failed to reauthorize the Ryan White CARE Act and with it about $6 million annually that helps Orange County deal with a growing HIV population and increasing number of AIDS cases, alerts the AIDS S ... More >>
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July 19, 2007
Beach Break: Swimming in shit
Three months ago, Heal the Bay, a Santa Monica-based environmental group, released its 17th Annual Beach Report Card. Although the group noted an overall improvement in the quality of water at California beaches, it reported that Long Beach had suffered a “dramatic drop in water quality” during ... More >>
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June 18, 2008
Gay Marriage Portends Increase in Urine Sex, OC Reverend Reveals!
Usually I like to pretend Wiley Drake is really on to something when I blog about his crazy shit, but this email, which sat in my junk folder and remains there (I cut and pasted from it) is outrageously ridiculous enough to print verbatim: What Legal Same Sex Marriages Bring into society........... ... More >>
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August 9, 2001
Planet of the AIDS
Usually I like to pretend Wiley Drake is really on to something when I blog about his crazy shit, but this email, which sat in my junk folder and remains there (I cut and pasted from it) is outrageously ridiculous enough to print verbatim: What Legal Same Sex Marriages Bring into society........... ... More >>
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April 9, 2009
Dengue Fever
Usually I like to pretend Wiley Drake is really on to something when I blog about his crazy shit, but this email, which sat in my junk folder and remains there (I cut and pasted from it) is outrageously ridiculous enough to print verbatim: What Legal Same Sex Marriages Bring into society........... ... More >>
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January 22, 2009
Angels in America
Maverick Theater
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November 13, 2008
Ask the Doctor
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July 31, 2008
Ed McKie Has Been Stymied in His Efforts to Create a Safe Space for Gay Meth Addicts in Santa Ana
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June 19, 2008
Eat, Drink and Be Gay Married! After 27 Years, One Couple Finally Has Its Big, Fat, Mexican Wedding
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June 5, 2008
Speak Out
Elegies for Angels, Punks  and Raging Queens
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March 9, 2000
Letters
Elegies for Angels, Punks  and Raging Queens
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May 29, 2008
Viva La Mujer
Portrait of Ten Women
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January 10, 2008
Hearts  of Gold
Sea of Hearts
Culture
January 24, 2008
The Future Is Now!
Beirut is a timeless metaphor of the past
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January 10, 2008
Wake Up
World Vision Experience: AIDS
Culture
May 4, 2000
The Gay Inferno
Fabulous Hell doesnt try to promote the upbeat living-with-AIDS story
News
June 1, 2006
Cognizance
AIDS Walk Orange County
Film
December 1, 2005
Rent Scam
Musical’s success continues to film, but the question remains: Was the real author ripped off?
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March 27, 2003
Not Not Guilty
Dr. K quietly settles suits involving faked AIDS drugs
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September 27, 2001
No Gay Blood, Please
Crisis or not, only straights can donate to the Red Cross
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April 26, 2001
Bob Outs Himself!
Crisis or not, only straights can donate to the Red Cross
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February 24, 2000
Juvenile Justice
OC judge requires controversial public declaration of witnesses' HIV status
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May 13, 1999
This Sister Oughta Be Famous
But of local publicity, this world-famous AIDS activist gets nun
Culture
October 8, 1998
AIDS Shouldn't Feel This Good
The Last Session rocks in a powerful, poignant Laguna staging
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May 13, 2009
NYC AIDS Walk Gets Hillary Duff. We Get Vickie Vargas
New York's AIDS Walk opening ceremony hostessNew York City's biggest AIDS fundraiser of the year, Sunday's AIDS Walk in Central Park, will be led by actress-singer Hillary Duff, who will serve as co-host of the opening ceremony and walk with her "Hillary Duff-Walk with Love" team.Orange County gets ... More >>
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June 16, 2009
What Do Pope, Larry Flynt, Mission Viejo Shoppers Have in Common?
Media reports that as many as 16 actors and actresses in the adult entertainment industry recently tested positive for HIV have prompted new calls for legislation requiring condom use in all porn videos shot in California. Opponents to condom use include the multi-billion dollar adult entertainment ... More >>
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July 15, 2009
Map Tracks How OC, Other Counties Fare With HIV/AIDS Rates
The National Minority Quality Forum created an online map to coincide with last month's National HIV Testing Day that shows what areas of the country have the most cases of HIV/AIDS. It's available here. You first have to register, free of charge, to use the map. You can then punch in a state, coun ... More >>
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July 16, 2009
Evening for Hope and Possibility
Memphis at the Santora
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August 3, 2009
Swine Flu Deaths Spark Debate Over Nurses' Use of Masks
Thanks to the swine flu, it is common to see nurses and other hospital workers wearing special respirator masks. This has put hospitals and nurses at loggerheads--not over whether the masks should be worn but how often they should be changed out.Even though Sacramento-area hospitals say their nur ... More >>
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August 5, 2009
Barbara Coe Adds Another Jewel to Her Crown of Conspiracies
It would take me a while to list all the vile things and views California Coalition for Immigration Reform head Barbara Coe believes, but a short list includes: Reconquista, Sikhs and Muslims deserve deportation, Obama wasn't born in the United States, Sonny Bono was murdered because he knew too ... More >>
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September 1, 2009
Feds and State to Californians: Ride Out Swine Flu Alone
CNN carried a report this morning on physicians at the University of Kansas telling students to avoid coming in to the campus health clinic if they contract the H1N1 swine flu virus and that they instead ride it out in their dorm rooms. That's keeping with federal guidelines ... More >>
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October 13, 2009
In Light of Braff: Five Bizarre Internet Hoaxes
Flickr user Thor ArvidThe world thought Scrubs actor Zach Braff was dead yesterday for a few hours--suicide, they said. Turns out, it was just a Scrubs fan that had created a faker CNN page in 2007 that somehow resurfaced. In an age where someone's Wikipedia page is edited spookily quick to ... More >>
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July 9, 2009
Internet Shocker: Dems Blast Dana for Swine Flu Snoozing
Where would the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) be without crazy congressman Dana Rohrabacher? He can always be counted on for fun and games and it seems like every day we get a press release from them about the guy--almost as many emails as we get from the Republicans bashing Lor ... More >>
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November 10, 2009
Swine Flu Deaths Quickly Jump 33% in OC, But Our Cats Are Safe . . . So Far
Eight Orange County adults died of swine flu last week, reports the Orange County Register via the county Health Care Agency. That 33 percent increase in local deaths brings the total H1N1-related fatalities in this blessed region of ours to 32. Most of those suffered pre-exis ... More >>
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November 26, 2009
M.A.C. Gives Back
The Shops at MIssion Viejo
Music
May 27, 2010
Dengue Fever Dream On
The Long Beach band blur the boundaries of language, genre and nationality
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October 8, 2010
1st OC Ride for AIDS Pushes Off Saturday
Orange County's first Ride for AIDS event Saturday will wind riders through century (approximately 100 miles) and metric century (approximately 62 miles) courses that take in some of the region's most scenic spots in Santiago Canyon, Tustin, Corona del Mar, Laguna Beach and other areas. About 1 ... More >>
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November 2, 2010
Andy Irons, Huntington Beach Surfing Walk of Fame Inductee and Legend, Dies at 32
Wikimedia CommonsAndy Irons, 1978-2010Three-time surfing World Champ and legend Andy Irons has passed away at age 32. While the cause of death is still unconfirmed at the moment, Surfer reports that family sources say he passed during a layover flight from Puerto Rico to his home in Kauai, Hawaii ... More >>
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November 24, 2010
Shocker: AIDS Group Praises Dana Rohrabacher
Rohrabacher When it comes to healthcare reform you can count on Rep. Dana Rohrabacher to take a firm "no" stance, unless the so-called reform is sponsored by the insurance lobby.So it's a notable moment when a healthcare lobbying group enthusiastically praises Rohrabacher.It's even more notable w ... More >>
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December 1, 2010
World AIDS Day is Marked in Orange County and Marked in Red in Downtown Long Beach
Orange County does not go as ga-ga--Lady or otherwise--for World AIDS Day as many other municipalities (especially nearby Long Beach). But there are some commemorations today in the onetime gay mecca of Laguna Beach and Saturday in the future gay mecca of Santa Ana.
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January 4, 2011
California Hospitals Must Now Report Infection Rates, Thanks To One Mother's Crusade
Carole MossNile Moss, who died in 2006 from a hospital-acquired infectionIn 2006, 15-year-old Nile Moss went in for an annual series of tests at the Children's Hospital of Orange County. A few days later, he complained of a headache and fever, and his condition quickly worsened. His parents ... More >>
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January 26, 2011
Orange County Has First Flu-Related Death. Don't Be the Next
Coughing, the sniffles and a fever aren't joking matters. For those of you putting off getting your flu shot, now may be the time to consider finding your nearest vaccination provider.Health officials have reported that Orange County experienced its first flu-related death this month, but they wo ... More >>
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April 4, 2011
Taco Bell Crime of the Week: Lawsuits Allege Salmonella Poisoning!
In 2010, the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention linked Taco Bell to a salmonella outbreak that left hundreds sick (but thankfully none dead). Two of those supposedly affected are now suing the company in Ohio courts, but I'm going to highlight the eating exploits of one of them affect ... More >>
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May 31, 2011
Jennifer Veary, HIV Positive Nurse and Christian AIDS Activist, Seriously Injured When Van Clips Her Bike
Jennifer Veary, a nurse who is HIV positive and has been described as a Christian HIV/AIDS activist "with a heart for Vietnam," was seriously injured Saturday when her head hit the pavement after her bike was clipped by a van near her Huntington Beach home.After being thrown over her handlebars, ... More >>
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July 22, 2011
Help Musician Jon Alvarez Battle Lyme Disease
Former Cypress College student Jon Alvarez is a talented bassist and has a website currently soliciting donations from supporters. It's not a Kickstarter campaign asking to raise money to fund a tour or recording project, though. It's a GiveForward page with a goal of $10,000 to help pay for ... More >>
Film
September 8, 2011
'We Were Here': Interpreters of Maladies
Five San Franciscans remember the AIDS crisis
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October 6, 2011
Dengue Fever Going Back to Southeast Asia to Tour for the Third Time
Lauren DukoffDengue Fever is going back to Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam in November on the "Electric Mekong Tour" with the cooperation and support of the U.S. Department of State, U.S. embassies in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam and local promoter in Cambodia, Dickon Verey. The band received the Arts E ... More >>
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January 20, 2012
Rick and Kay Warren Bitch-Slap Prominent Christian Commentator about AIDS
Warren: Bustin' out his righteous pimp hand?It's rare that we ever offer kind words about Saddleback Church's Rick Warren--scratch that, I do believe this is the first time EVER we'll ever offer kind words about Purpose-Driven® Rick. But we praise the good 'round here, and that's exactly what Wa ... More >>
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