Mexican activist/filmmaker Leo Herrera is known for his queer viral films that tackle issues of queer politics, sex, HIV stigma, and history. His latest work which is the centerpiece of Fathers Project is a short film that he directed & wrote with the collaboration of queer artists, musicians, and performers as well as the GLBT … Continue reading
Having been sent this photo of artist Zach Grear wearing the T-Shirt he designed to raise much-need funds for Housing Works Project that fights homelessness and AIDS In NY, prompted queerguru to check out The Aids Memorial Project too. Their Instagram account is a forum for powerful and moving tributes to some of the remarkable man … Continue reading
ART & AIDS: 35 Years of Survival Exhibit at the Leslie-Lohman Museum will commemorate GMHC’s 35th anniversary and will feature dozens of works created by people living with HIV and AIDS. The artworks, created in a variety of media, are the products of GMHC clients and weekly therapeutic art classes run by GMHC’s Volunteer, Work … Continue reading
Yesterday London Underground (known locally as ‘the Tube’) unveiled a stunning series of artworks by the late Australian artist/LGBT activist David McDiarmid that reference the AIDS Crisis. McDiarmid who died aged 43 in 1995 was known for his Rainbow Aphorisms that he produced in response to his own, and his community’s, experience of the AIDS … Continue reading