HIV

  • The extraordinary How To Make A Pearl

    The extraordinary How To Make A Pearl

    Landing in the queerguru office this morning was a new extraordinary short film from the documentaries division of The Guardian Newspaper in London. We intended to take a quick glimpse and come back and watch it later, but it was one of those remarkable stories that begged for our immediate attention, and so we viewed it…

  • I.C.E. set to deport HIV-positive gay man to Venezuela, where he can’t get proper treatment

    I.C.E. set to deport HIV-positive gay man to Venezuela, where he can’t get proper treatment

    Written By Daniel Shoer Roth of  The Miami Herald Posted with permission from Tribune Content Agency Ricardo Querales fears that his days are numbered.  He has HIV. Querales showed up in mid-January at the headquarters of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Miramar, Fla., to comply with a routine supervision order in place for several years as part…

  • Trump Fires HIV/AIDS Council In Its Entirety

    Trump Fires HIV/AIDS Council In Its Entirety

    President Donald Trump fired the remaining members of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA) Wednesday, reportedly informing them without explanation with a letter delivered by FedEx. The mass dismissal of the advisors marked another nadir in the administration’s dealing with the council. In June six members resigned from PACHA writing in an open letter,…

  • The Mess He Made

    The Mess He Made

    Worlds Aids Day seems the most perfect time to watch this thought provoking short movie from filmmaker Matthew Puccini. It’s the story of Jude who goes to a walk-in Clinic in a suburban strip Mall to have an HIV test.  Actually throughout the story the word HIV is never mentioned , but it is very…