Kampala Key, Vulnerable and Priority Populations (KVP) News

Imagine my consternation when a group of LGBTIQQ youths organized a talk-show event and invited me to be the guest speaker! Surprise, surprise. I thought I was prepared until I was asked later to talk about Cancer and HIV. I held my ground and took them through the information I knew from experience would be helpful to them. I have looked around for articles that talk about Cancer and HIV in the same breathe too. The one provided by POZ Newsletter is very appropriate and I recommend all readers to access that newsletter. It is a treasure trove. Liz Highleyman is a writer with POX Newsletter. In this article she   writes about Sean McKenna a long-term survivor living with HIV and other related experiences. “Sean McKenna has faced numerous battles, including two episodes of skin cancer and several bouts of anal pre-cancer. Jill Cadman, another long-timer, is living with HIV and Stage IV colon cancer. And they are not alone. “Almost every long-term survivor I know is d...

June – the celebratory and festive month of LGBTQ+ Pride – slipped by so quickly. For me, it started on a less than ideal note, as the threat of someone in the crowd of spectators brandishing a weapon disrupted the very end of the massive Pride parade through Dupont Circle in Washington, DC. I was one of those end-of-parade marchers; as such I had my first experience watching a vast panic-stricken crowd careen straight toward me and the marchers around me (including some very young children). It was a terrifying moment, and for those of us marching at the very end of the parade, our parade was over. That disappointment was somewhat assuaged by having seen more transgender flags than ever before (not counting the one that I was using as a cape). Even more remarkably, many people seemed to even be aware of what and who that pale blue, pink, and white striped banner represented. I took note, and I had to smile. We have a flag. We’ve arrived. Despite our minuscule numbers, we’ve ...