S1 EP9: How I F*ck while HIV-Positive
10/7/2020
Show Notes
Mark S. King was living out his dream in 1980 when he moved from Louisiana to West Hollywood to pursue acting. Openly gay, Mark indulged in the West Hollywood scene where gay sexual expression was celebrated.
Fast forward to five years later and Mark and most of his social circle are diagnosed with HIV. Understandably scared for his life and the lives of his friends, Mark still refused to let HIV stop him from having a sex life. Here’s how Mark managed to still have pleasurable sex during the AIDS pandemic while HIV-positive.
Resources we used in this episode
“I Took the Risk of Dating During the Pandemic. It Paid Off,” The Atlantic (2020)
“The Global HIV/AIDS Pandemic, 2006,” CDC (2006)
“Current Trends Mortality Attributable to HIV Infection/AIDS -- United States, 1981-1990,” CDC (1991)
“Biography,” My Fabulous Disease (2020)
“A Glimpse Into 1970s Gay Activism,” The Atlantic (2014)
“The Shameful History of the Mistreatment of LGBT Teachers,” University of Illinois Press (2009)
“Gay and Lesbian Rights: A Question--sexual Ethics Or Social Justice?” Sheed & Ward (1996)
“A Timeline of HIV and AIDS,” HIV.gov (2020)
“Where did HIV come from?” The AIDS Institute (2018)
“Last Gay Bathhouse in S.F. Agrees to Close Its Doors,” The Los Angeles Times (1987)
“This Is How the HIV Test Was Invented,” Time Magazine (2016)