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FOF #2681 – Tie a Red AIDS Ribbon Round the Old Oak Tree

In 1991, a coalition of artists called Visual AIDS created the Red Ribbon public awareness campaign by boldly putting a red ribbon on the seat of all the attendees of the Tony Awards and brought the national conversation about AIDS out of the shadows and into the light.

Today we take a look at the history of the powerful statement that is the Red AIDS Ribbon that helped ignite a change in a world that would rather not talk about homosexuality, sex work or drug use, let alone HIV & AIDS.

Posted in: Podcast 5 years ago 0

FOF #1295 – Lesbian in a Bridesmaid’s Dress

Comedian Cameron Esposito talks about hosting a burlesque show, circus life and her Nancy Drew like experience of discovering her friend’s secret sex dungeon. Cameron recently took a lipstick bullet and femmed it up for her sister’s wedding, with hilarious results.

Plus- Celebrities die digitally for AIDS, Beer for Dogs, Mountain Climbing Pumps and Rhinestone Covered Guns.

Posted in: Comedians, Podcast 14 years ago 5

VIDEO: Celebrities Die Digitally

Celebrities are calling the internet quits until they raise enough cash to help stop AIDS.

Posted in: People, Politics & Activism, Videos 14 years ago 1

FOF #1102 – A Gay Bar Opens in China

On World AIDS Day, activists gave President Obama’s a D+, due to the US Government’s AIDS funding not keeping up the global rates of infection.

How is China is dealing with AIDS crisis? By opening a fabulous gay bar to reach out to gay men!

Our talk radio gal pal Summer Nettles joins us to take these news including Grady Sizemore steamy iPhone pics and Marilyn Monroe’s pot smoking video found 50 years later.

Posted in: Culture & Style, Podcast, Radio Hosts 15 years ago 11

Obama Gets a D+ for World AIDS Day

Washington, DC—On the eve of World AIDS Day, global AIDS and Africa solidarity organizations released a report card today evaluating President Obama’s first year in office—giving the President and his Administration a ‘D+’ for work […]

Posted in: Health & Wellness, Politics & Activism 15 years ago 0

FOF #1101 – An Intimate Look at Michael Kearns

On World Aids Day we talk with groundbreaking actor and activist Michael Kearns.

Before coming out of the closet was seen as a career move in the entertainment industry, Michael Kearns was the first Hollywood actor on record to come out as a gay man in the mid-seventies. Today Michael is re-staging his one man show “Intimacies” featuring six characters on the AIDS crisis of the early 80s.

Posted in: Actors, Books, Health & Wellness, Interviews, Podcast, Politicians/Activists 15 years ago 9

Michael Kearns Performs 20th Anniversary Revival Tour of “intimacies” This Sunday [Sponsored]

World AIDS Day is December 1 and to celebrate all that we’ve achieved in the two decades of tireless efforts for the LGBTQ community and its friends, Victory Gardens “Fresh Squeezed” is hosting of Michael […]

Posted in: Topics 15 years ago 0