AIDS
How Gay Men Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Semen
It's hard to pinpoint exactly when semen became the focus of so much erotic fixation in the gay community. What was once stigmatized as disease-ridden poison is now celebrated. Whatever the case, semen is everywhere these days.
Watch Suroosh Alvi Go to Rwanda with Bono in This Web-Exclusive Clip from the VICE Doc 'Countdown to Zero'
VICE co-founder Suroosh Alvi traveled to Rwanda with U2 lead singer and (RED) co-founder Bono to explore how we have reached "the beginning of the end of AIDS" and what needs to happen next.
Charlie Sheen Will Reportedly Reveal He Is HIV Positive on NBC's 'Today'
Sheen is scheduled to make a "revealing personal announcement" during his interview with Matt Lauer today.
How Nickelodeon Educated a Generation of Kids About AIDS During the 1990s
The same network that brought kids "Pete and Pete" and "Doug" ran a special featuring Magic Johnson that was one of the era's most compassionate, forward-thinking pieces of TV.
No, Eazy E Did Not Get HIV from a Tainted Acupuncture Needle
Frost's new conspiracy theory is straight outta his ass.
Stemming the Tide of Cultural Amnesia: An Interview with Legendary New York Performance Artist, Penny Arcade
We talked to the one-woman show about five decades of performing, her oral history project Lower East Side Biographies and the need to offer young people a queer, punk-rock, alternative to the mainstream.
Why Isn’t a Revolutionary HIV Medication Getting to Sex Workers?
Thanks to widespread stigma and cultural incompetency within the health-care system, Truvada is not reaching the people who may need it most.
Bucharest's Drug-Addicted Roma Are Being Left to Rot
Romania's most oppressed ethnic group is suffering from a drug-fueled HIV epidemic and nobody gives a damn.
Hanging Out with the Godmother of the Cuban Punk Rock Scene
At a time when all the rockers in Cuba were outcasts, Maria Gattorno made a place for them. Now she heads up the government-sanctioned Cuban Rock Agency and has resurrected the Cuban rock scene.
Stopping HIV? The Truvada Revolution – Part 3
A drug called Truvada is the first the FDA-approved means of preventing HIV infection – could this controversial treatment be a step toward the end of the AIDS era?
Stopping HIV? The Truvada Revolution - Part 2
A drug called Truvada is the first the FDA-approved means of preventing HIV infection – could this controversial treatment be a step toward the end of the AIDS era?
How to Film a Virus: The Evolving Depictions of HIV/AIDS from 'Kids' to 'Precious'
Chloe Sevigny and Rosario Dawson stunned audiences in Larry Clark's slap-in-the-face 90s classic, Kids. A decade later, both actors would go on to star in far more milquetoast depictions of the HIV/AIDS crisis in America.