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Still Here, and Fabulous

We got a chance to chat with award-winning blogger, author, speaker, and HIV activist Mark S. King about his new memoir, My Fabulous Disease (he also has a long-running blog of the same name, myfabulousdisease.com).

King has been involved in HIV causes since being diagnosed in 1985. Among many accolades he’s received over the years, King was named the 2020 LGBTQ Journalist of the Year by the National Lesbian and Gay Journalist Association (NLGJA). He was also awarded (’s sister publication).

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