Morning
Happy Summer Solstice
Here in the Northern Hemisphere, today marks the Summer Solstice. Tomorrow marks the slide toward winter and those Down Under start the rise toward Summer. I wish I had enough money to chase the sun and live an Endless Summer.
Sunday is the annual Broadway Bares produced by Broadway Cares - Equity Fights AIDS.
With this administration eliminating USAID funding, HIV/AIDS will come roaring back. That makes it even more essential to raise funds to fight this horrible disease which devastated the theatre community. I lost some very talented friends over the years.
Please consider making a donation: broadwaycares.org
14 comments:
HIV/AIDS will not come roaring back due to the loss of the USAID funding for continuing HIV/AIDS research. The onus of preventing another round of deaths is solely on us in the LGBTUIA+ community. Yes, gay sex is great and we got to enjoy a lot of it in the 70s and 80s, and we all know the rest of that story. Once the cause of the "Gay Plaque" was known, common sense and safe sex should have been the norm. It wasn't.
We've come a long way since those sad days of the deaths of so many of our brothers and sisters. Research has found medications that can now prolong the lives of people infected with the virus and the advent of PrEP also helps, but they should not be considered a panacea and a license to engage in unsafe sex again. To put it bluntly, we have to stop the stupid and use the good common sense that we should have acquired by now when those raging hormones take over and want to blur the reality of what our next 2-3 hours of ecstasy may lead to. We are all in control of our destinies and timelines. Play safe.
"With this administration eliminating USAID funding, HIV/AIDS will come roaring back."
I think that's what they're hoping for. I think they want to come back and ravage our community and wipe us all out.
Broadway Bares is AWESOME.
I usually wait until all the juicy details drop on YouTube to watch.
And it's very hot! And it's just the start of the summer????
XOXO
I made a donation, a very worthy organization and the site was easy to follow. Thanks for the link. Looks like they are sold out their evening show on Sunday. Have a good weekend, hugs and bisous
This administration really is sucking the life out of living.
Happy Friday. That feeling of the sun kissing your body, makes me long for summer all year round. Thanks for the PSA at the end, it is so important to not lose sight of this. Have a great weekend.
Thanks for reminding me!
The problem is that UDAID provided the meds for many countries overseas. Not having those medicines will enable the virus to mutate and spread.
I cannot doubt that for a minute.
We used to do a version of it here.... They stopped for some reason. It might be time to reinstitute it.
XOXO
Thank you!
What a weekend, eh? Needed bowls of ice cream. Not because of the heat - we were well below average.
Hugs and bisous.
They truly are.
Thank you! Many have gotten complacent with the advent of prep and other meds.
You're welcome. Thank you for donating!
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