SPOTLIGHT
AIDS TURNS 30 June 5, 2011, marked 30 years since the first recognition of AIDS as a public
health concern. In the past three decades, the pandemic has claimed approxi- mately 30 million lives, while an estimated 34 million people are living with HIV/ AIDS worldwide. While there’s still no vaccine or cure, a glimmer of hope came to light in 2011 when a 45-year-old San Francisco man was said be the only person in the world to be “cured.” The treatment that apparently cured him isn’t believed to be practical for wide use, but it leaves researchers hopeful other approaches might bring them closer to a long overdue breakthrough in the fight against HIV/AIDS.
JASON STUART, OCTOBER 2011 “You grow up during a time
when it’s not comfortable to be who you are, and so you start to be funny so you can protect yourself.” Jason Stuart, reflect- ing back on how he maintained comfort on stage in front of a live audience in his early career in The Rage Monthly October 2011 issue.
CHARLIE DAVID, SEPTEMBER 2011 “There is nothing we can do here that is a wrong choice – especially if you look at everything as an opportunity. So, I wouldn’t go back and change it. When I look back at my life some of the most challenging times have been the times in my life are when I’ve learned the most.” Charlie David separates himself from his character in, Judas Kiss, if granted the opportunity to alter the past such as his character. David explained he would not change anything in the September 2011 issue of The Rage Monthy. There’s a lesson to be learned in every experi- ence in his life and it is those experiences, which have molded the gay heartthrob into the man he is today.
CHRISTOPHER DONAGHUE, NOVEMBER 2011 “Sex is the most misunderstood
CALIFORNIA CURRICULUM CURVES WITH THE FAIR EDUCATION ACT On July 14, 2011, California Governor Jerry Brown signed the
FAIR (Fair, Accurate, Inclusive and Respectful) Education Act, which ensures the historical contributions of LGBT people and disabled individuals are accurately portrayed in instructional educational materials in the state.
subject in the world. I have a very sex- positive approach and I believe there is no such thing as bad sex, as long as it is between two consenting adults.” Chris- topher Donaghue shared his personal outlook on the taboo subject of sex and much more in the November 2011 issue ofThe Rage Monthly. Donaghue head- lines the new hit docu-reality series Bad Sex, which airs on Logo Fridays at 9 p.m.
If you didn’t catch these Rage Monthly Spotlights when they originally appeared, you can still access the full-length interviews in the archives
atragemonthly.com.
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