Mark S. King
@MyFabDisease
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Activist and writer of all things HIV adjacent. 2020 GLAAD Awardee and author of 'My Fabulous Disease: Chronicles of a Gay Survivor'
Atlanta, GA
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I am a constituent of
@RepCummings
and I have never been more proud of him and the district, which includes my home here in
#Baltimore
. I am committed to doing everything I can to end this hate
#infested
administration
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I'm 63 today, and have spent 38 of those living with
#HIV
. Love yourself. It's okay to be afraid. We are all afraid sometimes. You got this.
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39 years ago today, I heard the words "you are
#HIV
positive." It was 1985 and I was 24. With time, I learned that we all have our personal crisis, and a lot of them are hidden from view. So, be kind. Help somebody else. For me, it is why I survived.
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When I tested
#HIV
positive in 1985 they said I wouldn't make it to my 30th birthday. I am turning 60 this year! Any other longterm survivors hitting major milestones you never thought you would reach?
#gratitude
#UequalsU
#PLHIV
#AIDS
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The guy from 1985 had just tested
#HIV
+ and decided to be an activist until he died (soon). He was half right. Today, I'm still doing that work. It was the best bargain I ever made. National HIV and Aging Awareness Day
#NHAAD
#AgingandHIV
#UequalsU
#StopHIVTogether
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Next month will be 36 years since my
#HIV
diagnosis. I'm 60, y'all. As the old AIDS activism saying goes, "Annoy them. Survive."
#HIVandAging
#StopHIVTogether
@CDC_HIVAIDS
#UequalsU
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#HIV
#survivor
for 37 of my 60 years. We are powerful and joyful and sexy and we are still fucking here.
#UequalsU
#gingergay
#DaddyAF
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I turn 58 on Sunday. This is what it looks like. That's 35 years with
#HIV
and still kicking ass. Lead with joy, y'all. It works for me.
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@BlakeMcIver
I have
#HIV
antibodies older than you, sir, and never in my life has punching down been hilarious -- or a good career move. That sound you hear is you tumbling down the Hollywood alphabet.
#GoodbyeDList
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I tested
#HIV
positive 33 years ago today. So many emotions. Life is strange and beautiful, that's all I can say. Here I am at 57 years old.
#GymSelfie
#UequalsU
@pozmagazine
@GMHC
@jackmackenroth
@talkHIV
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I tested
#HIV
positive 38 years ago today. Since then, I have endured car crashes, drug addiction and weapons pointed in my direction. Like everyone else, positive and negative alike, I am a survivor of life itself.
#gratitude
READ:
@pozmagazine
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I'm Mark S. King and I've been living with
#HIV
for 40 of my 60 years. If you're a millennial, I have HIV antibodies older than you.
#HealtheVoicesLIVE
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I tested
#HIV
positive on March 15, 1985 -- exactly 34 years ago. Today I rode a camel with my husband. Life is strange and beautiful.
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My
#HIV
Positive test was 37 years ago today. This is what I know is true. "If living with HIV/AIDS has taught me anything, it is that we all have our shit. Tragedy isn't a contest."
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This is 61, folks, with 37 of them living with
#HIV
. Nothing will steal my joy and gratitude for surviving. It's a privilege that was denied to some of my closest friends. Be good to one another. Peace.
#HappyBirthday2Us
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Today I'm 59 years old. Life is strange and beautiful, y'all. Enjoy yourselves.
#HIV
#survivor
@pozmagazine
#UequalsU
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I am so damn grateful to be healthy and alive 38 years after my
#HIV
diagnosis. Thanks
@HIVPlusMag
for the cover story about my book, My Fabulous Disease: Chronicles of a
#Gay
Survivor.
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@stormrobinson
Nex was taunted and poured water on someone. Now Nex is dead. Blaming Nex for their own death is a whole new level of vile.
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During the
@Madonna
concert last night in Atlanta,
@HydeiaBroadbent
was included in the collage of those lost to AIDS. The beloved activist died only a few weeks ago.
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The CDC's
@dr_demetre
on
#Monkeypox
, Stigma, and being 'the Gay in the Room.' "There are some days when you don’t feel like being the gay in the room. But I don’t have that option. It’s the right thing to do." READ:
@CDC_HIV
#HIV
@CDCgov
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My doc told me today: No
#HIV
viral load, tons of t-cells, my
#keto
diet won't kill me (lost 20 lbs), and keep doin' what I'm doin (get ready baby,
#daddy
's comin' home happy...)
#UequalsU
#35yearsPoz
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#HIV
Survival is not a contest. It's about helping somebody else through the challenges you once faced.
@HIVGov
#40YearsOfHIV
#ThisIs60
#NLTSAD
@THTorguk
@pozmagazine
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As a 38 year
#HIV
survivor,
#WorldAIDSDay
isn't only about honoring those lost and those living with
#HIV
#AIDS
. Today, I also lift up sexually active people who make healthy choices and go through the sometimes unnerving process of regular testing. I honor you, too.
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If you're sexually active and not being tested or taking advantage of
#HIV
advancements, you're living in 1986. I was there. You wouldn't like it.
#NationalHIVTestingDay
#HIVTestingDay
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"The Father of
#PrEP
," Dr. Robert Grant, meets the grateful
@PrEP4AllNow
team before his testimony at
#BreakthePatent
hearing. I said, "Thanks, Dad!"
#PrEP4AllNow
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I am damn proud to get a 6th
@glaad
award nom for Outstanding Blog, making "My Fabulous Disease" the most recognized
#HIV
blog in
#GLAADawards
history. REPRESENT! Tell your story!
#UequalsU
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It's
#ADayWithHIV
and I will spend it raising my voice as a
#LongTermSurvivor
through my writing. (Be sure to post/tag your photo today!)
#HIV
#AIDS
#stigma
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I dedicate this shoulder workout to fellow
#HIV
survivor and
#gay
jock
@Matthew_Hodson
.
#ThisAintMyFirstMidlifeCrisis
#daddyaf
#gymselfie
#UequalsU
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Here's 1983 and 2023. Forty years of life,
#LGBTQ
community,
#HIV
survival,
#addiction
and recovery, sex and growth. Thank God I wrote so much down, right here:
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"As
@TimothyRayBrown
Faces Death, A Great Love Endures." The first person cured of
#HIV
is in hospice care with his partner at his side.
#AIDS
@aidsmap
@eltonofficial
@ejaf
@ETAForg
@amfAR
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OK,
#HealtheVoices19
attendees, remember
#selfcare
is vital to our work. I had to cut my Dallas trip after leaving the hospital "against medical advice." Not smart!
#Health
#Activism
is 2nd to Self Care.
#HIV
#LongtermSurvivor
#Healthevoices2019
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#adaywithhiv
Gardening has comforted me during surreal times. The cycle of nature is wondrous and beautiful, and so are we.
#HIV
#longtermsurvivor
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The workout selfies from fab
#HIV
survivor
@Matthew_Hodson
inspire me. I'm 60 years old and a 35 year survivor and Daddy as fuck. My tragic history informs me but it does not define me.
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I tested
#HIV
positive 31 years ago today. Life is strange and beautiful, y'all. That's it. That's the tweet.
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Watching
#HillaryTODAY
and she's killing it on the issues - and no voter gives a hoot about her emails. Let it go, media.
@HillaryClinton
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"We did change the world. A group of people who fought for justice and believed in love and did the right thing and cared for each other, even as they died." -
@CleveJones1
, creator of the
#AIDS
Quilt.
@NamesProject
.
#HIV
Survivors.
@TPANetwork
@Reunion_Project
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I'm heading out to speak to
@JohnsHopkinsSPH
nursing students about my 35 years with
#HIV
. I am joyful, my life has meaning, and I'm ready to face my 59th year on this earth. So much gratitude.
#adaywithhiv
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"I’m a guy with
#HIV
and a keyboard. Both of those things are a source of power. Our stories as older
#LGBTQ
people and as long-term survivors are fascinating and funny and sexy and complicated." - Mark S. King, one of the
#OUT100
for 2020 in
@outmagazine
.
#UequalsU
@HIVPlusMag
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With the game changer, Bruce Richman
@BR999
of
@PreventionAC
. I hold my head higher because I know I cannot transmit
#HIV
to my sexual partner. Bruce made this message a global phenomenon.
#UequalsU
#AIDS2022
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This
#gay
#HIV
activist finally got his
@RiseUpToHIV
t-shirt! And just in time for warn weather.
#UequalsU
#stigma
#LongtermSurvivor
@HIVCaucus
@MSMGF
@gnpplus
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Larry Kramer wanted gay men to aim higher. From his novel 'FAGGOTS' to his revolutionary play "The Normal Heart," Larry revealed himself as a true romantic, disheartened by a community reduced to sex. Because of men like Larry, we have a much larger cultural vocabulary today.
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Two
#HIV
#AIDS
Survivors discuss Life, Death, and Leaving HIV Activism. "Do our lives get another act?" READ:
@TezAnderson
#UequalsU
@LetsKickASS_hiv
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I am in Oklahoma City now and have never met people more committed to love and justice. The vigil this evening for Nex Benedict will be tough but there is also joy in this important work. I will write more about it all soon.
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It looks like the wolf is about to devour the lamb. Me and my husband
@MikeyMcMuffin
, the week we met in July 2012. I've tried to keep a smile on his face ever since. There is life, and love, after
#HIV
.
#uequalsu
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Thank God, I have five years clean and
#sober
today.
#Recovery
from
#addiction
is possible! Reach out. You don't have to do this alone.
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I will never, ever explain the early years of
#HIV
#AIDS
any better than this. "Once, When We Were Heroes," is my annual post for
#WorldAIDSDay
.
@imstilljosh
@RiseUpToHIV
@Greg0wen
@ByDavidFrance
@GMHC
@pozmagazine
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'My Fabulous Disease' just won at the
#GLAADawards
for Outstanding Blog! Here's to the storytellers living with
#HIV
. Thanks,
@glaad
!
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My favorite part of wearing my Jimmy Carter t-shirt is how many people approach me with a story about him. And it's always a sweet story. Our politics are unlikely to see the likes of this man again.
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Joyful
#gay
very married longtime
#HIV
survivor and recovering
#addict
. Filled with gratitude and
#queerselflove
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I'm
#HIV
+ and
#undetectable
for 15 yrs. Knowing I cannot transmit HIV has changed my outlook. Share the message!
#UequalsU
#2017USCA
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@BR999
@KaydenGrayXXX
@TheJasonDomino
@HansBerlinxxx
@jacen_zhu
Adult actors and sex workers are critical frontline
#HIV
educators! Folks like
@lylemuns
@TheJasonDomino
@KaydenGrayXXX
and
@DesireeAlliance
are valued teammates!
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"The secret is, life is random. I survived when many, many people who were very empowered died. There is not going to be an answer to why. All we can do is make the most of the time we are here."
#HIV
#AIDS
@pozmagazine
#UequalsU
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#AIDSWatch
on the hill today: ask our elected officials why the
@CDCgov
isn't taking the billions in
@GileadSciences
royalties from "
#Truvada
as
#PrEP
" patent OWNED by
#CDC
. Show them this:
@PrEP4AllNow
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Longest line for
#EarlyVoting
I've ever had the privilege of standing in.
#BlueWave
#VoteBlueToSaveDemocracy
#WarnockforSenate
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Today is
#NationalSoberDay
. I owe my career, my marriage, and my very life to making a decision to free myself of drugs and alcohol. If you or someone you love is struggling, help is available. You don't have to do this alone.
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I'm starting an
#OnlyFans
page as a aging ginger daddy. I'm taking payment in Advil and FloMax.
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As thrilling as my BFF
@IamCharlesGreen
is in
@MayDecemberFilm
(he plays the pet store owner) I am still obsessing over
@mister_CMS
as the oldest son. Was he the truth teller? And his helping himself to Natalie Portman's drink in his first scene was EVERYTHING. Go see it.
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@BlakeMcIver
Oh wait. My bad.
@IMDb
says you've only had three acting credits in the last 15 years. At this point, any publicity...?
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Ta-Dah! Here's the cover of my book to be released Sept 1, 2023 w/ a foreword by
@greglouganis
. The best of my writing over four decades. (Yes, u can pre-order now on Amazon, etc.)
#HIV
#survivor
#LGBTQ
#recovery
@glaad
@pozmagazine
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I'm very glad that
@glaad
has recognized
#HIV
storytelling and reporting with six
#GlaadAward
noms/1 win over the years for My Fabulous Disease. And congrats to
@PghLesbian24
on her 2nd win!
#RedCarpet
#slay
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Find a moment at
#AIDS2022
with a higher
#gay
quotient than me and the fabulous
@CharlieTredway
. I'll wait.
#HIV
survivors!
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A 16 year old high school massacre survivor, wearing his
#gay
pride pin, on a bus on his way to advocate for
#guncontrol
at the state capitol. So proud.
#NeverAgain
@CNN
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Telling an
#HIV
activist not to "sound so angry" is like telling a woman she would be prettier if she smiled more. I'll modulate my own emotions, thanks.
#WorldAIDSDay
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OMG! The country's
#LGBTQ
#Journalist
group has awarded my
@pozmagazine
essay, "The Truth About the 7,000," their excellence in Opinion/Editorial award. Thank you to the POZ team for the confidence, and to those living with
#HIV
and our allies who helped me tell this story.
The Excellence in Opinion/Editorial Writing Award is presented to Mark S. King for “The Truth About the 7,000,” POZ.
@MyFabDisease
@pozmagazine
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Today March 20 is
#ADayWithHIV
, "an anti-stigma campaign that captures 24 hours in the lives of people affected by
#HIV
."
Baltimore 11:50am: Spring has about sprung, so today was a trip to the gym before writing a piece about HIV and sex. As one does.
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Five Things
#Gay
Men Should Know About Their Ass.
http://t.co/aqFGAt2oRt
#HIV
@jackmackenroth
@VolttageMen
http://t.co/wzMIalgPDL
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"Fauci is not a member of the Resistance, and for us to want him to have a Resistance moment against Trump so we can pump our fists in the air, while countless lives are on the line, is just selfish and self-indulgent.” - Veteran
#HIV
activist
@peterstaley
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