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 Sexual Ecology: AIDS and the Destiny of Gay Men
by Gabriel Rotello
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Intensively researched, passionately argued, and intellectually rigorous, Sexual
Ecology sounds a clarion call for the controversial revision of the gay male
community's beliefs about and approaches to AIDS. It is widely agreed that
Sexual Ecology is the first book since And the Band Played On to fundamentally
challenge social perceptions of this virulent modem plague.
Gabriel Rotello argues that a series of accepted views, such as "there are no
such things as risk groups, only risky behaviors", -- the product of
well-intentioned attempts to combat social stigma -- are fallacies that have
hampered our attempts to study the disease. From the false security of condoms
to the seeming magic bullet of protease inhibitors, simplistic ways of looking
at AIDS have allowed thousands of gay men to become infected each year.
Weaving together the intertwining threads of sexual politics, science, and
survival, Sexual Ecology constructs an incisive, evenhanded discussion that has
been debated by activists and affirmed by scientists and epidemiologists, and
that is relevant to all our lives.
The HIV Drug Book
by Project Inform, et al
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 Acqua
Calda
by Keith Mcdermott
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Gerald has been preparing to die. During the last of his three hospital
stays, he has drawn up a last will and testament, a living will, assigned
a health care proxy, and arranged his own cremation. He has thrown out
hundreds of photos accrued over his twenty-five years as an actor, boxes
of gay porn, all his journals, and acquired a hefty collection of
barbiturates for when things got too “icky.” Then, from out of nowhere,
Gerald’s health is revived by the new miracle drugs. His AIDS-related
death is put on hold, while, at the same moment, William Weiss reenters
his life. A brilliant director and his old boss, Weiss invites Gerald to
perform in a play at the Palazzo d’Arte in Sicily. From the first
rehearsal, Weiss nurtures the chaos in which he is most at home. Only a
few close associates on the play are even aware that Gerald had been so
close to dying, a secret he keeps guarded from his fellow actors. Sicily,
the Italians, an unexpected romance, and his love of the theater reconnect
Gerald with lost joy. Even as his health fails, he finds himself
transformed by the ecstasy of everyday life.
Review:
"The revitalizing power of art drives this novel by a longtime theater
actor, who acquits himself well in this debut. Suffering from AIDS,
middle-aged actor Gerald Barnett is pulled off his deathbed by a call from
his former mentor, the famous avant-garde director William Weiss. Weiss is
a world-class eccentric, self-obsessed and prone to braying periodically
that his work is a 'diSASter.' But Gerald knows that 'his years acting in
Bill's company had been the best of his life,' and so despite his poor
health, he makes an arduous trip to Sicily for one last glorious
production. Despite the hectic pace, Gerald holds up pretty well, and he's
further reinvigorated by an unexpected affair with Enzo, one of the local
Italian actors. At the same time, the combination of a skin condition and
Gerald's own vanity cause him to forgo his medications — a decision that
puts him at risk as the show nears its opening night. McDermott ably
captures the heady excitement of theater life, and surrounds Gerald with
an eclectic, international cast, even if many of the characters are more
like cultural types than individuals. Invested with a thoughtful humanity,
this novel mostly steers clear of sentimentality." Publishers Weekly
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AIDS
(Just the Facts)
by Connolly, Sean
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AIDS in Asia: A Continent in Peril
by Hunter, Susan
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