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Mark S. King

@marksking.bsky.social
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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'

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Mark S. King @marksking.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
AIDS 2026 offered no resolution or clear plan forward. Before long, the delegates who shared their confusion and grief with me will look past financial concerns. Instead, their time and energy will shift to memorializing all the bodies. www.poz.com/article/huma...
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The Human Pain Behind Global HIV Funding Cuts
Advocates express their outrage at the 26th International AIDS Conference.
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Mark S. King @marksking.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
My blog, My Fabulous Disease, has just won Excellence in Blogging for a fourth time from @nlgjaofficial.bsky.social It was recognized for a piece that was heartbreaking and infuriating to write: marksking.com/family-and-f...
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Exposed Document Links HIV Leaders to ‘Betrayal of People with HIV’ - My Fabulous Disease
Several HIV community leaders signed a legal document in support of pharma - and in opposition to plaintiffs representing people living with HIV.
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Mark S. King @marksking.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
13 years ago this month, my cover story in @pozmagazine.bsky.social addressed #HIV stigma among #gay men. It still exists. Now stop looking at my feet.
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Mark S. King @marksking.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Occasional gym car selfie. Happy #Pride Month y'all. #HIV #Survivor #thisis65 #daddyaf
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Mark S. King @marksking.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Long-term #HIV survivor at #sevendaysinjune event: "I will forget their names." #HLTSAD marksking.com/my-fabulous-...
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At Atlanta ‘Seven Days in June’ Event: “I Will Forget Their Names” - My Fabulous Disease
At the Atlanta 'Seven Days in June' event, Mark S. King vows to remember names - and forget others.
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Mark S. King @marksking.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Surviving HIV for the last 41 years has meant stepping over a lot of dead bodies. Today is #HIV Long-Term Survivors Awareness Day. #HLTSAD #HIVLongTermSurvivorsDay #LongTermSurvivors
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Mark S. King @marksking.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
ATL PEEPS: Get your Pride Month off to a grand start! Join @outonfilm.org on June 2nd at 7 pm for a screening of Priscilla Queen of the Desert, a "Cock In a Frock On a Rock" Costume Contest and an after party at Apres Diem. I'll be hosting.
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Mark S. King @marksking.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Two iconic long-term HIV/AIDS survivors have created something timely, practical, and ferocious. #SevenDaysInJune marksking.com/my-fabulous-...
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Something Huge is Happening. Get on Board Right Now. - My Fabulous Disease
A national campaign created by two prominent HIV survivors is catching fire across the country and you need to join it right now.
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Mark S. King @marksking.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Retiring @aidsalabama.bsky.social CEO Kathie Hiers shares her favorite memory of HIV/AIDS work. It ain't about HIV, not exactly. And it stinks. marksking.com/my-fabulous-...
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“Do You Smell that Smell?” Kathie Hiers Shares Her Best Story. - My Fabulous Disease
Outgoing AIDS Alabama CEO Kathie Hiers shares her favorite story from her decades of HIV work and it's hilarious.
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Mark S. King @marksking.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Time to register FREE for my virtual 65th Bday celebrating all long-term HIV/AIDS survivors, hosted by @thereunionproject.bsky.social marksking.com/my-fabulous-...
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Mark is Turning 65 - Let's Celebrate Long-Term Survivors! - My Fabulous Disease
Register free for Mark's virtual 65th birthday and join in the fun by submitting your own message celebrating long-term survivors.
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Mark S. King @marksking.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Great book with juicy Atlanta queer history. Plus, the author is doing a reading/signing on 10/8 at Margaret Mitchell House at 7pm.
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Legacy Project @hanc-legacyproject.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
Mark King said it best! No fear. Only joy. Love yourself today, and every day, for National Gay Men's HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. @marksking.bsky.social #hiv #hivawareness #gaypride
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Mark S. King @marksking.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
"My joy is a big f*** you to AIDS." #HIV #survivor www.lgbtqnation.com?fbclid=IwVER...
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LGBTQ Nation
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Mark S. King @marksking.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
After 40 years living with HIV, I'm still kicking it and delivering a message. SILENCE=DEATH means standing up to policies that endanger our very lives. #ADayWithHIV
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Mark S. King @marksking.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Thank you, @pozmagazine.bsky.social www.poz.com/blog/watch-m...
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Watch: Mark S. King Delivers a Moving Speech at the LGBTQ+ Journalists Hall of Fame Ceremony
The longtime survivor and HIV advocate is honored at the NLGJA conference in Atlanta.
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Rick Guasco @rickguasco.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
You know, Mark S. King (@marksking.bsky.social) doesn’t get on his knees for just anybody. That’s why I’m so grateful to him and Derrick Mapp for putting together this fuchsia couch for the @posaware.bsky.social booth at #uscha2025. We get by with a little help our friends—sometimes, a lot of help!
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Mark S. King @marksking.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
Minding my own business kicking ass. See you at #USCHA y'all. #thisis64 #HIV #survivor #daddyaf
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 29/08/2025
there is no question in my mind that rfk jr is the most dangerous person in this administration and that his eugenicist ideology threatens the lives of millions of people www.advocate.com/politics/dem...
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RFK Jr.’s damage to the CDC is ‘past the point of no return,’ Dr. Demetre Daskalakis warns
“The CDC you knew is over,” the infectious diseases doctor told The Advocate. “Unless someone takes radical action, there is nothing there that can be salvaged.”
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Myles Helfand @myhelfy.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
This @marksking.bsky.social guy is a phenomenal interviewer. www.poz.com/article/fare...
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Farewell to Paul Kawata
The executive director of NMAC gives a candid exit interview on his retirement.
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Mark S. King @marksking.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
Just minding my own business living 40 years with #HIV and kicking ass everyday.
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Victoria Noe @victorianoe.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
It’s Not Just Grief www.poz.com/article/just... My latest article for POZ. #HIVsky
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It’s Not Just Grief
Acknowledging anger during these trying times is vital to facing the challenges ahead.
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Mark S. King @marksking.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
It’s Not Just Grief www.poz.com/article/just...
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It’s Not Just Grief
Acknowledging anger during these trying times is vital to facing the challenges ahead.
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Mark S. King @marksking.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
Shoulder day. Vital for any sashaying that may need to be done. #thisis64 #daddyaf
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Mark S. King @marksking.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
Did Having #HIV Increase the Risk of Heywood's Cancer? What you should know. marksking.com/my-fabulous-...
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Did Having HIV Increase the Risk of Heywood's Cancer? - My Fabulous Disease
Todd Heywood, known by his friends as simply “Heywood,” has been an outspoken HIV survivor, renowned investigative journalist, and queer advocate for most of his life. So it should come as no surprise...
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Mark S. King @marksking.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
What if they had an #HIVTestingDay and nobody came? marksking.com/my-fabulous-...
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What If They Had an ‘HIV Testing Day’ and Nobody Came? - My Fabulous Disease
The #SaveHIVFunding press conference held surprises, even for me.
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Victoria Noe @victorianoe.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
Another book review I wrote, perfect for #Pride. I have a hard enough time writing what little I do about myself. I can't imagine having the courage to write a memoir. Luckily, I have amazing friends like @marksking.bsky.social who do. #booksky #HIV #AIDS victorianoe.com/blog/book-re...
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Book Review: My Fabulous Disease: Chronicles of a Gay Survivor by Mark S. King
I have friends who write in a variety of genres: romance, sci fi/fantasy, biography, horror, sports, children’s picture books; playwrights, too. They have poured their hearts and souls into their work...
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Mark S. King @marksking.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
My traps say hello. #thisis64 #daddyaf
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Mark S. King @marksking.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Today is HIV AIDS Long Term Survivor Awareness Day. I tested positive 40 years ago. My health history and very body will hold clues for treatment breakthroughs to come. That's good enough for me. #HLTSAD
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Mark S. King @marksking.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Art is activism. Atlanta's own @outonfilm.org is conducting a Kickstarter to support queer filmmakers. Every Buck brings another important story closer to reality. www.kickstarter.com/projects/out...
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Out On Film Fundraiser 2025
Invest in the future of LGBTQ+ cinema & queer representation at a time when diversity, equity & inclusion are under attack.
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Mark S. King @marksking.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
White gay men of privilege like myself are blessed if we have teachers like Craig. We are not entitled to it. It's a gift when it happens. marksking.com/my-fabulous-...
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The Hardworking Humility of Craig Washington - My Fabulous Disease
Atlanta icon Craig Washington has worked on behalf of Black queer Atlanta for decades. His living legacy is being celebrated.
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Mark S. King @marksking.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
With the incomparable @avadavis.bsky.social at a merch shoot for @outonfilm.org. Support queer art - especially now
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Mark S. King @marksking.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
We are acting up today at the Atlanta protest. #50501protest #Handsoff
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Mark S. King @marksking.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
US Naval Academy library yanks Maya Angelou's memoir — and keeps 'Mein Kampf' www.rawstory.com/book-censors...
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US Naval Academy library yanks Maya Angelou's memoir — and keeps 'Mein Kampf'
An order from Department of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's office demanded a purge of books disparaging racism while keeping those that defend white power, a new report said. New York Times reporter...
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TheDeepHomo @joedehoyos.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Previously, I had posted about the importance of queer spaces, specifically gay bars. Mark S. King 👑 makes the case beautifully in this 30-minute podcast from his series, My Fabulous Disease. #IFeelLove #lgbtq 🌈
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Do You Feel Love? - My Fabulous Disease
Mark remembers the enduring legacy of Donna Summer's iconic song "I Feel Love," as part of the BBC's show, "Soul Music."
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Mark S. King @marksking.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
My life as a young gay man growing up and then facing the AIDS crisis is featured as part of this gorgeous episode of @bbcradio4.bsky.social "Soul Music" devoted to Donna Summer's "I Feel Love." open.spotify.com/episode/0feF...
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I Feel Love
Soul Music · Episode
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Benjamin Ryan @benryanwriter.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Trump administration axes more than $125M in LGBT health funding, upending research field The administration’s cancellation of hundreds of grants is dismantling the LGBT-focused research field, built out of nothing over a quarter century. My latest for @nbcnews.com www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-...
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Trump administration axes more than $125M in LGBTQ health funding, upending research field
The administration’s cancellation of hundreds of grants is dismantling the LGBTQ-focused research field, built out of nothing over a quarter century.
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Just Jay @bostondukeman.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Don’t forget how he ethered that Russian asset live in a debate 🔥
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Mark S. King @marksking.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Exactly 40 years ago, March 15, 1985, I got my #HIV positive test result. I was 24 years old. Life is wonderful and mysterious, y'all, and sometimes scary. Help it be a little less scary for someone else.
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Mark S. King @marksking.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
40 years ago I tested #HIV positive. We must take the streets again. marksking.com/my-fabulous-...
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40 Years Ago I Tested HIV Positive. We Must Take the Streets Again. - My Fabulous Disease
The time is right this damn minute. Get involved.
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Mark S. King @marksking.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Demi Moore was robbed at the #Oscars ! (My Oscar outfit)
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Victoria Noe @victorianoe.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Trying to get out of my head today, so I may revisit @marksking.bsky.social collection of essays. If you haven't had the pleasure of digging into them, here's my review from last year. #HIV #AIDS #booksky #LGBTQ victorianoe.com/blog/book-re...
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Book Review: My Fabulous Disease: Chronicles of a Gay Survivor by Mark S. King
I have friends who write in a variety of genres: romance, sci fi/fantasy, biography, horror, sports, children’s picture books; playwrights, too. They have poured their hearts and souls into their work...
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Mark Addison Smith @markaddisonsmith.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
"And by the way, woke just means you give a damn about other people." —Jane Fonda, SAG Awards, 2025 (And, yes, I took a picture of my television because I ❤️❤️❤️ her.) @janefonda.com
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Mark S. King @marksking.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
Hey y'all.
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Mark S. King @marksking.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
This is real. What federal employees are left, who are struggling to do the jobs of those who have already been fired, must send Musk/DOGE a report by tomorrow night stated why they should still have a job. Or be fired. THIS IS SO F&^KED UP.
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Liz Highleyman @lizhighleyman.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Good essay from @marksking.bsky.social "In the 1980s, I was young enough not to give a shit about how my social justice work or shouting in the streets might affect my job prospects or community standing or financial security." marksking.com/my-fabulous-...
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People are Resisting. I Am Doing Nothing. - My Fabulous Disease
Paralyzed by the trauma of the last few months, I am doing nothing to fight Trump.
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Mark S. King @marksking.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
People are organizing and resisting. I am doing nothing. marksking.com/my-fabulous-...
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People are Resisting. I Am Doing Nothing. - My Fabulous Disease
Paralyzed by the trauma of the last few months, I am doing nothing to fight Trump.
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Mark S. King @marksking.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Ah, my 40s.
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Will Nutland @drwilln.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
If you work in HIV Inc (or in any other health area) and you’re taking pharma $ - have a peep at this stunning exposé by @marksking.bsky.social Pharma $ isn’t neutral; pharma employing ex activists compromises the activism of others.
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Mark S. King @marksking.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Exposed Document Links #HIV Leaders to 'Betrayal of People with HIV.' (Your mouth is gonna drop open at least once when you read this.) marksking.com/family-and-f...
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Exposed Document Links HIV Leaders to ‘Betrayal of People with HIV’ - My Fabulous Disease
Several HIV community leaders signed a legal document in support of pharma - and in opposition to plaintiffs representing people living with HIV.
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Mark S. King @marksking.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
"The Trump Biopic is an AIDS Movie" @mathewrodriguez.bsky.social has a very smart take on the film The Apprentice. And now I want to see it despite finding the man himself insufferable. www.poz.com/article/trum...
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The Trump Biopic Is an AIDS Movie
“The Apprentice” is arguably the best HIV-related film of 2024.
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