Current Issue

This issue of PinkPlayMags, 40 Years of HIV/AIDS: In Memoriam PerspectHIVe, is about honouring and memorializing the lives of those we lost through the years from this horrible disease. Thinking back on the past four decades, there has been far too much suffering, countless tears shed, millions of lives cut short, and too many hopes and dreams extinguished. As a result, there’s been much grief lying heavy on our hearts; but long live our memories of them, long live the love we held and continue to hold so dear.

In our first feature Aaron Rothermund discussed what life was like in the height of the AIDS epidemic in New York City with DJ, drag artist and activist, Alphonso King Jr. Our second feature by Menaka Swaminathan focuses on the AIDS Memorial Quilt. Conceived in 1985, names hand sewn and stitched into panels were and continue to be a way to remember loved ones, to keep activism, proper health care and social justice alive. In our third feature, we reflect on select notable individuals that were once in the public eye who sadly lost their lives to HIV/AIDS in Remembering Famous Faces.

Our Travel Guide is jam-packed with queer-friendly places, events, and businesses who are ready to welcome you with open arms, such as Thailand, Cuba, the Chelsea Hotel, Toronto, Tryst Hotels and Mexico. Multidisciplinary artist, Stephanie Avery is featured in this issue’s Hot Artist column by Sean Bean Beaton. Bruce House brings hope, housing and support to those impacted by HIV in Ottawa, which you can learn more about in Community Cornerstone. Historically noted as the first book to mention HIV/AIDS, read more about Babycakes (Tales of the City #4) by Armistead Maupin in Fiction.

What does your future hold in store? We’ve got your Autumn Horoscopes inside! Browse through our Autumn in the City event listings handpicked by our Events Editor, Sherry Sylvain. From the Heart by our Creative Director Mychol Scully will provide you with nuggets of his insightful wisdom to carry with you in your mind, heart or back pocket.

 

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