Podcast appearances and mentions of Mark S King

Mark S. King is in recovery for a Crystal Meth addiction that almost destroyed his life. Gay men are 4x more likely to use Crystal Meth than straight men. Mark reflects on what was at the root of his addiction and how he became sober.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mark S. King joins us to share his memoir, My Fabulous Disease, sparking conversation about collecting decades of essays about his life into a memoir narrative and he shares a great lens through which he sees events! http://myfabulousdisease.com/  http://www.wrotepodcast.com/mark-s-king/ 

Dennis is joined via Zoom by Mark S. King for Part 2 of their conversation about Mark's new book My Fabulous Disease as well as his previous memoir A Place Like This. In Part 2, Mark talks about building massive box kites with his father, how his father encouraged risk-taking in life and how surviving the AIDS crisis prepared him to deal with his father's passing. Mark also talks about one of his most widely-read columns; about the popular 2004 bareback porn film Dawson's 20-Load Weekend and what it said about gay culture at that time. He also talks about the column where he imagined going shopping for socks with the legendarily confrontational writer and activist Larry Kramer and then hearing from Kramer himself. Other topics include: meeting and marrying his husband Michael, being settled, monogamous and 'right-sized,' the strangest place he's ever been recognized and the thrill of having Elton John and David Furnish sing him Happy Birthday...in harmony, no less. www.myfabulousdisease.com

Dennis is joined via Zoom from Atlanta by author Mark S. King to talk about his new book My Fabulous Disease: Chronicles of a Gay Survivor, which he describes as his "greatest hits" from years writing columns for outlets like Poz, Frontiers and Windy City Times. In the interview, Mark expounds on some of the experiences he shares in the book, like the time he won a car on The Price is Right at 18 while his 26-year old boyfriend cheered from the audience and his audacious, loud-and-proud coming out as a senior in high school in Bossier City, Louisiana. He also recalls the time when he was working at a gala event for the Shanti organization and his AIDS-stricken former boss, Daniel P. Warner, showed up with Miss America Leanza Cornett as his date, causing jaws to drop and tears to flow. Mark also talks about converting to Mormonism as a young man, largely so he could star in the musical Saturday's Warrior, how his jock brother David kept him from getting beat up at school and what it was like when protease inhibitors came out and changed everything. Other topics include: Mark's getting sober and finding out he's actually a nice guy, getting called out for his shallowness by his therapist, his column "Your Mother Liked It Bareback," which caused something of a furor and playing Trivial Pursuit with Rock Hudson before sleeping with him...and yes, there was a Doris Day question. www.marksking.com

This week, Mark S. King (he/him) shares how the landscape of HIV/AIDS has changed over the years since the AIDS crisis of the 80s and what it's been like for him, having lived with HIV for four decades. In this episode, you will learn 1. Why is it essential to fight against HIV criminalization, especially considering the injustices and stigma it perpetuates, particularly when it's used vindictively in personal disputes and can lead to unjust labeling as sexual predators 2. How not having access to basic services like transportation can impact our health and health outcomes 3. How he initially felt about folks making comparisons between the AIDS crisis and COVID-19 and what he thinks now Resources, references, and full transcripts are available at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.allyshipisaverb.com/episode/mark-s-king Host Charlie Ocean, MSW (they/them), has a background in LGBTQ+ training, community organizing, and technology. Guest episodes feature at least one allyship tip, including tailored questions given their unique intersecting identities. You can follow Charlie on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠, ⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠Substack. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allyship-is-a-verb/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allyship-is-a-verb/support

Wayne Goodman in conversation with Mark S. King, activist, blogger, essayist, and actor, who won a car on "The Price Is Right"

Join co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose as we chat with Mark from Provincetown, enjoy the waning days of summer, and catch up with Mark S. King, founder of My Fabulous Disease, in Rick's exclusive interview.

On the first half of todays show the boys skip their weekends because they have a guest. Nick decides to surprise the boys with a LGBTQ nation weekly news quiz.…

In this encore presentation of the first episode of a three-part series on gay men using methamphetamine, host James Watson interviews Dr. David Fawcett, a psychotherapist, sex therapist and author of the book, Lust, Men and Meth: A Gay Man's Guide to Sex and Recovery. Mark S. King, writer, activist and award-winning blogger of My Fabulous Disease, also joins the conversation and adds his personal reflections as an HIV-positive gay man in recovery from meth addiction.

Journalist, activist and survivor Mark S. King joins Brent, Eliot and H. Alan to talk about his experience living with HIV, and how he's managed to navigate it all just by being a smartass. Then, the war on transgender continues to gain ground in several states as Republicans have decided their new enemy is...kids?! Sounds about right. And finally, when it comes to their dream homes, the co-hosts all have different fantasies about "the perfect house," but only ONE of those fantasies involves a hammock -- or, as Brent and Alan would say about Eliot... "a sling." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week's episode, Ben talks with Mark S. King, blogger, author, speaker, and HIV/AIDS activist, about discrimination and stigma that accompany global viral pandemics, and the messy aspects of human behaviors that help spread infection, misinformation and prejudice. This episode was made in partnership with the Bay Area Global Health Alliance, a network of academic institutions, nonprofits, and innovative tech, biotech and pharmaceutical companies -- all committed to advancing global health equity and #innovation.You can find this episode and past episodes of A Shot in the Arm Podcast with Ben Plumley on this (and other) podcast platforms. Please subscribe and give us 5 stars!For more information:https://www.marksking.comhttps://www.bayareaglobalhealth.orghttps://www.ucdavis.edu/news/one-health-institutehttps://globalhealth.iu.edu/https://www.ecohealthalliance.org/https://www.cdc.govhttps://www.who.int#marksking #pandemics #stigma #discrimination #prevention #treatment #HIV #COVID19 #ebola #activism #addiction #misinformation #vaccines #healthequity #solidarity

Mark S. King, noted writer and HIV advocate, talks with us about how the fight has changed since the '80s/'90s, and how we fight during a pandemic. 

Mark S. King was living out his dream in 1980 when he moved from Louisiana to West Hollywood to pursue acting. Openly gay, Mark indulged in the West Hollywood scene where gay sexual expression was celebrated. Fast forward to five years later and Mark and most of his social circle are diagnosed with HIV. Understandably scared for his life and the lives of his friends, Mark still refused to let HIV stop him from having a sex life. Here's how Mark managed to still have pleasurable sex during the AIDS pandemic while HIV-positive.

National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day (NHAAAD) is observed each year on September 18. In 2008, the AIDS Institute launched this day to bring awareness to the challenging issues the aging population faces with regards to HIV prevention, testing, care and treatment.To mark this awareness day Ren is joined by none other award winning blogger, author, speaker, and HIV/AIDS activist Mark S. King! In this funny and more than a little irreverent episode Ren and Mark lay it all on the table including writing the AIDS epidemic, AIDS activism then and now, long-term survivors, meth and gay men, the late Larry Kramer, and of course that time Mark won a car on the Price Is Right. Honestly, that is just the tip of the iceberg. Like, subscribe, and listen now! Please note the we are still producing episodes, but are a little off schedule due to the pandemic. Thank you for your understanding and patience.Ren Morrill (Host) - Ren is The Three Letter Podcast’s creator and host. He is a Maine native with a life long passion for HIV. He works for Frannie Peabody Center as the prevention program coordinator. He also serves as the co-chair of Pride Portland’s HIV Advisory Board.Mark S. King - "I'm a HIV positive gay man in recovery from drug addiction. What’s not to love?" We agree! But he's so much more than that. Mark is also an award winning blogger, author, speaker, and HIV/AIDS activist who has been involved in HIV causes since testing positive in 1985. King was named the 2020 LGBTQ Journalist of the Year by the National Lesbian and Gay Journalist Association (NLGJA), which also awarded King their “Excellence in Blogging” honor in 2014, 2016 and 2020. My Fabulous Disease won the 2020 GLAAD Award for Outstanding Blog after five consecutive nominations.Today, Mark lives in Baltimore with his husband Michael, a real smarty pants involved in national healthcare access. Michael is a much better person than Mark. Ask anybody.For more about Mark check out his memoir A Place Like This where in he tells the tale of chasing dreams of being an actor in 1980s Los Angeles, and his time owning and running Telerotic, one of the largest gay telephone fantasy services in the country. Mark on the Price Is RightBaby faced Mark wins a car!Mark’s blogMy Fabulous Disease Mark’s MemoirA Place Like This GLAAD AwardGLAAD Award for My Fabulous DiseaseDr. David FawcettDr. Fawcett’s websiteLust, Men, and MethReunion ProjectThe Reunion Project - Founded in 2015 by activists living with HIV, The Reunion Project (TRP) is the national alliance of long-term survivors of HIV, collaborating with local and national HIV advocates, providers and researchers. Together, we convene and connect individuals and communities, sharing our experiences of survival and loss while honoring our past, and developing successful strategies for living and supporting one another—today and into the future.Age Is Not A CondomAge Is Not A Condom campaignPalm Springs HIV & Aging HIV & Aging Research Project- With more links about HIV & aging KICK ASSLet’s Kick ASS — AIDS Survivor Syndrome empowering HIV Long-Term Survivors to thrive through connection, engagement, and meaningful action since 2013. We are an all-volunteer, grassroots movement, united in compassion, committed to action, and insisting on visibility. We are dedicated to ending isolation and envisioning a future we never imagined.

To say that Mark S. King has been busy during the 59 years he’s been on this planet would be an understatement. Not only has he spent much of his life working as an award-winning HIV/AIDS activist and journalist, but he’s also slept with close to 10,000 men.On this episode, Mark walks us through his journey from sexual neophyte coming of age in the South during the 1960s to connoisseur of all that New Orleans' bathhouses had to offer in the ’70s to, finally, his current life as a happy husband in a monogamous relationship. He also tells how contracting HIV in the ’80s and watching his community be ravished by the disease affected his sex life ― but maybe not in the way you might expect. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It's January 2020. HIV and AIDS have now been in our world since 1983. We've gone from pandemic panic to people living productive, healthy lives. Yet, there is still stigma, and lack of education, and no one giving a light-hearted look at life with HIV and AIDS. But why would we? That would be blasphemous. Or would it actually help the cause. Enter Merce - an award-winning HIV-positive musical comedy web series. Wait what? Yes, Merce is a HIV-positive, musical comedy web series that dives into some hot button topics impacting today’s HIV community as well, including PrEP, slut shaming, and gay marriage. Per shame, per shame that a musical comedy has the audacity to address these issues...or should we say "Bravo, bravo, bravo!" Creator and lead character, Charles Sanchez unclosets the black cloud that should no longer hang over the world of HIV and AIDS in this candid and fun interview that shows, even a once devastating disease can bring a ray of sunshine and laughter to the world. And I show how stupid I am that I can't pronounce the shows name. It's Merce, not Merced, not Merci...Merce, Merce, Merce! About Charles (a.k.a. Merce)Charles Sanchez is a gay, HIV+ writer, performer, director and activist living in New York City. He is one of the co-founders of Skipping Boyz Productions, and conceived, writes and stars in the musical comedy web series, Merce, which was named Best HIV/AIDS Content at America’s Rainbow Film Festival in 2016 and won the Audience Award for Short Film at the 2017 Kaleidoscope Film Festival. Sanchez grew up in Phoenix, Arizona, and started his artistic life as a member of the Phoenix Boys Choir. With the choir he toured Europe, Canada, and the US, and even sang for President Carter. Sanchez moved to New York City at 19 to study performing at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy. His acting career has taken him from Lincoln Center, Off-Broadway at the Vineyard Theatre, to the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park and Murry’s Dinner Playhouse in Little Rock, AR. As a director, he has staged plays and cabarets in New York, Los Angeles, and in several theatres regionally. In 2003, Charles woke up in the hospital to find out he'd been in a 3-week drug induced coma, due to advanced HIV: AIDS. Because of his diagnosis, he became an activist. He has attended the national AIDSWatch conference in Washington D.C. four times, and has been featured in public service videos for the CDC’s “Start Talking. Stop HIV.” campaign, as well as for Remedy Health Media and http://everydayhealth.com/ (EverydayHealth.com). He was a member of the HIV Divide Flash Collective led by artist Avram Finklestein and writer/activist Mark S. King, which created messaging and imagery around the viral divide between HIV positive and negative gay men. He was also chosen to be a Social Media Fellow at the US Conference on AIDS in 2016, sponsored by the National Minority AIDS Council. Sanchez has been a Contributing Editor for http://thebody.com/ (TheBody.com) since 2017, and has had essays published on http://positivelyaware.com/ (PositivelyAware.com), http://them.us/ (Them.us) and HuffPost Queer Voices. Sanchez has received many nominations at several festivals for his writing of and acting in Merce, and was named Best Actor in a Webisode at The 2016 Official Latino Short Film Festival. He was included in http://healthline.com/ (Healthline.com)'s list of HIV Honors: The Most Influential Voices of 2017, and was honored in POZ Magazine's 2018 POZ 100, celebrating people over 50 making a difference in the fight against HIV and the stigma surrounding it. Connect Charleshttp://mercetheseries.com/ (Website) You can also listen to the podcast on…https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/life-un-closeted-lgbtq-heterosexual-coming-out-stories/id641638590 ()https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Ids5u7zw6esgganjvk4xd564wje ()  https://open.spotify.com/show/6LXns3mJ2XfgR8fAreTsSQ...

Diagnosed with AIDS in 1985, when the first HIV tests became available, Mark S. King felt he'd been given the death sentence that took far too many in those years and since. Somehow Mark's body endured until the life-saving medications could come along. Today, he credits his “fabulous disease” with giving him the gift of empathy for others.

Mark S. King is an award-winning blogger, author, and HIV/AIDS advocate. He is also very open about testing positive himself, and his blog, My Fabulous Disease, has been nominated for four consecutive GLAAD Media Awards, he was also awarded the National Lesbian and Gay Journalist Association’s “Excellence in Blogging” honor. He joins the show to talk about his perspective as a long-time survivor, and how he overcame his own addiction to meth. He tells his own story in a humorous and accessible manner and encourages others to do the same without shame or judgment.   TAKEAWAYS: [4:56] Mark discusses the first time he tried crystal meth in the 2000’s, and what that experience felt like. Much like other recreational drug use he thought it would be an escape valve, but it led to personality changes and destructive behavior. [11:27] After continued use, the circle of people Mark could be around got smaller and smaller, and he was in a cycle of either pursuing drugs, using them or recovering from them. [13:44] Addicts engage in behavior that can be very secretive, transactional, and manipulative. [15:12] Mark made the connection that his meth use affected every facet of his life, both physical and emotional. [16:12] People often say they wish someone a “slow recovery” because they know it takes time to recover and it may help to take some time just to understand what an impact the drug use had upon their life. [18:33] Relapse is often a normal part of recovery, and Mark notes how important it is not to treat it with shame and judgement. [22:04] Meth affects dopamine, which resets the desire state. People continue to chase the first great experiences and never quite recapture it. [26:12] Mark’s blog My Fabulous Disease provides a home base for others to share ideas about addiction, and shines a spotlight on others in recovery.   RESOURCES: My Fab Disease My Fabulous Disease   QUOTES: ● “I didn’t survive this long not to have a sense of humor about things.” ● “My mission statement is joy.” ● “My friends were transactional friends.” ● “I had to relapse for every classic reason someone relapses until I realized Oh, this affects everything.” ● “Addiction is trying to get back to that hot spot, if it ever existed.”

In this first episode of a three-part series on gay men using methamphetamine, host James Watson interviews Dr. David Fawcett, a psychotherapist, sex therapist and author of the book, Lust, Men and Meth: A Gay Man's Guide to Sex and Recovery. Mark S. King, writer, activist and award-winning blogger of My Fabulous Disease, also joins the conversation and adds his personal reflections as an HIV-positive gay man in recovery from meth addiction.Visit the episode page on The Positive Effect website for full episode details and to learn more about episode guests. Subscribe to pozcast on your favourite podcast streaming service to ensure you're notified when new episodes are released each month and never miss an episode!

How do you respond to life's difficulties? When you're in the midst of the "darkness" is can be hard to rise above the tendency to be a victim and know your true worth and value. So how do you do that? Joining me today to share a personal story of his own self-confidence being shaken and tested is Mark S. King. Mark is an award-winning writer and life-long AIDS Activist who was diagnosed with HIV in 1985.

eCareDiary will speak to Mark S. King, award-winning writer of the blog, "My Fabulous Disease" and activist who has been living with HIV about lessons learnt since the beginning of the epidemic and dealing with the aging process.

Welcome to a bonus track from Sexing History. This track features an extended version of Gillian Frank’s interview with Mark S. King from our most recent episode “Sex Over the Phone.” That episode explores how phone sex lines and dial-a-porn transformed the intimacy of phone conversations into a multi-million-dollar sexual enterprise during the 1980s.Mark S. King worked on gay phone sex lines and also owned his own phone sex business. His story helps us better understand the complex relationships between gay history, the history of sex work, the history of the AIDS epidemic and the telecommunications revolution of the 1980s.Hosts and Creators: Gillian Frank and Lauren Gutterman.Producers: Rebecca Davis, Saniya Lee Ghanoui, Devin McGeehan Muchmore and Jayne Swift.Intern: Alexie Glover.If you enjoyed this bonus track, please review us on iTunes or Soundcloud and share us on social media.Please support our work and keep new episodes coming by making a small donation to Sexing History.

"Award-winning writer and activist Mark S. King is the force behind the blog My Fabulous Disease. He has been speaking out on behalf of people living with HIV since testing HIV positive in 1985. His blog has been nominated for a GLAAD Media Award three times and won the Nat'l Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association award twice. He was named "One of 13 Legendary AIDS Activists" by HIV Equal, and he tries not to let any of this make him feel old."

Mark S. King is an award-winning writer and blogger who has been advocating on behalf of those living with HIV since testing HIV positive in 1985, only a week after the first HIV test became available. His blog, My Fabulous Disease, is a three-time GLAAD Award nominee and Mark was named "One of the 13 Most Legendary Activists in the Fight Against HIV" by HIV Equal. "I'm an HIV positive gay man recovering from addiction," says Mark. "What's not to love?"

Pozitively Dee Discussion Podcast May 19th 2018 2pm PST, 3pm MST, 4pm CT and 5pm EST. Call 515-605-9375 to join the discussion. Also Facebook live @facebook.com/pozitivelydee. My Feature guest will be Mark S. King who is an author, an award winning blogger, and HIV/AIDS advocate who has been involved with HIV causes since the day he tested positive in 1985. Mark's blog My Fabulous Disease, was awarded the National Lesbian and Gay Journalist Association's. We will be discussing one of his blogs called the “The Truth About The 7,000” The many individuals who have died from AIDS related causes and why! It is a touching blog but with truth. Go to Marksking.com to read this blog before the show so you can weigh in on the discussion.  

Original air date: Feb. 11, 2018

Mark S. King is fresh from the world's top AIDS conference and he is ready to chat with my roundtable including top journalists Brody Levesque and Karen Ocamb. MARK S. KING is an award winning blogger, author, and HIV/AIDS advocate who has been involved in HIV causes since testing positive in 1985. His blog, My Fabulous Disease, was awarded the National Lesbian and Gay Journalist Association's “Excellence in Blogging” honor. HIV Equal named King one of “13 Legendary Activists in the Fight Against HIV.” King has appeared as a spokesperson on ABC News, 48 Hours, CNN News and in The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times.  

Mark S. King is fresh from the world's top AIDS conference and he is ready to chat with my roundtable including top journalists Brody Levesque and Karen Ocamb. MARK S. KING is an award winning blogger, author, and HIV/AIDS advocate who has been involved in HIV causes since testing positive in 1985. His blog, My Fabulous Disease, was awarded the National Lesbian and Gay Journalist Association’s “Excellence in Blogging” honor. HIV Equal named King one of “13 Legendary Activists in the Fight Against HIV.” King has appeared as a spokesperson on ABC News, 48 Hours, CNN News and in The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times.  

This Sunday March 12th at 2pm EST, we will have the pleasure of speaking the hilarious, informative and handsome Mark S. King.  Mark has spoke with us before and has even co-hosted an episode with Robert. Mark S. King is the award-winning writer and HIV activist behind the blog My Fabulous Disease. He has been writing and speaking out about living with HIV since testing positive on March 15, 1985, only days after the test became publicly available. His writing has been featured in The Advocate, Newsweek, The Washington Blade, and on TheBody.com web site. In 2011, Mark was honored to be included among the “POZ 100,”. In November of 2012, Instinct Magazine named Mark one of their “Leading Men of 2012” for his HIV/AIDS advocacy and writing. Mark made the cover of the June 2013 issue of POZ Magazine, which included his essay, “The Sound of Stigma.” He was also honored to be among the Grand Marshals of the 2013 Atlanta Pride parade. His blog was a GLAAD Award nominee in 2015 and again this year, and he is among the most widely read HIV positive writers in the world.  

Welcome to another Twist Special, where co-hosts Rick Rose and Mark McNease devote the podcast to guests from the fields of news, arts, culture, politics and activism. This week we have blogger, author, activist and victorious game show contestant (!) Mark S. King. Mark has been writing and speaking out on behalf of people living with HIV since he tested positive in 1985, the week the antibody test became publicly available. His award-winning blog, MyFabulousDisease.com, shares his story and highlights the important work of others. Mark has rescued Ann-Margret from an angry mob, won a car on The Price is Right, and published A Place Like This, his personal chronicle about the dawn of AIDS in Los Angeles. He attributes his longevity to being an empowered patient, the love of a good man, and double chocolate brownies made from scratch.

This week in the HIV Radio Minute with Josh Robbins, we congratulate Mark S. King from myfabulousdisease.com for his nomination for a GLAAD award. Plus, should condoms be required for porn actors? David Heitz, a national health journalist, writes a controversial essay and I include a poll where readers voted. You're going to be surprised by the poll. Check it out at: http://www.imstilljosh.com/why-i-dont-expect-porn-stars-to-wear-condoms/.

This week in the HIV Radio Minute with Josh Robbins, we congratulate Mark S. King from myfabulousdisease.com for his nomination for a GLAAD award. Plus, should condoms be required for porn actors? David Heitz, a national health journalist, writes a controversial essay and I include a poll where readers voted. You're going to be surprised by the poll. Check it out at: http://www.imstilljosh.com/why-i-dont-expect-porn-stars-to-wear-condoms/.

Mark S. King produces the funny and often controversial blog, My Fabulous Disease. He has been writing and speaking about HIV since he tested HIV positive in 1985, including the widely circulated POZ Magazine cover essay this year, "The Sound of Stigma."

Robert and Mark S. King will be discussing news headlines and hot topics in the HIV/AIDS community.

MARK S. KING is an award winning columnist, author, blogger and AIDS advocate who has been involved in gay causes since the early 1980’s. After graduating the University of Houston, King pursued an acting career in Los Angeles and appeared in dozens of television commercials hawking fast food and soft drinks. During this time he also opened Telerotic, which became one of the largest gay telephone fantasy services in the country. King sold the company in 1986 as AIDS was beginning its devastation of the gay community. It is this period of time that King brings back to life in his memoir, A Place Like This. King has appeared as a regular spokesperson on ABC News, 48 Hours, CNN News and in The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times. His award-winning writing has been featured in The Advocate, Newsweek, The Washington Blade, and on TheBody.com web site. King has been honored for his writing numerous times, including the 2007-2008 National Lesbian and Gay Journalist Association’s award for best opinion piece of the year, for his essay “Once, When We Were Heroes,” about the early days of the AIDS epidemic. Mark’s video blog, “My Fabulous Disease,” is one of the most popular ongoing features of the TheBody.com, with viewers from around the world.