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Virally Suppressed is a progressive blog and outreach movement centered around matters of HIV & social justice in America and across the globe.

• Realize, Don’t Imagine

  By Drew Gibson on July 28, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  As many speakers had over the previous 5 days, former President Bill Clinton invoked the goal of an AIDS Free Generation. He told the delegates assembled before him that their efforts had led us to a place where this goal… Read More ›

• deepsouth: a film review

  By Drew Gibson on July 26, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  “Some things you must always be unable to bear. Some things you must never stop refusing to bear. Injustice and outrage and dishonor and shame. No matter how young you are or how old you have got. Not for kudos… Read More ›

• Selling (Safe) Sex

  By Drew Gibson on July 25, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  “There is nothing safe about sex. There never will be.” – Norman Mailer Safety is boring. Safety is a Volvo station wagon with more airbags than horsepower. It’s ordering the same thing over and over again so damn much that… Read More ›

• Expecting Consequences in HIV Testing

  By Drew Gibson on July 24, 2012 • ( 2 )

  

  “Solitude is fine, but you need someone to tell that solitude is fine.”   – Honore de Balzac Scientific researchers are a special breed. They’re like thoroughbred racehorses or Afghan Hounds; exceedingly skilled at what they do, but often completely oblivious… Read More ›

• And The Band Marches On…

  By Drew Gibson on July 23, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  By Drew Gibson There is a vitality and a glow about Andrew Young that shields you from his frailty. The former UN Ambassador & Congressman can still draw back on that old preacher’s toolbox of rhetorical flourish to stir up… Read More ›

• A Tragedy on a Loop in Colorado

  By Drew Gibson on July 21, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  It’s about a half hour drive from Columbine High School to the Century 16 Theater in Aurora. 20 miles through the tarmac arteries of America from one Denver suburb to another. There’s absolutely nothing spectacular or remarkable about Aurora, much… Read More ›

• Now Departing for The International AIDS Conference

  By Drew Gibson on July 20, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  This coming Sunday, the International AIDS Conference will finally make its return to the United States after a 22 year absence. It is a great occasion and something that HIV/AIDS advocates in America and across the globe can take much… Read More ›

• Imprison & Invest: Private Prisons in The Age of Incarceration

  By Drew Gibson on July 17, 2012 • ( 1 )

  

  This too I know–and wise it were If each could know the same– That every prison that men build Is built with bricks of shame, And bound with bars lest Christ should see How men their brothers maim. Oscar Wilde,… Read More ›

• Revolting Wealth

  By Drew Gibson on July 14, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  “…Let them eat cake” – Quote attributed to Marie Antoinette, Queen of France, 1780s “Take a shot, go for it, take a risk, get the education, borrow money if you have to from your parents, start a business…” – Republican… Read More ›

• deepsouth review in latest issue of A&U Magazine

  By Drew Gibson on July 13, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  If you’ve been reading Virally Suppressed at all over the past few months, you may know how excited we are for the premiere of the new documentary deepsouth, a film that follows the lives of several men and women living with… Read More ›