The man who in 1991 was one of the AIDS activist that put a condom over then-US Senator Jesse Helms’ suburban Washington, DC home will be my guest next Thurs, February 24th. While this is probably not Sean Strub’s most noted life achievement, it is one that demonstrates the dedication and creativity.
Sean Strub is a longtime social justice activist, the founder of POZ Magazine (poz.com) and senior advisor to the Center for HIV Law & Policy's Positive Justice Project (hivlawandpolicy.com), combating HIV criminalization. Strub has been living with HIV for more than 30 years and serves on the board of directors of the North American regional affiliate of the Global Network of People Living With HIV/AIDS (GNP+). He has been particularly outspoken in his promotion of the people with HIV empowerment movement, advocating for better education about and access to post-exposure prophylaxis and combating HIV-related stigma and discrimination.
He is also the founder of several other magazines and websites, besides POZ magazine. POZ en Español, (for people impacted by HIV/AIDS), Mamm (for women impacted by breast cancer), Real Health (an African-American health magazine) and Milford Magazine (a regional title distributed in the Delaware River Highlands area of northeast Pennsylvania).
POZ magazine is widely distributed in the gay and straight community and has been a voice of reason and honesty when the stigma of HIV/AIDS created outspoken fear and irrational behavior from schoolyards to the White House. His voice, through the magazine was the shining beacon for those infected and affected by the virus. Rarely does one man have that effect on an issue.
Please join me Thursday, February 24 @9PM EST when Sean Strub comes to Stonewall Live! www.blogtalkradio.com/stonewalllive
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