A march and rally in the Haitian city of St. Marc yesterday, was called by organizers the first of its kind, as gay men and HIV-positive people called for better AIDS treatment and prevention. A dozen men marched in the parade wearing t-shirts reading "I am Gay" or "I Am Living With HIV". According to the AP:

"Organizers said they hoped the march will break barriers to reach more HIV-positive people and gay men with programs that have helped decrease the country's infection rate by two-thirds in the last decade.

"They suffer double the stigma and double the discrimination," said Esther Boucicault Stanislas, a leading activist known as the first person in Haiti to publicly declare that she was HIV-positive after her husband died of AIDS in the early 1990s."

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Victor Glemaud originally wanted to be a chef. After a few years ripening his skills, however, the New York-based designer decided he preferred fashion. A queer trajectory, sure, but there's nothing standard about Glemaud, especially his eponymous label.

Though he founded his company three years ago, Glemaud's still having trouble getting things off the ground. And he admits he's to blame: "Distribution has been hard for me, because I'm not a sale person and I don't know how to do it. I'm not a good production person, I just can't figure out how to do it."

Now that he's working with a new business partner, Glemaud's confident men the world over will enjoy his colorful, gentlemanly line, which is currently available only in Japan.

Our editor recently sat down with Glemaud to chat about his past, his future and his family, a topic with which he obviously expressed a bit discomfort…

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• Gay politico Gary Cloutier filed a lawsuit today contesting last November's electoral recount. The would-be Vallejo mayor won the initial count by three votes, but a reexamination of the ballots gave the seat to rival Osby Davis.

• Stunning: Barack Obama has twelve point lead on Hillary Clinton in South Carolina. Obama has 42% of vote, while Clinton lags with 30% according to Rasmussen Reports.

• An American couple wants to open a Haiti-based amusement park where guests can be kidnapped and sold like slaves. Then the guests revolt and establish Haiti. Sounds like a blast.

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