With every conversation I’ve had during the AIDS/LifeCycle ride, I’ve become more humbled and ever more inspired by the passion driving the riders.
I had not initially known much about the ride, and I assumed that the majority of participants were HIV positive and/or gay. However, I couldn’t have been more wrong.
There is an astonishing array of motivations, ranging from the death of a best friend to the accidental infection of a loved one through a blood transfusion. Black, white, Latino; gay, straight, transgender; young, middle-aged and old…the AIDS/LifeCycle community is as diverse as the society it represents.
I spent much of my time covering the ride capturing video stories of the LifeCycle riders. I call the series “We Are AIDS/LifeCycle,” and this is what some of the dedicated riders had to share.
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Our newsletter is like a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.
Thomas Gay, from Denver, CO:
http://youtu.be/hkZUZcYqqTg
Mel Embree, from Los Angeles, CA:
http://youtu.be/kd-tqr0l99w
Ken “Chicken Lady” Thompson, from
http://youtu.be/kqiFKcUNW98
Aidan Alberto, from San Francisco, CA:
http://youtu.be/O7AdhjmzFtE
Robert Ben Scoder:
http://youtu.be/WTTByBAsR9w
Victoria Shelton-Gilbert, from Oakland, CA:
http://youtu.be/fZSWY2U-5ck
Kevin Cathcart, the Executive Director of Lamda Legal:
http://youtu.be/oL-E5qGLcXo
Greg Heinz, from San Francisco, CA:
http://youtu.be/k3m3rg1qXio