Monica Roberts recognized as transgender pioneer

PROVINCETOWN, Mass. – Real Life Experience, Inc. has announced that the Virginia Prince Transgender Pioneer Award for 2015 will go to Monica Roberts. The award, named after the late Virginia Prince, will be presented  Oct. 20 in Provincetown, Mass. during the 41st annual Fantasia Fair conference. Monica Roberts is an award winning blogger, history buff,…

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Portraits of AIDS research pioneer Mathilde Krim join the National Portrait Gallery’s collection

The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery added two portraits of AIDS research pioneer Dr. Mathilde Krim to its collection. The Portrait Gallery’s collection represents the story and identity of America through the art of portraiture, and these new acquisitions enable the museum to represent a leading figure in the effort to treat and prevent the spread…

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AIDS pioneer Joep Lange among dead in Malaysia Airlines crash

Joep Lange, a former president of the International AIDS Society, was among those killed in the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down Thursday over eastern Ukraine. According to the Washington Post the identities of the victims have not been officially confirmed by the airline. But Lange’s office in Amsterdam confirmed in a statement that…

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