AIDS benefit benefits YOU

It’s Time to put your money, not your lip gloss, where your mouth is
Many years ago before most of you could hold a pencil, never-mind a cell phone, there were the greatest happiest group of people! The world called them “gay” because they were always smiling and having the time of their lives! They had boyfriends and lovers and jet-setted around the world…Then came AIDS
I was there when the New York Times article hit the papers and the fear of dying was first and fore most on everyone’s mind. You were afraid to love someone because you had no idea what they had, or who they slept with. So many of my friends were addicted to the life style we grew up with - celibacy was not an option and they paid with their lives. We had a President that was more concerned with space adventure than finding a cure. The NATIONAL NEWS reported that you could contact AIDS by touching. Every effeminine guy was thrown to the wolves and the "Straight acting" hid even further into their closets. It didn't matter what kind of person you were, just what kind of person you looked like. If you lost weight they accused you of having AIDS-people stayed away from you. I saw bartenders throw glasses into the garbage afraid that it was infected. People died alone because hospitals wouldn't let anyone near AIDS patients. As I type and look back I wonder, “Am I really the lucky one?” I survive with the memory of the way it was.
This week Antonio Cedeno is partnering up with Steve Sidewalk and Lxs Eventos and creating a fund raising event that will knock AIDS out of this world and it is about time!
You can read the flyers to find out all the fun events and surprise guest and the hot go-go guys, I want you to go because you care and YOU want to be one of the people who make a DIFFERENCE!
You have the POWER to count- Come out and drop a five dollar bill!
My memories of the bar life in the 80’s are clouded by customers melting away to nothing right before my eyes.
My memories of the bar life in the 80’s are clouded by going to funerals every other night.
Over 2 million people are newly infected each year! The number is growing and the concern is not!
$5.00 or more to care!
Bring in that annoying change that can add up to a cure!
Be the HERO generation!
My best friend (pictured)said it best, after finding out he was HIV+ he told me he felt relieved. I was puzzled until he told me why- “I don’t want to die, but I don’t want to live being afraid of dying.” All he wanted was someone to love him and it was that search that took his life. None of us should have to be afraid to make love to find love! Maybe I am lucky for knowing him.
$5.00 or more to care!
Come out and show that you care
Come out and show that you want to love with-out a death sentence.
Spare change can spare a life
Your $5.00 can be the $5.00 that finances the cure.