Justin Vivian Bond returns to San Francisco with 'Oh Mary, It's Pride'
The cabaret queen talks lockdown performer, 'your Auntie Glam' and how the Bay Area influences their art.
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The cabaret queen talks lockdown performer, 'your Auntie Glam' and how the Bay Area influences their art.
When It Comes to Gays Partying Maskless, Does Shaming Serve a Purpose? I’m a 51-year-old cisgender gay man living with HIV. I’ve lived with HIV for 20 years and written about HIV for nearly 30 years. As such, I know a lot about shame. And I’ve long adhered to the prevailing public health–sector belief that shaming and scolding don’t stop risky behavior, such as (in the pre-PrEP days) fucking without a condom or doing hard drugs like heroin or meth. Shaming drives these phenomena underground, making the people doing it double down, often resentfully, on their behavior.