Bug and Me #18: Your question is annoying
There are people who think that because we are HIV+ they have the freedom to speak as if what they say does not affect us.
There are people who think that because we are HIV+ they have the freedom to speak as if what they say does not affect us.
Cordoba-born filmmaker Daniel Tortosa explains why his documentary "Los Maricones"—which can be viewed in full here—addresses the repression of gays and trans people during the last dictatorship, but it doesn't end there. Released in 2016, the testimonies revive marginalized voices and warn of the return of punitivism and police harassment of dissident sexual identities.
Bicho and I, the saga mentioned by Lucas Fauno Gutiérrez (script) and Jon Amarillo (art), tells in episode #17: "Yes, I live with a strain of HIV."
Written by: Lucas Gutiérrez. Illustrated by: Jon Amarillo. The difference between contagious and transmissible diseases is that the latter require a specific route or medium (such as blood or genital fluids) to pass from one person to another. HIV loses its ability to replicate very quickly when it is outside the body, in contact with…
In #Episode15 of the saga mentioned by Lucas Fauno Gutiérrez (script) and Jon Amarillo (art), three women living with HIV explain why for #8M.
What do we mean when we talk about lesbian visibility? Women from different generations share what visibility means to each of them today.
Gabriela Conder, the lawyer representing Eva Analía “Higui” de Jesús, explains the current status of the case. Together with more than ten social organizations and independent activists, they are launching the Campaign for Higui's Acquittal today and calling for a gathering in front of Congress on Lesbian Visibility Day.
In this episode, number 14 of Bicho and I, the duo mentioned by Lucas Fauno Gutiérrez (script) and Jon Amarillo (art) ask themselves:
The Argentine actor stars in the French film of the year, "120 Beats Per Minute." He plays an activist with Act Up, the direct action organization created in 1987 to raise awareness of the HIV pandemic and protest against government inaction and the pharmaceutical industry.
In this installment of the comic strip that tells in the first person what it's like to live with HIV, Bicho and I dismantle one of the strongest definitions with our *bicho dictionary*.