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A Black Body On Trial: The Conviction Of HIV-Positive “Tiger Mandingo”
Officially, former college wrestler Michael Johnson was on trial for not telling his sexual partners that he had HIV. But inside the courtroom, the man known as Tiger Mandingo was also up against America’s attitudes on race and sexuality.
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“Tiger Mandingo” Sentenced To At Least 30 Years In HIV Case
In the sentencing hearing, new evidence from more than 30 sex videos was presented. A friend of Johnson’s testified that he was “a gentle giant.”
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“Tiger Mandingo” Found Guilty In HIV Case, Faces Life In Prison
A jury found the former college wrestler guilty of recklessly infecting a partner with HIV, attempting to recklessly infect a partner with HIV, and three counts of recklessly exposing partners to HIV.
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“Tiger Mandingo,” Accused In HIV Case, Says He’s Being Held In Solitary
Former college wrestler Michael Johnson says he has been locked up alone for up to 23 hours a day for the last three months. He has become the face of laws that criminalize HIV-positive people for having sex without telling their partners they are infected, even if they practice safe sex. His trial began today.
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How We Fuck Now
BuzzFeed LGBT editor Saeed Jones joins journalists Steven Thrasher and Dave Tuller to discuss sex, gay men, and what we are (and aren’t) doing. “Marriage and wedding registries are much easier to talk about than fucking.”
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How College Wrestling Star "Tiger Mandingo" Became An HIV Scapegoat
“Everyone wanted a piece of him, until he had HIV.”
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Gay St. Louis And City’s Mayor Welcome Michael Sam With “Open Arms”
“Michael Sam scoring a touchdown, see Michael Sam tearing through an offensive line…. That will help take Missouri into the 21st century,” says out state lawmaker Mike Colona.
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8 Reasons To Miss Gray’s Papaya In The West Village
After 28 years, Gray’s Papaya has closed and Greenwich Village will never be the same. If you’ve been a New Yorker at any point in the past few decades, here are some things you’ll miss.
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How A Monkey In A Toilet Helped Me Find God
My body started falling apart, then I lost my job. A red-faced rhesus macaque and a bout of dysentery helped me find my path.
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When I Saw Nelson Mandela At The Los Angeles Coliseum With My Dad
My dad toiled away on anti-apartheid campaigns throughout the ’80s in California. In 1990, we got to see Nelson Mandela come to town.
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A Personal And Political History Of The Afro
Dante de Blasio’s bountiful fro has been a rare flash point in an otherwise drama-free New York City mayoral campaign, bringing the hairstyle’s cultural trajectory from revolutionary to mundane and now back again.
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How Unjust Family Laws Are Keeping LGBT Parents Away From Their Children
Even as public perception shifts and marriage equality gains headway, LGBT parents, who are raising an estimated 6 million children in the U.S., face discriminatory parental and adoption rights. Many trans parents especially have to choose between retaining custody of their children and coming out.
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It Turns Out New York City Doesn’t Hate Strong Women
Christine Quinn’s real problem was that she backed down. Tish James emerges.
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Bayard Rustin: The Man Homophobia Almost Erased From History
Rustin played a key role in advancing civil rights and economic justice. His partner, Walter Naegle, talks with BuzzFeed about that legacy on the eve of the 50th anniversary of the march Rustin made a reality.
