a documentary by Jean Carlomusto 70 minutes, color, USA, 2010

December 8, Wednesday 6:30 to 8:30 pm

Click here for trailer.

This pioneering documentary explores the personal, political and structural challenges that have continually hampered the best efforts of HIV educators [...]]]> SEX IN AN EPIDEMIC

A screening and discussion with filmmaker Jean Carlomusto

a documentary by Jean Carlomusto
70 minutes, color, USA, 2010

December 8, Wednesday
6:30 to 8:30 pm

Click here for trailer.

This pioneering documentary explores the personal, political and structural challenges that have continually hampered the best efforts of HIV educators and community groups to curb HIV infection rates in the United States. It is a compelling history of the devastating early days of the epidemic in NYC, when men with “GRID” were a stigmatized population that died swiftly of a terrifying new disease.

Few concepts have had as great an impact on sexuality over the past 28 years as that of “safer sex.” Yet, as a concept, it is important to remember two things: first, safer sex had to be invented amidst an alarming lack of information that existed before the discovery of HIV in 1984; and second, safer sex as a concept had to be sold by the persistent and creative persuasion of community-based groups all across the country.

Michelson Theater, Cinema Studies
721 Broadway, 6th Floor

Co-sponsored by NYU’s Department of Cinema Studies; the Center for Health, Identity, Behavior, and Prevention Studies (CHIBPS); and CSGS.

This event is free and open to the public.  Venue is wheelchair accessible.

For more information, please call 212-992-9540 or email csgs(at)nyu.edu.

Presented by NYU’s Office of LGBT Student Services Storytelling and Performance Series/Multiple Identity Speaker Series

November 29, Monday 6 to 8 pm

Jeffrey S. Gould Welcome Center 50 West 4th Street

To see the Facebook Invite: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=171571102869379

Join NYU’s [...]]]> Living Out Loud:
Men of color creating HIV awareness through their stories, art, & activism

Presented by NYU’s Office of LGBT Student Services Storytelling
and Performance Series/Multiple Identity Speaker Series

November 29, Monday
6 to 8 pm

Jeffrey S. Gould Welcome Center
50 West 4th Street

To see the Facebook Invite: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=171571102869379

Join NYU’s Office of LGBT Student Services and the Center for Multicultural Education and Programs in celebrating AIDS Awareness Month with performances and spoken word by HIV positive (poz) men of color who are well-known writers, actors, hip hop performers and political activists.

Tim’m T. West: Hip Hop Artist, Scholar, Poet

Cornelius LIFE Jones: Actor, Writer, ARTivist

Brandon Lacy Campos: Organizer, Writer, FierceCook

Pedro Julio Serrano: Communicator, Activist, Blogger

The audience will have an opportunity to participate in a post-performance talk back with the performers that will focus on the issues raised in the performances and the work you’ve done to bring awareness to HIV and the impact it has on communities of color.

For more information, please contact the NYU Office of LGBT Student Services at 212-998-4424.

Co-sponsors:
Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality
Office of LGBT Student Services clubs: BodyQueer