A memoir of activism, sex, and survival 9781451661965. In the course of an exciting and accomplished career, sean strub has been an elevator operator for senators in the capitol, a democratic fundraiser, a congressional candidate, a publisher, a theatre producer, an aids activist and a man on the edge of death from hiv. As a teenager fresh from iowa and deeply closeted, sean strub ran a senators only elevator in the u. Sean strub, founder of the groundbreaking poz magazine, producer of the hit play. March 27, 2017 by sean strub iowan nick rhoades is hivpositive and has had an undetectable viral load for many years, making it virtually impossible for him to sexually transmit the virus. Sean strub and the legacy of aids my fabulous disease. As an activist and writer, sean strub couldnt have chosen a better place to grow up than the iowa city of the late 1960s and early 1970s. He is the founder of poz magazine, the leading independent global source of information about hiv, and served as its publisher and executive editor. A memoir of politics, sex, aids and survival by sean strub isbn. Before my interview with activist sean strub, author of body counts.
Body counts pulls back the curtain on a hidden halfcentury of american history, from closeted washington politicos of the 1970s and 1980s to his interactions with a parade of american icons. It follows gay writer arthur less while he travels the world on a literary tour, as his fiftieth birthday looms. In his new book body counts, sean strub, founder of the groundbreaking poz magazine, producer of the hit play the night larry kramer kissed me, and the first openly hivpositive candidate for. When larry kramer called one of his books about aids reports from the. End community update featuring sean strub ending hiv. Reviewed in the united kingdom on october 28, 2017. A memoir of politics, sex, aids, and survival, let me share a revealing story it was late 2011 and my life was in shambles. I bought the property because it is exceedingly private, evokes a spiritual connection to nature and it is movieset gorgeous. It is also close to nyc, only 75 miles away, but it feels like youre in the canadian northwoods or somewhere far away from the stresses and pressures of urban life. On september 5, 1991, the aids activists sean strub and peter staley unfurled a giant condom.