For over a decade, Paul Twitchell has worn his heart on his pedal. As a former AIDS Action Committee employee, Paul’s dedication to HIV/AIDS advocacy has deep roots. Paul first rode for the cure back in 1995, when he completed …
With blue skies over Boston and a strong feeling of community in the air, thousands of walkers, runners, and supporters gathered on Boston Common on June 7 for the 30th AIDS Walk Boston and 5K Run. The theme of looking …
At 6.2 miles, the AIDS Walk Boston route is not very long compared to other fundraising walks. But for Kelly Rush, it represents a long journey to self-acceptance.
Since he first started walking in 2011, Rush and his team, now …
When Jim McDonnel took his first steps for AIDS Walk Boston, HIV/AIDS was greatly misunderstood and widely stigmatized. Mentions of AIDS-related deaths flooded LGBT newspapers. Entire communities were falling ill. Despite the urgency felt by those affected and their loved …
The 2015 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections was recently held in Seattle. This conference, often called CROI for short, is one of the biggest annual scientific meetings on HIV/AIDS, opportunistic illnesses, and the health consequences of living with HIV.…
If you ask Bette Byrnes, a longtime AIDS Walk Boston and 5K Run supporter, why she still makes the trip from Florida to Boston every June, she doesn’t have to think about her answer: it’s about home and family.
“I’m …
