The Voices of AIDS: Twelve Unforgettable People Talk About How AIDS Has Changed Their Lives

by Michael Thomas Ford

A thought-provoking anthology journeys beyond the statistics to introduce twelve people whose lives have been affected by AIDS, from a teenage AIDS activist, to a hospital volunteer caring for children with AIDS, to an HIV-positive woman who has built a full life for herself. Simultaneous.

Genres: Nonfiction, LGBT

208 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1995

About the author

Michael Thomas Ford is the author of more than 75 books in genres ranging from humor to horror, literary fiction to nonfiction. His work for adult readers includes the best-selling novels What We Remember, The Road Home, Changing Tides, Full Circle, Looking for It and Last Summer, and his five essay collections in the "Trials of My Queer Life" series. His novel Lily was a Tiptree Award Longlist title and a finalist for both the Lambda Literary Award and the Shirley Jackson Award. He is also the author of the Sickening Adventures series of books featuring popular contestants from RuPaul's Drag Race.

As a writer for young adults he is the author of the novels Suicide Notes, Z, and Love & Other Curses, and under the name Isobel Bird he wrote the popular "Circle of Three" series. His work has been nominated for 14 Lambda Literary Awards, twice winning for Best Humor Book, twice for Best Romance Novel, and once for Best Mystery. He was also nominated for a Horror Writers Association Bram Stoker Award (for his novel The Dollhouse That Time Forgot).

Reviews

[Wendell Hennan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Published in 1995, contains good basic information on AIDS, how it is contracted and how and where to get support. Supported by interviews with youth who are HIV positive and volunteer with various organizations.