National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day (NHAAAD) is observed each year on September 18. In 2008, the AIDS Institute launched this day to bring awareness to the challenging issues the aging population faces with regards to HIV prevention, testing, care and treatment.

To mark this awareness day Ren is joined by none other award winning blogger, author, speaker, and HIV/AIDS activist Mark S. King! In this funny and more than a little irreverent episode Ren and Mark lay it all on the table including writing the AIDS epidemic, AIDS activism then and now, long-term survivors, meth and gay men, the late Larry Kramer, and of course that time Mark won a car on the Price Is Right. Honestly, that is just the tip of the iceberg. Like, subscribe, and listen now!

Please note the we are still producing episodes, but are a little off schedule due to the pandemic. Thank you for your understanding and patience.

Ren Morrill (Host) - Ren is The Three Letter Podcast’s creator and host. He is a Maine native with a life long passion for HIV. He works for Frannie Peabody Center as the prevention program coordinator. He also serves as the co-chair of Pride Portland’s HIV Advisory Board.

Mark S. King - "I'm a HIV positive gay man in recovery from drug addiction. What’s not to love?" We agree! But he's so much more than that. Mark is also an award winning blogger, author, speaker, and HIV/AIDS activist who has been involved in HIV causes since testing positive in 1985. King was named the 2020 LGBTQ Journalist of the Year by the National Lesbian and Gay Journalist Association (NLGJA), which also awarded King their “Excellence in Blogging” honor in 2014, 2016 and 2020. My Fabulous Disease won the 2020 GLAAD Award for Outstanding Blog after five consecutive nominations.

Today, Mark lives in Baltimore with his husband Michael, a real smarty pants involved in national healthcare access. Michael is a much better person than Mark. Ask anybody.

For more about Mark check out his memoir A Place Like This where in he tells the tale of chasing dreams of being an actor in 1980s Los Angeles, and his time owning and running Telerotic, one of the largest gay telephone fantasy services in the country.

Mark on the Price Is Right
Baby faced Mark wins a car!
Mark’s blog
My Fabulous Disease
Mark’s Memoir
A Place Like This
GLAAD Award
GLAAD Award for My Fabulous Disease
Dr. David Fawcett
Dr. Fawcett’s website
Lust, Men, and Meth
Reunion Project
The Reunion Project - Founded in 2015 by activists living with HIV, The Reunion Project (TRP) is the national alliance of long-term survivors of HIV, collaborating with local and national HIV advocates, providers and researchers. Together, we convene and connect individuals and communities, sharing our experiences of survival and loss while honoring our past, and developing successful strategies for living and supporting one another—today and into the future.
Age Is Not A Condom
Age Is Not A Condom campaign
Palm Springs HIV & Aging
HIV & Aging Research Project- With more links about HIV & aging
KICK ASS
Let’s Kick ASS — AIDS Survivor Syndrome empowering HIV Long-Term Survivors to thrive through connection, engagement, and meaningful action since 2013. We are an all-volunteer, grassroots movement, united in compassion, committed to action, and insisting on visibility. We are dedicated to ending isolation and envisioning a future we never imagined.