Red

A note: after finishing My Pet Virus (hey, it took me a while I have midterms) I can affirm that I am still in love with Sean Decker, but that I have additionally fallen in love with his “wife partner” Gwenn Barringer.

Is it a coincidence that I have just finished reading a memoir about a man with AIDS on the day that Bono goes on Oprah and launches his new (RED) campaign to raise money for HIV medication in third world countries? I think not. Shawn Decker’s story has personalized the AIDS epidemic for me. His is definitely a story of hope, and yet for the millions of people in Africa diagnosed with this virus it is a death sentence. It doesn’t have to be. I admire Bono more than words can express. His photo hangs on the door to my bedroom (no joke). (Side note: I’m a little confused about the whole Bono/Bush thing…but since he’s a philanthropist and he wrote “Where the Streets Have No Name” I suppose I can forgive and forget.) Anyway, Bono’s (RED) campaign is a line of merchandise sold through various stores whose profits will go toward buying anti-retroviral medication for “positoids” in Africa. If you want to find out more or get involved visit: joinred.com.