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Plus Issue 121 November/December 2017: TV Star Eric Leonardos

HIV PLUS 121

Prince Charming star Eric Leonardos won our hearts as the winner of the gay dating reality show, but working behind the scenes is usually his gig. Now the HIV-positive hairstylist and beauty expert is giving women — often those living with HIV or otherwise marginalized by circumstance — the Cinderella treatment (and celebrating their inner beauty, too). Leonardos is America's gay boy-next-door, but he's not the only poz reality star burning up this issue. Activist and gender-bending performer Ongina graces our second cover and talks about love, marriage, and his new HIV campaign. Plus: Our World AIDS Day look at the decades-long search for the cure.

 
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Ryan is the Digital Director of The Advocate Channel, and a graduate of NYU Tisch's Department of Dramatic Writing. She is also a member of GALECA, the LGBTQ+ society of entertainment critics. While her specialties are television writing and comedy, Ryan is a young member of the LGBTQ+ community passionate about politics and advocating for all.

Ryan is the Digital Director of The Advocate Channel, and a graduate of NYU Tisch's Department of Dramatic Writing. She is also a member of GALECA, the LGBTQ+ society of entertainment critics. While her specialties are television writing and comedy, Ryan is a young member of the LGBTQ+ community passionate about politics and advocating for all.

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