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Larry Mass - at www.lawrencedmass.com
Larry Mass - at www.lawrencedmass.com

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Jul 12

Gays, Real Estate, Pride and Heritage

An Exchange with Alek Douglas — by Lawrence D. Mass Alek Douglas is a student of theater, especially gay theater, and history, especially gay history. He’s an NYU graduate, still in his mid-20’s and filled with levels of gay pride that can seem increasingly rare. …

Real Estate

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Real Estate

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Jun 9

WE ARE IN A STATE OF EMERGENCY

WE ARE IN A NATIONAL STATE OF EMERGENCY! — HRC issues its first ever State of Emergency Alert for LGBTQ+ People in the U.S. Welcome Back to the Future The leaflet below was found on the street near a friend’s home on Long Island. Arnie Kantrowitz, my deceased life partner, became legendary as a gay…

Alt Right

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WE ARE IN A STATE OF EMERGENCY
WE ARE IN A STATE OF EMERGENCY
Alt Right

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Feb 4

Steve Goldstein in Fond Remembrance

Steve Goldstein in Fond Remembrance Steven Goldstein, 3/7/48–1/31/23, was an honored pediatric endocrinologist and husband of the eminent art historian James Saslow No one — certainly not Steve or me — ever realized how much Steve Goldstein helped me to appreciate and care for myself. As gay Jewish doctors with…

James Saslow

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Steve Goldstein in Fond Remembrance
Steve Goldstein in Fond Remembrance
James Saslow

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Dec 1, 2022

Writing and Medicine, Creativity and Career: My Journey, My Story

by Lawrence D. Mass Statement for World AIDS Day, Dec 1, 2022, presented under the auspices of Elsevier Science Inc, New York City and Amsterdam, hosted by Thomas Collins If I was serious in my attraction to the drama and adventure of medicine and the challenge of being a physician…

AIDS

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AIDS

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Sep 23, 2022

WE ARE THE WORLD

4 Decades, 4 Epidemics and the Future by Lawrence D. Mass, M.D. — statement for GMHC’s Fall Gala, 9/22/22, at Cipriani 25 Broadway, New York City — following an Introduction by Andy Humm Thanks so much, Andy, for your kind words, and for all you do and are. First, special…

AIDS

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AIDS

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Aug 12, 2022

GLITTER AND STAY GAY

GLITTER AND STAY GAY FOUNDERS DAY STATEMENT, 8/11/22 by GMHC co-founder Dr. Larry Mass So, here we are again. Year 41. We’re still here. But unlike Steve Sondheim and Elaine Stritch, we’re still above ground. …

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Mar 18, 2022

Arnie Kantrowitz and Staten Island

Arnie Kantrowitz and Staten Island by Larry Mass “By his example, openness, and honesty, Professor Arnie Kantrowitz, over more than a quarter of a century, affected the lives of many hundreds of vulnerable, questioning College of Staten Island students, and perhaps a few faculty and staff, too.” — John Adrian …

Arnie Kantrowitz

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Arnie Kantrowitz and Staten Island
Arnie Kantrowitz and Staten Island
Arnie Kantrowitz

5 min read


Mar 16, 2022

Arnie Kantrowitz: Gentle and Fierce Avatar of Conscience and Kindness

by Larry Mass Arnie’s gift, as everyone who knew him can attest, was his ability to commiserate, and thereby to console and heal. Arnold Kantrowitz, pioneering and beloved gay activist and writer, passed away peacefully in his sleep on 1/21/22 at the Upper East Side Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in…

Arnie Kantrowitz

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Arnie Kantrowitz: Gentle and Fierce Avatar of Conscience and Kindness
Arnie Kantrowitz: Gentle and Fierce Avatar of Conscience and Kindness
Arnie Kantrowitz

14 min read


Nov 24, 2021

NO VICTORY IS TOO SMALL

Statement for World AIDS Day 12/01/21 by Larry Mass When the first AIDS cases were reported in1981, we felt overwhelmed, to say the least. We weren’t sure what we were dealing with. Was it an STD? Multiple STD’s? Biological warfare? …

AIDS

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AIDS

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May 27, 2021

EPILOGUE: LAST ACTS

Gays, immigration and the endless challenges of consciousness and activism by Lawrence D. Mass In the mid 1970’s I began my journey of consciousness and activism as a watchdog for reactionary developments in psychiatry that threatened to reverse the 1973–74 declassification of homosexuality as a mental disorder by the American…

Psychiatry

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EPILOGUE: LAST ACTS
EPILOGUE: LAST ACTS
Psychiatry

9 min read

Larry Mass - at www.lawrencedmass.com

Larry Mass - at www.lawrencedmass.com

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Larry Mass is a physician who writes about health and culture

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