Top to Bottom: A STORY OF COURAGE, ACCEPTANCE AND DEFYING THE ODDS

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

A STORY OF COURAGE, ACCEPTANCE AND DEFYING THE ODDS

The face of HIV is now healthy and not overwhelmingly depressing as it used to be

Jack Mackenroth: The Face Of HIV Today.

As the first television personality since Pedro Zamora to be vocal about his HIV status, Jack Mackenroth has quickly become the most visible, out HIV+ advocate and educator in the country… if not the world. With the release of his 2012 calendar, he hopes to raise both money and awareness for AIDS research, and to show through his photographs that a person living with HIV can be in top physical form, healthy and sexy.

Designer, athlete and HIV/AIDS activist and educator Jack Mackenroth has had the privilege of shooting with some of the best photographers in the business. Each month of the 15 month calendar will feature a different photographer with a very different style. Jack is a role model to many people in the HIV community and a fitness model that many aspire to emulate.“I have amassed such an amazing collection of images that I wanted to put out a calendar that will help to combat the silence and stigma associated with being HIV-positive,” says Mackenroth. He adds, “If I can raise money for HIV/AIDS research, it’s even better.”

Jack has been a vocal and visible advocate of the HIV community, touring the country through numerous speaking engagements and special appearances at events. He continues to speak around the country and will be planning calendar signing events in the upcoming months. His memoir, “Making Lemonaids” will be released this winter.

For additional information, please visit www.jackmackenroth.com.

The thing to keep in mind if you are positive is that it should not be the focus of attention, it should never be the one most important thing in your life…after all, you are living with HIV, not dying from it. Just see your doctor regularly, take your meds religiously, exercise, maintain a sensible diet and for crying out loud…use protection because you don’t want to infect others.