Mark S. King was living out his dream in 1980 when he moved from Louisiana to West Hollywood to pursue acting. Openly gay, Mark indulged in the West Hollywood scene where gay sexual expression was celebrated. 

Fast forward to five years later and Mark and most of his social circle are diagnosed with HIV. Understandably scared for his life and the lives of his friends, Mark still refused to let HIV stop him from having a sex life. Here’s how Mark managed to still have pleasurable sex during the AIDS pandemic while HIV-positive.