Brenden Shucart (aka Brenden Gregory) is an American
HIV/AIDS and
LGBT rights activist, actor, and writer. His work has been featured in ''
The Advocate
An advocate is a professional in the field of law.
The Advocate, The Advocates or Advocate may also refer to:
Magazines
* ''The Advocate'' (LGBT magazine), an LGBT magazine based in the United States
*''The Harvard Advocate'', a literary magazin ...
'',
''
The Huffington Post''
and ''
Frontiers LA''. Currently living in
Los Angeles,
California,
he sits on the board of
Project Inform, a
non-profit aimed at reducing the spread of HIV through awareness and education. He is also co-founder of the Bright Young Gentleman's Adventuring Society, which helps to raise money for other HIV-related organizations.
HIV news and opinion
Appearing in ''
The Advocate
An advocate is a professional in the field of law.
The Advocate, The Advocates or Advocate may also refer to:
Magazines
* ''The Advocate'' (LGBT magazine), an LGBT magazine based in the United States
*''The Harvard Advocate'', a literary magazin ...
'' and ''
The Huffington Post'', and as editor-at-large for ''Positive Frontiers'' (a department of ''Frontiers''), Shucart's writing about HIV-related health issues and stigma has been described as "humanizing and heartbreaking" and "beautiful, honest, and important".
On
PrEP and its effects on the HIV+ community:
On HIV transmission:
Acting career
In the short film ''Bug Chaser'', Shucart played the role of a gay man who finds himself with an unexplainable infection after a one-night stand.
"What I think the movie does beautifully is capture the fear and anxiety that comes with hooking up that every gay man can relate to."
Under the name Brenden Gregory, he appeared in ''
Interior. Leather Bar.
''Interior. Leather Bar.'' is a 2013 American docufiction film, which premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. '',
a
docufiction film directed by
James Franco and
Travis Mathews
Travis Mathews (born 1975) is an American director and screenwriter. . He also appeared in Mathews' 2010 short film ''
I Want Your Love'', but not in its 2012 feature film adaptation.
References
Further reading
Advice for a Young Man Newly Diagnosed with HIVMichael Lucas Comes Out as an HIV-Negative Man on PrEP
External links
*
Brenden Shucart for Frontiers LABright Young Gentleman's Adventuring Society Facebook Page
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1981 births
Living people
HIV/AIDS activists
American health activists
American people with disabilities
People with HIV/AIDS
American LGBT rights activists
American gay writers
American LGBT journalists
American gay actors
American male film actors
Gay journalists
Radical Faeries members
21st-century American LGBT people
Activists with disabilities