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AIDS Conference and related events

Blade archival photo exhibit among offerings

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13 years ago

July 19, 2012

One of the images that will be included in a Blade exhibit at the Conference. (Blade file photo by the late Doug Hinckle)

TODAY (Friday)

Today and Saturday, the D.C. Center, National Coalition of LGBT Health, Whitman-Walker Health and Us Helping Us at George Washington University (2029 G Street, NW) are hosting the Gay Men’s Health Summit. Registration is $85, $65 for students. For more information, visit gmhs2012.org.

The International Working Group on HIV & AIDS presents the International Indigenous Pre-Conference starting today at 8 a.m. and running through Saturday at 5 p.m. It will take place at the Four Points by Sheraton Hotel (1201 K St., N.W.). The event is free but registration is required. For more information, visit indigenouspreconference.eventbrite.com.

Saturday, July 21

The Men Who Have Sex with Men Pre-Conference is at FHI 360 (1825 Connecticut Ave., N.W.) starting at 9 a.m. going all day today. The theme for this year is “From Stigma to Strength: Strategies for MSM, Transgender People and Allies in a Shifting AIDS Landscape.” This event is free. For more information, visit msmgf.org.

Jay Brannan plays U Street Music Hall (1115A U Street NW) this evening at 7 p.m. Picking up his first guitar at age 20, Brannan’s addiction to music helped him kick alcohol and allowed him to make connections with other performers. Tickets are $20. For more information, visit ustreetmusichall.com.

Starting today and running through July 27, the Textile Museum (2320 S Street NW) is showing a special display of one panel from the AIDS quilt. An $8 donation is suggested. For more information about this event or other places that will be showing panels of the quilt, go to quilt2012.org.

Town is holding the “AIDS Conference Party” tonight at 10 p.m. A drag show starts at 10:30 p.m. There are $3 drinks until 11 p.m. Cover is $8 from 10-11 p.m. and $12 after 11 p.m. For more information, visit towndc.com.

Sunday, July 22

There’s a March on Washington involving several different local organizations to open the International AIDS Conference from noon to 2 p.m. today.

The Global Forum on MSM and HIV and the National Gay Men’s Health Summit present “Meet the Men of the International AIDS Conference” at Cobalt (1639 R St., N.W.) tonight at 9:30 p.m. Cover is $10. For more information, visitgmhs2012.org.

Monday, July 23

Arena Stage (1101 6^th St. SW) hosts a benefit show of “The Normal Heart” tonight at 8 p.m. The award-winning show presents a look at the sexual politics of New York during the AIDS crisis. Tickets are $65. For more information, visit arenastage.org.

Tuesday, July 24

Whitman-Walker Health hosts the “Return to Lisner: A Forum on the State of HIV/AIDS,” tonight at the Lisner Auditorium at George Washington University (2029 G Street, NW) at 7 p.m. The event is free but registration is required. For more information, visit whitman-walker.org.

Reel Affirmations presents the International AIDS Film Festival. It kicks off tonight with an opening reception at Number 9 (1435 P St., N.W.) starting at 5 p.m. Then at the Carnegie Institute of Science (1530 P St., NW) at 7 p.m., the festival is screening the film “Still Around” and will have a panel discussion with the directors following the showing. The last event of the evening is the screening of “Meeting the Challenges of HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia” tonight at 9:15. Individual ticket prices is $10, but the festival is offering a $25 package for all the screenings. For more information, visit reelaffirmationsaidsfilmfest.eventbrite.com/.

Wednesday, July 25

The International AIDS Film Festival continues tonight at the Carnegie Institute of Science (1530 P St., NW) starting at 7 p.m. with a screening of “Pills Profit$ Protest” and a later screening “Sex In An Epidemic” at 9 p.m. Individual tickets are $10 and a package price is $25. For more information, visit reelaffirmationsaidsfilmfest.eventbrite.com/.

For more events, visit the AIDS2012 Reunion website at aids2012reunion.org.

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Rob Reiner, wife killed in LA home

Director was prominent LGBTQ ally

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December 15, 2025

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Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner attend the Human Rights Campaign Los Angeles Dinner on March 30, 2019. (Photo by kathclick/Bigstock)

Rob Reiner, most known for directing untouchable classics like “The Princess Bride,” “Misery,” “When Harry Met Sally…,” and “Stand by Me,” died Dec. 14 alongside his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, in their Los Angeles residence. While investigations are actively underway, sources have told PEOPLE Magazine that the pair’s son, Nick Reiner, killed his parents and has been taken into custody.

Reiner was a master of every genre, from the romantic comedy to the psychological thriller to the coming-of-age buddy movie. But in addition to his renowned work that made him a household name, Reiner is also remembered as a true advocate for the LGBTQ community. In 2009, Reiner and his wife co-founded the American Foundation for Equal Rights, helping fight against California’s Prop 8 same-sex marriage ban. They were honored at the 2015 Human Rights Campaign Las Vegas Gala.

In a statement, HRC President Kelley Robinson said: “The entire HRC family is devastated by the loss of Rob and Michele Reiner. Rob is nothing short of a legend — his television shows and films are a part of our American history and will continue to bring joy to millions of people across the world. Yet for all his accomplishments in Hollywood, Rob and Michele will most be remembered for their gigantic hearts, and their fierce support for the causes they believed in — including LGBTQ+ equality. So many in our movement remember how Rob and Michele organized their peers, brought strategists and lawyers together, and helped power landmark Supreme Court decisions that made marriage equality the law of the land — and they remained committed to the cause until their final days. The world is a darker place this morning without Rob and Michele — may they rest in power.”

Reiner’s frequent collaborators have also spoken out as the industry is in mourning, including figures like Ron Howard and John Cusack.

A joint statement from Jamie Lee Curtis and Christopher Guest (who starred in Reiner’s “This is Spinal Tap”) reads: “Christopher and I are numb and sad and shocked about the violent, tragic deaths of our dear friends Rob and Michele Singer Reiner and our ONLY focus and care right now is for their children and immediate families and we will offer all support possible to help them. There will be plenty of time later to discuss the creative lives we shared and the great political and social impact they both had on the entertainment industry, early childhood development, the fight for gay marriage, and their global care for a world in crisis. We have lost great friends. Please give us time to grieve.”

While attending the 2019 HRC Los Angeles Dinner, Reiner spoke out about the need for equality: “We have to move past singling out transgender, LGBTQ, black, white, Jewish, Muslim, Latino. We have to get way past that and start accepting the idea that we’re all human beings. We’re all human beings, we all share the same planet, and we should all have the same rights, period. It’s no more complicated than that.”