# Tyler Curry > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Tyler_Curry > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Tyler_Curry.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyler_Curry > Source revision: 1343065531 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American LGBT activist and columnist}} {{Infobox person | honorific_prefix = | name = Tyler Curry | honorific_suffix = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|09|23}} | birth_place = [Conroe](/source/Conroe%2C_Texas), Texas | other_names = | citizenship = United States | education = Master's in Public Policy | alma_mater = [Arizona State University](/source/Arizona_State_University) | occupation = HIV Equal Senior editor;
Columnist;
LGBT activist | years_active = | employer = | agent = | known for = | boards = Dallas Red Foundation | spouse = | partner = | children = | parents = | relatives = | callsign = | awards = | website = | footnotes = }} '''Tyler Curry''' (born September 23, 1983) is an American [LGBT](/source/LGBT) activist and columnist. He is the editor-at-large for ''[HIV Plus](/source/HIV_Plus)'', a contributing editor of ''[The Advocate](/source/The_Advocate_(LGBT_magazine))'', and the creator the Needle Prick Project. The Needle Prick Project is "an editorial campaign to elicit a candid and open conversation on what it means to be HIV positive today".{{cite news|last1=Curry|first1=Tyler|title=The Needle Prick Project: Jeffrey Tomlinson's Ultimate HIV I Lesson|url=http://www.advocate.com/commentary/tyler-curry/2013/02/01/needle-prick-project-ultimate-hiv-lesson|accessdate=10 August 2014|publisher=Advocate|date=1 February 2013|archive-date=16 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170116185448/http://www.advocate.com/commentary/tyler-curry/2013/02/01/needle-prick-project-ultimate-hiv-lesson|url-status=live}} Curry is a freelance columnist and fiction writer for online publications such as ''[The Huffington Post](/source/The_Huffington_Post)'', ''Volttage Buzz'', and ''[Instinct](/source/Instinct_(magazine))''.{{cite web | url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tyler-curry/ | title=Tyler Curry | publisher=Huffington Post | accessdate=February 18, 2015 | archive-date=March 5, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305062647/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tyler-curry/ | url-status=live }}{{cite web|title=Tyler Curry The HIV Generation Gap|url=http://instinctmagazine.com/tag/tyler-curry|website=Instinct|accessdate=10 August 2014|archive-date=6 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181006035139/http://instinctmagazine.com/tag/tyler-curry|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Tyler Curry|url=http://volttagebuzz.com/author/tyler/|website=Volttage Buzz|access-date=10 August 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819085453/http://volttagebuzz.com/author/tyler/|archive-date=19 August 2014}}{{cite web|title=COMMENTARY TYLER CURRY|url=http://www.advocate.com/commentary/tyler-curry|website=The Advocate|accessdate=10 August 2014|archive-date=4 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104023332/https://www.advocate.com/tyler-curry|url-status=live}} In August 2014, Curry was named as one of [HIV Plus Magazine](/source/HIV_Plus)'s '20 Amazing HIV-Positive Men of 2014'.{{cite news|title=The 20 Amazing HIV-Positive Men of 2014|url=http://www.hivplusmag.com/people/2014/08/18/20-amazing-hiv-positive-men-2014?page=0,12|accessdate=18 August 2014|publisher=HIV Plus Magazine|date=18 August 2014|archive-date=4 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104023402/https://www.hivplusmag.com/people/2014/08/18/20-amazing-hiv-positive-gay-men-2014?page=0%2C12|url-status=live}} ==Advocacy== A [Dallas, Texas](/source/Dallas%2C_Texas) resident, Curry is on the board of the Dallas Red Foundation, "a [nonprofit organization](/source/nonprofit_organization) focused on providing financial support to organizations in the [North Texas](/source/North_Texas) area that serve individuals affected by HIV/AIDS."{{cite web|title=About Us|url=http://redpartydallas.org/|website=Red Party Dallas|accessdate=10 August 2014|archive-date=4 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104023332/http://www.dallasredfoundation.org/|url-status=live}} Curry is a senior editor and head writer at ''HIV Equal Online'', an online magazine described as "an international multimedia campaign that aims to end HIV stigma and promote HIV testing by creating a social art movement that changes the way people think about HIV and which reopens the national dialogue about HIV."{{cite web|title=HIV Equal|url=http://www.hivequal.org/|website=HIV Equal|accessdate=10 August 2014|archive-date=19 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819125527/http://www.hivequal.org/|url-status=live}} Curry's role includes publishing editorial content for the website and working with [freelance writers](/source/freelance_writers).{{cite web|title=TYLER CURRY SENIOR EDITOR|url=http://hivequal.org/tyler-curry.html|website=HIV Equal|access-date=10 August 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819083329/http://hivequal.org/tyler-curry.html|archive-date=19 August 2014}} A gay man who is open about his HIV-positive status,{{cite news|title=Tyler Curry — The Next-Gen HIV Advocate|url=http://hisbigd.com/2013/09/13/tyler-curry-the-next-gen-hiv-advocate/|accessdate=10 August 2014|publisher=His Big D|archive-date=16 August 2014|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140816153341/http://hisbigd.com/2013/09/13/tyler-curry-the-next-gen-hiv-advocate/|url-status=usurped}} Curry is a proponent of others who are [HIV-positive](/source/HIV-positive) addressing and owning their status, stating, "HIV isn't a character flaw, it is a reality that someone either understands or they do not."{{cite news|last1=Curry|first1=Tyler|title=What Not to Do If You Are Dating and HIV-Positive|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tyler-curry/what-not-to-do-if-you-are-hiv-positive_b_5588069.html|accessdate=10 August 2014|publisher=Huffington Post|date=16 July 2014|archive-date=4 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104023404/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/what-not-to-do-if-you-are-hiv-positive_b_5588069|url-status=live}} Stemming from that belief, Curry created The Needle Prick Project (TNPP) as an opening to discussions on what being HIV-positive means in today's world. As an editorial and education campaign, TNPP works for the fight against [discrimination against people with HIV/AIDS](/source/discrimination_against_people_with_HIV%2FAIDS). On the receiving end of discrimination due to HIV, Curry was not allowed back into [South Korea](/source/South_Korea) after [teaching English](/source/Teaching_English_as_a_foreign_language) for a year.{{cite news|last1=Taffet|first1=David|title=Get Pricked|url=http://www.dallasvoice.com/pricked-10140950.html|accessdate=10 August 2014|publisher=Dallas Voice|date=1 March 2013|archive-date=19 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819085953/http://www.dallasvoice.com/pricked-10140950.html|url-status=live}} South Korea had a policy of not issuing [work permits](/source/Visa_policy_of_South_Korea) for people that have HIV, but that policy has since been amended.{{cite news|last1=Solis|first1=Michael|title=Korea Maintains Mandatory HIV Testing Despite Lifting Travel Ban|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-solis/korea-maintains-mandatory_b_443724.html|accessdate=10 August 2014|publisher=Huffington Post|date=31 January 2010|archive-date=4 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104023338/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/korea-maintains-mandatory_b_443724|url-status=live}} In 2015, Curry released the children's book ''A Peacock Among Pigeons'', illustrated by Clarione Gutierrez.{{cite book |title=A Peacock Among Pigeons |date=2015 |publisher=Mascot Books |isbn=978-1631773259}} The book was awarded The Enchanted Page Book Award in 2016 by the Literary Classics website{{cite web |title=2016 Award Winning Books |url=http://www.clcawards.org/2016_Award_Books.html |website=Literary Classics |access-date=January 8, 2021}} and was turned into a musical, with score and lyrics written by composer [John Bucchino](/source/John_Bucchino) Curry supports Beat AIDS Project Zimbabwe, a group dedicated to combating [HIV/AIDS in Zimbabwe](/source/HIV%2FAIDS_in_Zimbabwe).{{cite news|last1=Curry|first1=Tyler|title=Life Can Be Different: Saving the Next Generation in Zimbabwe|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tyler-curry/zimbabwe-saving-the-next-generation_b_5508280.html|accessdate=10 August 2014|publisher=Huffington Post|date=20 June 2014|archive-date=10 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810144735/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tyler-curry/zimbabwe-saving-the-next-generation_b_5508280.html|url-status=live}} ==Bibliography== Curry, Tyler. ''A Peacock Among Pigeons'' (2015). {{ISBN|978-1631773259}} ==References== {{Reflist}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Curry, Tyler}} Category:American HIV/AIDS activists Category:Living people Category:1983 births Category:American gay writers Category:Activists from Dallas Category:Writers from Dallas Category:Arizona State University alumni Category:People from Conroe, Texas Category:21st-century American male writers Category:21st-century American LGBTQ people Category:LGBTQ rights activists from Texas --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Tyler Curry](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyler_Curry) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyler_Curry?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.