Tim Murphy

Tim Murphy is a longtime reporter on HIV/AIDS and LGBT issues for The New York Times, New York magazine, Poz, Out, The Advocate and other outlets.

Photography April 5, 2016

Mapplethorpe, Prince of Darkness

A new HBO documentary on the late photographer is smart enough to realize that his power derived from his creepiness.

Tim Murphy
Books and Ideas February 26, 2016

Jacqueline Susann’s Queer Feminism

How does Valley of the Dolls actually hold up as a read 50 years later?

Tim Murphy
HIV and AIDS February 25, 2016

HIV Mystery: Solved?

A remarkable new therapy could finally stop the virus’s spread in the US. But first, it’s gotta work for the people most at risk.

Tim Murphy
Inequality July 21, 2015

In Indiana, Employers Can Fire Workers for Being Gay or Trans—and They Do, All the Time

LGBT Americans now have the freedom to marry—but what about freedom from discrimination at work? That’ll take a new movement.

Tim Murphy

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Tim Murphy

Photography April 5, 2016

A new HBO documentary on the late photographer is smart enough to realize that his power derived from his creepiness.

Books and Ideas February 26, 2016

How does Valley of the Dolls actually hold up as a read 50 years later?

HIV and AIDS February 25, 2016

A remarkable new therapy could finally stop the virus’s spread in the US. But first, it’s gotta work for the people most at risk.

Inequality July 21, 2015

LGBT Americans now have the freedom to marry—but what about freedom from discrimination at work? That’ll take a new movement.