Mark Olmsted's guest appearances

Mark Olmsted

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Scam Goddess

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Jason Concepcion

Sarah Marshall

Nicole Byer

Aida Rodriguez

Paul F. Tompkins

Corinne Fisher

Krystyna Hutchinson

Nora McInerny

Amanda Seales

Conan O'Brien

Carl Tart

Sean Clements

Betsy Sodaro

Lauren Lapkus

Joel Kim Booster

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Mark Olmsted thought he was dying of AIDS. So he took his dead brother's identity and planned to go out with an expensive bang. Trouble is - he lived.  Inexplicable cameo by Whoopi Goldberg! Support the showSubscribe to Wicked Gay on Patreon (Patreon.com/wickedgay ) for extra episodes and bonus content!You can find Wicked Gay on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and TikTok under “Wickedgaypod”.

Mark Olmsted thought he was dying of AIDS. So he took his dead brother's identity and planned to go out with an expensive bang. Trouble is - he lived.  Inexplicable cameo by Whoopi Goldberg! <a href="https://patreon.com/WICKEDGAY?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&amp;utm_source=copyLink&amp;utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&amp;utm_content=join_link" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a>Subscribe to Wicked Gay on Patreon (<a href="http://Patreon.com/wickedgay" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon.com/wickedgay</a> ) for extra episodes and bonus content! You can find Wicked Gay on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and TikTok under “Wickedgaypod”.

His Dead Brother's Keeper: Mark Olmsted

Mark Olmsted is a long-term survivor who dates his seroconversion from New York in the early 80s, where he also graduated from NYU with a degree in film.  In 1989 he moved to the West Coast, where he took care of his brother, who died of AIDS in 1991.  Mark was diagnosed with full-blown AIDS in 1993, and lived for the next several years with the assumption they were his last, as he pursued a screenwriting career . He developed a crystal meth habit, which in turn led to drug-dealing to support his addiction. In 2004, he was arrested, and spent 9 months in various California prisons. While incarcerated, his sister offered to start a blog documenting his life as an out HIV+ inmate, a blog which he continued upon his release. He recently celebrated 4 years of sobriety.

POZ I AM - Mark Olmsted - HIV in Prisons