Living with HIV/AIDS: 22 works from gay artists

What's it like to have HIV/AIDS? Activists around the world raised awareness about the disease on Dec. 1, World AIDS Day - but only patients themselves can truly express what it's like to live with the disease. The Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art is currently hosting an exhibit, "Art & AIDS: 30 years," in collaboration with Gay Mens' Health Crisis. The collection features work from weekly therapeutic classes at GMHC.

Keep clicking to see some of the striking pieces, including this oil painting, "Mike with Skull," by George Towne...

Credit: GMHC