Alphonso King Jr., (AKA Jade Elektra or DJ Relentless)

Alphonso King Jr folds his arms and looks seriously at the camera. He wears black rimmed glasses, a blue sweatshirt and a silver chain necklace.

Alphonso King Jr., (AKA Jade Elektra or DJ Relentless), is a drag recording artist, DJ, actor, writer, and HIV activist. He has a longstanding history and commitment to working within the HIV/AIDS community in the GTA as a frontline activist and community organizer. In 2012 he founded the POZ-TO events (monthly social events for HIV+ communities as well as their allies). In 2013, he started the POZ-TO Awards to recognize local heroes doing the work of activism and fundraising for people living with AIDS. In 2019, he began POZPLANET Magazine to create a space where HIV+ Communities could share their stories and talk freely about their issues without censorship or pharmaceutical company advertisements. During his year with the Queer and Trans Research Lab at the Bonham Centre, King will build on and his expand his work on POZPLANET Magazine and the POZ-TO Awards in a year-long project he calls “HIV is Everyone’s Business.