ɹˈaɪts ˈɔːlsoʊ kəntɹˈɪbjuːɾᵻd ɛkstˈɛnsɪvli tə kɐnˈeɪdiən nˈuːz kˈʌvɚɹɪdʒ ʌvðɪ ˈeɪdz kɹˈaɪsɪs, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ ɹᵻpˈoːɹɾɪŋ ˌɔn ˈæktɪvˌɪzəm æt ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn mˌɑːntɹɪˈɔːl ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl ˈeɪdz kˈɑːnfɹəns ænd pˈʌblɪʃɪŋ "tˈɔːkɪŋ pˈɑːlətˌɪks: dˈaɪɚɹi əvən ˈeɪdz ˈæktɪvˌɪst", ɐ ɹˈɛɡjʊlɚ kˈɑːlʌm baɪ dʒˈɔːɹdʒ smˈɪθ, hˌuː wʌz ˈɔːlsoʊ ɐ fˈaʊndɚɹ ʌv tɚɹˈɑːntoʊz ɹˈaɪt tə pɹˈaɪvəsi kəmˈɪɾi.
Rites also contributed extensively to Canadian news coverage of the AIDS crisis, including reporting on activism at the 1989 Montreal International AIDS Conference and publishing "Talking Politics: Diary of an AIDS Activist", a regular column by George Smith, who was also a founder of Toronto's Right to Privacy Committee.