A Little Kindness Please
Even the most casual of encounters can speak volumes—volumes about how we see ourselves and how others perceive us. Being a gay man, as...
AIDS Is Not a Metaphor
Flesh & Blood
by David Waggoner
For hundreds of years, many immigrants have come to our shores in search of a better life. A better life...
Just*in Time: Serodifferent Relationships & Resisting Stigma
Serodifferent relationships can work, but, to be successful, partners (and those around them) need to be aware of how to empower themselves. Here are...
Don’t Cry for Me: Resisting the Narrative of Living with HIV...
Don't Cry for Me
I’ve had challenges, yes—but I don’t define myself as a victim
by John Francis Leonard
I’ve had an eventful life—who hasn’t? Modern life...
François Nambot & Geoffrey Couët on New Film, Paris 05:59 Théo...
What do you want?
For me to tattoo HIV+ on my ass?
Because idiots like you don’t take precaution?
It takes two to screw up. I didn’t...
Living with HIV/AIDS & Finding Hope in Magickal Thinking
Enchanting the World
Living with HIV/AIDS & finding hope in magickal (not magical) thinking
by Mel Baker
In a recent A&U column called “Relentless ‘Gratitude’?” Hank Trout...
Seven Banned Words
Just when I thought it was safe to be an HIV-positive American, I read that there are words that are no longer safe from...
I Am Giovanni
This should go without saying, but in 2017 it seems that nothing can be left off the table in terms of what should and...
65 Is the New 80
New Year’s Eve 2017: my sixty-fifth birthday. As I write this, slightly more than a month before the dreaded day, I wish I could...
Getting Down to It: Writing Poetry & Living with HIV
When A&U announced a few months back that I would be taking on the role of poetry editor here, I shared a brief insight...