Love & the Whole Truth
I can honestly say that I have never been in love before. Don’t get me wrong, I have been in a lot of “lust”…
Self-Care & My Struggle with Self-Pleasure
My Struggle with Self-Pleasure
Self-care is an act of becoming
by George M. Johnson
Earlier this year I wrote a story disclosing my HIV status to the…
Dating in the Deficit
Deficit: the amount by which something, especially a sum of money, is too small.
If perfect dating as whole were $1.00, then dating as a…
Dear FDA
Let me clear my throat for this one. For months I’ve been mulling over whether I wanted to write about this subject or if…
Switching Fears
With new treatments, and advancements, HIV has now become a manageable and treatable chronic condition. From thirty pills a day, to thirty different pills…
When the Mask Comes Off
Many of us walk this earth as wounded warriors. Battered by the blows of society’s devaluation of the black body while we fight against…
Listen Closely
It’s September 18, 2015, about 2 a.m. and I am tired as hell. When this day started, I never thought it would end with…
Say Their Names
Say Their Names
From slavery to HIV to death by police, the normalization of Black death needs to stop
by George M. Johnson
Philando Castile. Say his…
HIV Is a Preexisting Condition
It is a scary time to be living in a world where HIV funding could ever be up for debate. Thirty-six years removed from…
Dear CDC: Let’s End the Epidemic by Addressing Racial Disparities
Dear CDC
Let’s end the epidemic by addressing racial disparities
by George M. Johnson
It’s been thirty-plus years of the HIV epidemic and although we are nowhere…
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HIV.gov Promotes Digital Education & Advocacy
On the thirty-sixth anniversary of the CDC’s first reporting on what eventually would be called AIDS, AIDS.gov, the U.S Department of Health and Human…
