Positive About My Faith
Positive About My Faith
A Lost and Found Journey of Spirituality
by John Francis Leonard
I’m not religious in the traditional sense. Organized religion and its prejudice...
Secrets We Cannot Keep
Secrets We Cannot Keep
First It Was My Turn to Disclose a Health Condition—Then It Was My Mother's
by John Francis Leonard
I tested positive in the spring...
What If?
What If?
If Wishes Were Horses...
by John Francis Leonard
I don’t hold much faith in nursing regret. Everything that happens in our lives, both good and bad,...
On the Front Lines: Living with HIV & Working in a...
On the Front Lines
HIV and Working in a Necessary Industry
by John Francis Leonard
For the past six years, I’ve worked part-time at a grocery...
Confronting Body Image as a Gay Man Living with HIV
Between a Rock and a Hard Place
Confronting Body Image as a Gay Man Living with HIV
by John Francis Leonard
Gay men don’t have a monopoly...
To Disclose or Not to Disclose
To Disclose or Not to Disclose
Science reframes the question for our sexual relationships
by John Francis Leonard
The U=U message, as we individually and collectively gain...
Blaming Someone for Acquiring HIV Is Never Right
Unsocial Media
Blaming the Person Impacted Is Never Right, Whether It's Sexual Assault or Acquiring HIV
by John Francis Leonard
Since I began writing this column, I...
Navigating Life as a Poz Individual: Some Advice
Advice? Who Me?
Navigating Life as a Poz Individual
by John Francis Leonard
Me? Give advice? I admit I was hesitant when my editor suggested I dispense...
The Breakthrough: Finding the Answers You Didn’t Even Know You Were...
The Breakthrough
Finding the answers you didn't even know you were looking for
by John Francis Leonard
It was just another day at my psychologist’s office....
Letting Go of Patterns of Abuse
The Age of Consent
Let Go of Patterns of Abuse
by John Francis Leonard
We often remember things the way we’d prefer to remember them. Sometimes, memory...
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by Hank Trout
Living your best life while HIV-positive requires a huge amount of self-care—learning your...
