Bright Lights, Small City

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...

You Can Lead a Horse to Water How do you help someone who just won't accept it? by John Francis Leonard In my July column, I told...

Down in the Depths It all comes back with a song by John Francis Leonard When I think of the fall of 1990, so many memories march...

On the Surface Does your inside match your outside? by John Francis Leonard There were some years in my life where I can say that confidence was...

A Friend in Need Reaching out when you're newly diagnosed by John Francis Leonard As I’ve discussed before, I’ve left a full-time and stressful career behind me...

Oops, I Forgot One Little Thing My New Normal by John Francis Leonard So, I’ve taken that leap and faced the inevitable. In this modern age, an...

Another Failed Relationship Another Lesson Learned In my last column, I mentioned a trip I was taking to Baltimore to visit yet another guy I had...

Soon after I began writing for A&U last year, my editor informed me that I would also be, partly, responsible for promoting my own...

Carrying the Banner Aging with HIV is no joke, but the past anchors my future by John Francis Leonard Forty-eight. I’m turning forty-eight-years-old and it gives me...

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...