Elizabeth, Larry & Diana
Three Heroes
Honoring Dame Elizabeth Taylor, Larry Kramer and Princess Di
by John Francis Leonard
When we recently lost that great man of letters and prominent activist,...
While Rome Burns…
While Rome Burns...
Have We Gone Mad?
by John Francis Leonard
America, and the rest of the world, has been sorely tested for months now by the...
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...
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