My Mental Health
It all seemed to start one morning when I couldn’t walk the dog. It was a sudden attack of abject panic, a basic, visceral...
Having the Sex We Desire
The Question
We may be having sex, but are we getting the sex we want?
by John Francis Leonard
Well, I’ve finally managed to do it. After...
Long-Lost Friends
Full Circle
Finally I had the courage to return to the city where I lost my friends
by John Francis Leonard
A few months ago I made...
My Friend Is Newly Diagnosed, But He Is Resisting Treatment
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...
Quitting Smoking
I'm Coming Out
After the battles quieted, there was still the smoke
by John Francis Leonard
I’ve fought many a personal battle in the past fourteen or...
Aging with HIV: Carrying the Banner
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...
Protecting My Sexual Health & My Heart’s Desires
Acceptable Risk
Turning the tables to protect my sexual health and my heart's desires
by John Francis Leonard
The last thing I wanted to do this month...
Contracting HIV: My Story
I'll Always Have Paris
Coming to terms with one's own seroconversion
by John Francis Leonard
I’d been so careful for so long. Safe sex was being marketed...
Undetectable=Untransmittable: Now What?
Well, it’s finally here. I, and many of us, have been waiting for it with bated breath. Another study, this one much more conclusive,...
Fighting HIV Isolation (One Belly Rub at a Time)
In From the Cold
How a stray cat changed the game
by John Francis Leonard
I love animals. In particular, I love dogs. Cats, however, not so...
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