The Conference That Wasn’t There
The Conference That Wasn't There
The Good, the Bad, the Frustrating
by Hank Trout
The biannual conference of the International AIDS Society was scheduled for July 6–10...
For Some of Us, Social Isolation Is Nothing New
Be the Light at Tunnel's End
For Some of Us, Social Isolation Is Nothing New
by Hank Trout
Here in San Francisco, as I write this, we...
AIDS2018? AIDS2020? AIDS2022?
AIDS2018? AIDS2020? AIDS2022?
What If They Held a Conference and Nobody Came?
by Hank Trout
By now, everyone reading this knows that, due to concerns over the...
Housing Is Healthcare—Demand It!
Imagine you’re a long-term survivor of HIV/AIDS in your sixties living in San Francisco. In the 1980s or ‘90s, your health forced you to...
We Need to Remember AIDS Lessons Learned During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Have Americans Really Forgotten AIDS?!
We Need to Remember AIDS Lessons Learned During the Coronavirus Pandemic
by Hank Trout
In this time of confronting a deadly virus,...
HIV, Cancer, Us
HIV, Cancer, Us
HIV increases the risk of cancer, especially in long-term survivors
by Hank Trout
If you log on to Facebook, Twitter, or other social media...
Heart-Shaped Boxes (and Noisy Beepers)
Heart-Shaped Boxes
(And Noisy Beepers)
by Hank Trout
Every February, department stores, grocery stores, and drugstores are filled to the hilt with reminders that the season of...
New Year, New Me! (Yeah, Right)
New Year, New Me! (Yeah, Right)
Start Breaking Those Resolutions Right Now
by Hank Trout
Well, well, here we are in 2020, an all-new year, bright and...
Death Sentences Be Damned
Death Sentences Be Damned
We've All Had More than a Few
by Hank Trout
Every long-term survivor I’ve known has received at least one HIV/AIDS-related death sentence...
“I Wish You Came with an Instruction Manual”: Our Illness Doesn’t...
"I Wish You Came with an Instruction Manual"
Our illness doesn't affect only us
by Hank Trout
My husband Rick and I (yes, after eighteen years together,...
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by Hank Trout
Living your best life while HIV-positive requires a huge amount of self-care—learning your...
