The COVID-19 Vaccine Is Here—And I’ve Decided to Take It
My First “Fauci Ouchy”
The COVID-19 Vaccine Is Here—And I’ve Decided to Take It
by Hank Trout
In February of this year, thanks to the San Francisco...
Listen to Your Heart
Listen to Your Heart
A Heart-to-Heart About Hearts
by Hank Trout
My husband Rick has been on a diet for a month. He joined one of those...
The Tornado Has Returned
The Tornado Has Returned
Time Passes, But Often Pandemic Responses Remain the Same
by Hank Trout
The 1980s were one long violent tornado.
Those were the first words...
America the Disgusting
America the Disgusting
A post-election reflection
by Hank Trout
It’s 8:31 a.m. on Wednesday, November 4, 2020.
In sixty-eight years, I have never been so disgusted by my...
Revisiting Boys in the Band
And the Band Plays On
Revisiting a fifty-year-old play rebooted on Netflix
by Hank Trout
Watching the new version of The Boys in the Band on Netflix...
We Need Social Security
The Choice Is Clear
What it means to have social security
by Hank Trout
I don’t mind admitting that I’m terrified this October.
No, I’m not talking about...
Stay Angry and Make Trouble
Stay Angry and Make Trouble
We can't afford to wait around for a cure—demand it!
by Hank Trout
Since the end of the AIDS2020: Virtual conference of...
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...