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...
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...