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...
New AIDS Memorial T-Shirt Raises Funds for SAGE
A Stylish Fundraiser
Adam's Nest sells new AIDS Memorial T-shirt to raise funds for SAGE
by Hank Trout
Instead of my usual curmudgeonly kvetching about my health...
Surviving Survivor’s Guilt
Over the years, I’ve chatted with many other HIV/AIDS long-term survivors about the myriad complications of being among the “AIDS Generation,” those of us...
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...
The Neglect of Survivors Must End
Everyone knows the statistics:
More than half of the 1,300,000 people in the U.S. living with HIV are over the age of fifty; by 2020...
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...
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...
I Didn’t Become a Long-Term Survivor by Keeping My Mouth Shut!
I Am My Own Best Advocate
Never hesitate to challenge your doctors—you know your body best!
by Hank Trout
A couple days before Thanksgiving 2016, I woke...
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...
Lean On Me
Lean On Me
A trusted tool, an ugly reminder
by Hank Trout
It’s tiresome manipulating a cane in one hand and an umbrella in the other. It...