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,...
It’s Never Just HIV
It's Never Just HIV
HIV Leads the Parade of Several Debilitating Conditions
by Hank Trout
As I write this, I am in the foulest mood I can...
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...
Toward a New Definition of “Survivor”
Like many of our fiercest advocates and activists, I have complained that we Long-Term Survivors of HIV/AIDS are almost universally neglected in our governments’...
Revisit the Past—Just Don’t Wallow in It
Revisit the Past
Just Don't Wallow in It
by Hank Trout
As I sat in the sun in my wheelchair earlier, plotting what I was going to...
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...
Protecting Our Own Against Elder Abuse
Protecting Our Own
We are our first, last, best defense against abuse
by Hank Trout
At a recent Saturday morning coffee, I spoke at length with artist/photographer...
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...
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...
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$210M Funding Opportunity for CBOs
CDC Announces $210M Funding Opportunity for CBOs
On September 28, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced the availability in fiscal 2021...
