Taking Control & Starting Treatment
Taking Control
Starting treatment gave me peace
by George M. Johnson
I was always scared to go on treatment. Partly because I lacked the education to understand...
What’s Your Status?
I remember being in my twenties and being so afraid to ever be asked this question. The question just seemed so loaded in the...
The Second Adolescence
At the age of thirty-two I’m now only starting to feel like I am making the best decisions of my life as an adult....
When Your HIV Advocacy Gets Amplified
My Face on Billboards
What happens when your HIV advocacy is suddenly thirty-feet high?
by George M. Johnson
Back in mid-March, I was walking to the train...
Time for Therapy
The burdens of being a public figure some days are heavy. In addition to being a full-time journalist, I’m also an avid LGBTQ activist,...
Learning I Wasn’t Transgender
It is easy to be something you are not when you don’t have the knowledge and understanding that anything else exists. It has taken...
I Am Giovanni
This should go without saying, but in 2017 it seems that nothing can be left off the table in terms of what should and...
Making 2018 Your Year
It’s December already. It’s unbelievable that just a year ago, Donald Trump was elected President of the United States and many of us didn’t...
Spiritual Not Religious
Black LGBTQ folks are often trying to find a place that they can call home. For us, it can be a tough task when...
Being Public & Positive
Being Public
Though i’m out about my positive status, i still deal with the intricacies of disclosure
by George M. Johnson
When I tested positive back in...
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The Waiting Room: Fiction by Harry F. Rey
The Waiting Room
Glasgow 2020
"Michael?” I call out into the waiting room. The smell of fresh paint and flowers is overwhelming, almost making me want...
