Nancy Duncan: Advocate
It Could Happen to You, Too
Activist and educator Nancy Duncan shares her personal HIV story
Text & photos by Alina Oswald
In many ways, Nancy Duncan’s...
Peter Rodriguez: Advocate
Phoenix Rising
Activist Peter Rodriguez Is as Indefatigable as the Bird That Rises from the Ashes
by Hank Trout
Photographed Exclusively for A&U by Sean Black
We’ve all...
My HIV Turned 21
It’s Our Party and We’ll Cry If We Want To was the theme for my day of diagnosis.
When I was first diagnosed February 20,...
Steve Schalchlin: Advocate
A Life Made of Music
Through Composing, Steve Schalchlin Created a Bridge to Healing
by C.Todd White
Photographed Exclusively for A&U by Annie Tritt
Steve Schalchlin was...
Sherri Lewis
Turn Up the Radio
AIDS interrupted by dreams—but I've learned to reclaim them
by Sherri Lewis
The best time in my life was being a signed recording...
Let’s Kick A.S.S.–Portland
Strength in Numbers
The Long-Term Survivor Network of LKA-PDX Creates Community
by John Francis Leonard
Photos by Fred Luna
Portland, Oregon, is a city known for its progressive...
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...
Left for Dead
I died three decades ago. In my early twenties. At the apex of the AIDS crisis in America in the 1980s. I’m long gone...
Rob Quinn: Advocate
Heart & Soul
Rob Quinn Opens His Heart, Searches His Soul, and Finds His Voice Advocating for Long-Term Survivors
by Chip Alfred
Photographed Exclusively for A&U by...
Survival Guide: A Portrait by Sean Black: 2017 in Review
Each month, A&U Senior Editor Sean Black showcases a long-term survivor through words and images. Each portrait offers a glimpse into the different lived...
















