Last month Gwenn and I had the privilege of speaking about HIV education and prevention on Al Jazeera's The Stream, representing sero-discordant couples. Annie Lennox and activists from around the world were on hand to discuss the need for continued funding of HIV...
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Before I Die
Before I die... before I die I want to experience something I never have: life without hemophilia. I had a decade without HIV, and I'd like to enjoy as many years as possible on the tail end of this journey without it as well. As I stood in front of this wall in...
Shaking the Disease: An Unlikely Tribute to Depeche Mode
This month's issue of POZ Magazine is all about long-term survivors. And this year marks a special occasion in my own long-term journey as a positoid... 25 years ago, I met my favorite band, Depeche Mode, thanks to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Back in 1990, the...
A New Wish?
25 years ago I met Depeche Mode. I was 14. Diagnosed with HIV for three years- but living with it for at least five years at that point- I was already past my expiration date according to my initial prognosis. When Ryan White passed in 1990, my mom was confronted with...
Until There’s a Cure… There’s The Cure
This year Friday the 13th and Valentine's Day ended up back-to-back. Which, considering how masochistic the emotion of love can be, seems quite appropriate. But, without love, I'm pretty sure I wouldn't be here. I'm going to write a list of a few of my Loves and, if...
Post-Show Attack of the Hemophilia!
Me with Andy, Tony and Gopal of Bella Morte moments after the show (photo by Angel Miranda) At the Infusion Center at UVA, about a week after the show. (photo by Gwenn) So the big show on August 3 with my friends went well... very well! It was unbelievable how...
Tomorrow Night! LIVE! … More Than Just A Gig
Tomorrow night I'll be playing a Synthetic Division show, opening for my friends in Bella Morte. Another talented musician and friend, Lauren Hoffman, will also be playing. The venue is the 800-capacity venue, The Jefferson. It's a big gig. But for me, it's more than...
C’ville’s First Pride Festival a Success
photo by Vannathan Hugh L S Last Saturday, my beloved hometown of Charlottesville hosted its first ever Pride Festival. I heard about it a month or so ago, when my good friends in Bella Morte contacted me about singing a song during their 30-minute acoustic set. Of...
My New Music Video, “Stay Awake My Precious Child”
One of the highlights of my summer has definitely been doing music. July was the culmination of months of work and it included two live shows, one in Charlottesville on July 5 and one in DC on July 6. While my bandmate Josh D'Elia was in town for those, we shot a...
The Joy of Music (Lots of Pics)
photo by Andy Deane So the CD release shows in Charlottesville and DC couldn't have gone better- had a really great turnout in my hometown. Having Josh in from Los Angeles (along with his lovely partner, Jenny, both of whom I've known and loved since high school) to...