Shawn + Gwenn

Annie Lennox on HIV Prevention and Funding Needs

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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… Read more

Before I Die

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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… Read more

Shaking the Disease: An Unlikely Tribute to Depeche Mode

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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… Read more

A New Wish?

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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… Read more

Until There’s a Cure… There’s The Cure

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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… Read more

Post-Show Attack of the Hemophilia!

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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…. Read more

Tomorrow Night! LIVE! … More Than Just A Gig

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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… Read more

C’ville’s First Pride Festival a Success

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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… Read more