Why I Lied To Get a Booster Shot
Last month I went into a Costco and received a booster shot for my Johnson & Johnson vaccine, which I received in March. I travelled about two hours for that… Read more
Once Silent, Now Paying it Backward for Peter Staley’s NEVER SILENT Memoir
Opening up about HIV at age 20 was the best decision I’ve ever made in my life. After a decade of keeping my status to myself at all cost, what… Read more
Pretty Sure I Got COVID This Past Summer…
On July 5th I wrote a blog entry about getting sick. I was careful not to assume it was COVID-19. I even took an at home test that came back negative…. Read more
Seeing Ads for HIV Meds During the Olympics? That’s a Win for Everyone.
I love the Olympics. Despite a crush on Katarina Witt, I didn’t really start watching regularly until I was in my 30s. (I’m 46 for context.) It makes sense, because… Read more
My HIV in the 90s Experience, HIV Unmuted
Recently I spoke with The International AIDS Society as part of their HIV Unmuted podcast series. The episode that I am on focuses on the 1990s, you can learn more about… Read more
Hemophilia: The Neglected of the Neglected Pandemic on VICE
Vice aired a special program called ‘HIV: The Neglected Pandemic’ to commemorate four decades of HIV/AIDS. Jonathan Van Ness narrated the program, and it was bopping along at a nice pace…. Read more
A Bloody Good Time on World Hemophilia Day
This World Hemophilia Day I thought it would be fun to share some whimsical blood-lettings of days past… having four-and-a-half decades of life with hemophilia under my belt, I’ve certainly seen my… Read more
Do The Ryan White Thing (1998 Positoid Column, POZ Magazine)
The following is a Positoid column I wrote when I was 22, published in the January 1998 issue of the magazine. I’ll catch you on the other side to explain… Read more