Not one of us
“Obviously, I wasn’t expecting it… I’ll have to think about it.” These words were uttered at the time of my latest disclosure. They stuck with me for a few days afterwards. Not the ‘I’ll have…
“Obviously, I wasn’t expecting it… I’ll have to think about it.” These words were uttered at the time of my latest disclosure. They stuck with me for a few days afterwards. Not the ‘I’ll have…
How to survive a plague?… No, not HIV… A few weeks ago I spent the afternoon with friends. It was a bright sunny day in London, the first/last one for a while so, you know,…
Hello darkness, my old friend. Recently, I was dating. Should Pope Francis take credit for it, that’s 1 out of 3 divine interventions sorted for his canonisation. Anyway, the man was, by all accounts, not…
Absolutely… Not. This week, I noticed the above question was used to reach my post on Magnetic dating. I found it fascinating. Firstly, because I thought the notion of looking for romance advice on a computer…
Not every BBC News headline is newsworthy. Close the door behind you. Quietly… This week we learnt that Tom Daley is in a relationship with a man. I say « learnt », you know what I mean.…
Talking about HIV to people talking about HIV because it’s time people talked about HIV. What now? If you think World AIDS day is the most important day of the year when it comes to…
And by the look of it, that’s where I’m standing. For some, the glass is half full. For some, half empty. Others are just happy to have a glass and something to pour in it.…
“Don’t discriminate against me but, please, allow me to do so.” It’s something I’ve seen for a while now. On and off. This week, I’ve seen it twice. People saying: « I am HIV positive so…
…not only those in a chem-fuelled orgy. I went to the clinic recently for my quarterly HIV check-up. Business as usual. As part of a study, I had to fill in a lifestyle questionnaire. It…