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…
A few posts ago I wrote, confidently: But, practically speaking, even though it sounds like a hell of an evening, when do relationship/sex EVER involve smearing blood? (I’ll happily admit I haven’t lived if your…
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,…
In these days of terrorism scares, ‘Lost’ flights and Russia doing whatever the hell they want, flying can be quite daunting. Throw in an incurable disease –no, not Ebola- and even the most experienced traveller may…
We need to talk… One’s HIV consultant is not too far from a demanding relationship: they suck the life out of you – the vampiric nurses, and can get incredibly pissed off if you turned…
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…
They talk HIV, they dream HIV, they breathe HIV… and it’s not all mint fresh. A new breed is marching the streets of the CD4 town: the self-instigated benefactors of this world. They are good-doers…