by Arron Seams

Young Man Reevaluates Priorities Following HIV Scare

My name is Arron Seams, I’m from Lewisburg, West Virginia. When I was looking at schools, colleges, I knew I wanted to go some place bigger to have experiences that I couldn’t...

by Eric Thomas

The Path of Acceptance vs. The Path of Rejection.

My name is Eric Thomas and I’m from the Bronx NY. I had a high school friend who was one of my best friends, his name was Felix. We came out to each other in high school so we w...

by Teo Drake

“I’ll Be Damned If I’m Going To Be Buried A Girl.” Gender Transition Gives HIV+ Trans Man Reason To Live

My name is Teo Drake, I actually grew up in Connecticut, near New Haven. The story basically is this intersection or this way of looking at my struggle around gender identity and ...

by Evelyne Bize

I’m From New York, NY.

Ken came to work at 7 am sharp every day and left at 3, not a minute later. I tried to point out to him that his workday was scheduled for 9 to 5. He usually just nodded to me and...

by Jim Schneider and Edward Strickler

AIDS Activist and Radio DJ Explain How Their Relationship Works

Edward Strickler would rather talk about his AIDS activism. Jim would rather talk about his favorite African guitarist, Diblo Dibala. They met in 1981 and have been together since...

by Wolf Warren

I’m From Revere, MA.

Life is a road full of choosing to go left or right. Many turns, good and bad, have brought me here today. Having just turned 46 I find myself reflective these days. I have had fu...

by Craig Osterberg

I’m From South Portland, ME.

I was 15 years old when I came out to my parents in 1976. Actually, my 15-year-old boyfriend “confessed” to his parents about us, and I was outed in that way. My dad was a ret...

by Erik Walton

“AIDS Will Not Be The Boss of Me.”

Erik Walton has had HIV for over 20 years. He’s lost over 300 friends to AIDS. And he just lost his best friend to the disease 4 years ago. Despite all this, Erik will not allow...

by Chris Richey

24-Year-Old Remembers His HIV Positive Diagnosis and the Hateful Words That Followed

Soon after 24-year-old Chris Richey found out he was HIV positive, he had an unfortunate incident in his own home with a friend of his roommate’s: This guy says something about ...