I’m #black; I’m #gay; hell, I’m even #catholic! What you think of me is none of my business! So, #GetOverIt! #NCOD #lgbt #NOH8
— Christian L. Aviance (@angelindiskies) October 11, 2012
Op-ed: The Aftermath of Coming Out as HIV Positive
“Two weeks ago, I woke up at 3 in the morning, stumbled into the kitchen, threw on a pot of coffee and started writing the story I had written minutes ago in my sleep. I wanted to document my experience with becoming HIV positive for a couple months, but had yet to find the words, or the cojones, to do so. Quite honestly, I wasn’t sure I ever would. But here I sat, blurry eyed and bed-headed, feverishly regurgitating all of the words that came to me mid-snooze. After that manic morning, I spent several more days mulling over sentences and finessing my nuance. Then it was complete, all wrapped up with a bow on top. ‘A Reluctant Social Commentary of a Newly HIV-Positive 20-Something…’ “
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