Today I reminisced to when I started out as an AIDS
activist. This was my first news
interview and I couldn’t believe I found it after all these years. I was actually looking back on some old photos
of friends and x-boyfriends that passed away.
I found this news interview and it was when I was about 29, which was about
5 years ago. Now I look at my life now
and I didn’t think I would be married legally and I didn’t think I would be a
father. I didn’t think that I would’ve
come out with a children’s book about HIV or have done HIV activism as deeply
as I have now.
Sometimes I think about my death and I wonder if my son will
know about the work I’ve done. I wonder
if he knows about how serious HIV/AIDS really is. I know several generations before me probably
said the same things about me when I was “growing up gay”. Some of them are still around probably
shaking their heads at some in my generations that shrug their shoulders at
HIV/AIDS. We will never know until time
tells us the truth and only truth can come with time.
