Hindsight is not always 20/20

I had an interesting conversation with a very special friend of mine this week.  He expressed regret about not starting a relationship with me a number of years ago.  He believes that if we had started a relationship I would not have contracted HIV, or experienced some of the more frustrating events in my life [...]

A must read for HIV-positive travellers

So I am headed overseas in just under 6 weeks now… and it kind of got me thinking about the restrictions and bans that some countries have on HIV-positive people crossing their borders.  Now that I have my passport, and am going on my first international holiday as an adult, I am starting to get [...]

A note from Kelly

Following on from Jesse’s post about disclosing his diagnosis to friends and family, I thought I would share my experiences as being a friend on the receiving end of the news. But first a little background. I had heard quite a bit about Jesse long before I ever met him.  He had a reputation at [...]

Jay’s Reflection

Hi everyone, Jay has been kind enough to email me the following piece that he would like to share with you all about his reflection on my diagnosis and our time together.  Please support Jay’s courage by leaving some feedback. Cheers Jesse Hey there, my name is Jay, as you may have seen I had [...]

One year on…

At the time of starting this entry it was the one-year anniversary of getting my equivocal result and the rollercoaster ride began. It was quite an interesting day.  I got through most of the day really well, and then, in the evening upon reflection started to feel pretty miserable about it all and kind of [...]

Bug Chaser…

I was having a chat with a guy online recently whose only interest was having sex with me, and whilst I would like to say it was because he found me totally irresistible, his reasons were unfortunately based on my HIV positive status. This person indicated that he had never actually had sex, and he [...]

How’d I get here?

Who I am Well I guess I start by introducing myself, and the reason I have decided to create this blog. My name is Jesse and I’m a 22-year-old gay guy with HIV (I’ll get to that bit later). I grew up in Canberra, Australia; literally in the same house until I was 17 years [...]

Hope In Vastitude

In 4 days it will be one year since I was given my equivocal result and my life changed forever. What a year it has been! From the time I was diagnosed I knew I wanted to provide some kind of support for people newly diagnosed with this disease as well as their friends and [...]