Note: The author is a current advocate for the Gay Health Advocacy Project. The names and identifying information of certain individuals have been changed to protect the anonymity of those interviewed.
“I woke up with a fever, and a headache behind my eyes, and within three days I had lost ten pounds, and I was sweating all the time and itchy all the time. And I knew what was going on. I had read enough WebMD pages to know that those were the signs.”
