Your Stories
Positively dating
I’m single again, HIV-positive and back on the dating scene. It’s been three years since I dated and almost seven since I dated with such confidence. But who is ready to honestly date me?
The person I count on
We had our first date 12 years ago. In September 1993, we had a commitment ceremony that was attended by 100 of our friends and family (my partner’s family), including our priest, who came without his collar and blessed our union. Since then, we have found out that he is gay.
Why should we pay more for insurance?
Terry Earls, 29, and Troy Kaser, 27, have been together going on five years. In mid 2000, Troy and Terry each left their jobs in the software industry to join a small start-up company. For a while, things were going well. However, it became evident in late 2001 that the future of the company was precarious. The small company originally offered health care benefits, but with the market conditions souring, the benefits were no longer being offered.
In Sickness and in Health
My partner Ronny and I have been together for more than eight years. When I met him, he had end-stage renal failure, meaning that neither of his kidneys was functioning. He had to do dialysis three times a week just to stay alive.
Kept Apart in the Emergency Room
My partner, Lisa Brodoff, and I have been together for more than 25 years. We have two children, ages 16 and 19. About 20 years ago we had a two-year legal battle, here in Washington, allowing our children to legally have two moms. And here we are, almost two decades later, still fighting for some simple, basic rights.
This Is My Story
This is a story about how I met Eric, and almost immediately fell in love. We both had to be coaxed into meeting, and we didn’t even speak to each other for the first part of the evening, but we eventually wound up conversing until daylight broke the following morning.