Let Me Introduce Myself
My name is Jay Squires, and in February 2014 I became a Contributing Writer for PositiveLite.com, one of Canada’s leading websites addressing in a holistic way the issues of… Read more
View ArticleBlocked
In the days before my first post on POZ.com was published, Trent (my editor) and I discussed what I would write about. We agreed that given the extent of my writing for PositiveLite.com… Read more
View ArticleMy Battle is Won. Life Goes On.
I waited for Friday for more than twenty-five years. I became a foot soldier in the fight for gay rights in the 1990s when I volunteered to produce end-of-life documents for Richmonders… Read more
View ArticleThe Dawn of Faith
The events about which I write today will seem fantastical to some, most likely imagined or conjured. They are the truth as I experienced it. From my youthful discovery of my mother’s… Read more
View ArticleSafety, Security and Peace
It was just an overcast, drizzly, unpretentious day but as it passed it became magical to me. Angelo and I were in very good moods, the livestock were calm, the house was beautiful and… Read more
View ArticleMedic Alert Part One
It’s been a weird couple of months. On March 17 I maxed out my insurance’s out of pocket limit. I’ve turned the rest of the year into a healthcare orgy, all on Optima’s dime. Problems… Read more
View ArticleMedic Alert Part Two
My hernia surgery was not unusual. A surprising number fail and mine was my fault. My hernia had nothing to do with HIV. I included that discussion in this series because the episode… Read more
View ArticleMedic Alert Part Three
I now turned my attention to the first of two problems that have shadowed me from my return to conscious thought. Very early in my recovery my left leg got antsy. Without warming it would… Read more
View ArticleMedic Alert Series
In 2012 I began treatment for an HIV infection. At the same time I was diagnosed with AIDS encephalopathy. This syndrome atrophied parts of my brain, across the brain’s structure.… Read more
View ArticleMedic Alert Part 4
I met David in the spring of 1988. It began as a standard bar hookup but I never left. We became a couple and soon found a place to live together. The sex was incredible. We fell in love and… Read more
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