I know better than to respond in good faith to someone who doesn’t demonstrate the same courtesy to me, but I believe it’s clear from the context of my comment that I was referring to long-term side effects—not temporary, normal side effects that only last for a couple days whenever I resume taking PrEP. Read more

Yep! I figured. Like I said, I haven’t experienced any long-term side effects, so I don’t have anything to add on that front, and I’m not informed enough about them to weigh in. Read more

PrEP stands for “pre-exposure prophylaxis” and refers to the regimen of taking a daily pill to minimize your risk of HIV transmission—though colloquially PrEP = the generic name for the drug itself. Truvada’s just a brand-name for one of the two FDA-approved forms of PrEP available, like how Advil’s a brand-name… Read more

Thank you for saying that last part! I’ve seen some horrible posts on social media trying to turn his decision to keep working over the past four years into some kind of bizzarro productivity fodder. Read more

Linking Karen Pencer with “New Body”………………has the media gone too far. Read more

Nice, really put me in my place there. Read more

Aaaaaand there it is. Thanks for saying it with your full chest! Read more

Nope! I have not edited or rewritten anything in this post. Read more

That thought crossed my mind, too, but the blind item said that those couples were both white couples. The mystery continues… Read more

Oh………my god……… You’re right……… This is absolutely going to happen… Read more

I agree! It sucks I have to write like that to avoid getting sued for libel, and I wish I could comfortably use different language! Read more

Not derailing! (I don’t know if it’s possible to derail a Saturday Night Social.) You’re right. There are only three episodes out right now—something I unfortunately learned after publishing this blog and finishing episodes two and three last night. I thought they were all out! :[ Read more

I appreciate the recommendation, but I’m not watching his show. Read more

What does this say? I can’t read. ;€ Read more

I think she’s very pretty!! Read more

Americans are pretty awful to us, too, but here’s a good primer on why overt transphobia is more publicly acceptable among those who’d consider themselves politically left of center in the U.K. than it is over here. Read more

much to think about…… Read more

Speaking of New York, I was very happy to read this report this morning confirming that the Black Lives Matter protests over the past month haven’t caused a spike in new coronavirus cases in NYC: Read more

All the more reason they don’t need to make another one! Read more