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Jimmy Mack
A Long Night's Journey Into Day
Love Heals, Ali Gertz and Me
November 21, 2011
I'd like to dedicate this blog to the incredible work done by Love Heals: The Alison Gertz Foundation for AIDS Education. I have had the great fortune to be a speaker for Love Heals for the past 10 years, which has allowed me to be a part of their effort to educate young people by sending HIV-positive people like me to speak at high schools and middle schools throughout the New York tri-state area.
Outed With Love
June 23, 2010
My name is Jimmy Mack and I was born gay and an alcoholic. I always knew I was gay, in the same way any heterosexual person will tell you they always knew they were straight. To this day, it offends me when people say "sexual preference" -- as if it was a choice -- to which I always say: "Why in the world would I choose to be part of a group that it is still socially and politically acceptable to discriminate against?"
Living With Two Diseases: HIV and Alcoholism
July 28, 2009 I've spoken at length on this blog about the disease of HIV and how it affects me and my life. But I live with another disease that is just as devastating and deadly. It is also a disease that has no cure but can be "managed" with proper treatment. The disease I refer to is also one that I'm sure affects many of the readers of TheBody.com, it is the disease of alcoholism/addiction. This is a disease that I believe I was born with, just like I know I was born gay, and both have shaped my life in a big way.
Setting an Example
June 16, 2009 As many of you reading this know, I just did an interview on TheBody.com. I have to say that having my profile on The Body was a trip (around the world) as I got e-mails from Turkey, Costa Rica, Australia, Russia and Canada, as well as the U.S. All of them were so positive and supportive. |
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A Long Night's Journey Into Day  Jimmy Mack When Jimmy Mack discovered he was HIV positive, it was 1987, and an HIV diagnosis was essentially a death sentence. So instead of going to a doctor for treatment, he dived into a different kind of medicine: cocaine and alcohol. His journey out of addiction was difficult, but Jimmy has now been clean and sober for more than 15 years -- and he's got an undetectable viral load to boot. He is now happily partnered with an HIV-negative man, and he's OK with everyone knowing he's HIV positive. "I think that someone needs to be out there saying, 'Look, I'm HIV positive. I have a full-time job. I volunteer as an emergency medical technician. I have a healthy, normal sex life with an HIV-negative partner,'" Jimmy says. "Today you can live a long, healthy, normal life with this disease. There's so much hope." More About Jimmy: Subscribe to Jimmy's Blog:
Recent Posts:
November 21, 2011 - Love Heals, Ali Gertz and Me: A Blog Entry by Jimmy Mack
June 23, 2010 - Outed With Love: A Blog Entry by Jimmy Mack July 28, 2009 - Living With Two Diseases: HIV and Alcoholism: A Blog Entry by Jimmy Mack June 16, 2009 - Setting an Example: A Blog Entry by Jimmy Mack Interviews With Jimmy: This Positive Life: An Interview With Jimmy Mack (June 2, 2009) Power of Example: Jimmy Mack (December 1999) A Brief Disclaimer: The opinions expressed by TheBody.com's bloggers are entirely their own, and do not necessarily reflect the views of TheBody.com itself. |
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