Tim Murphy, based in Brooklyn, has been writing about HIV/AIDS for 25 years for publications and organizations including TheBody, TheBodyPro, POZ, New York Magazine, The Nation, Housing Works, and Lambda Legal. This column is a project of TheBody, Plus, Positively Aware, POZ, and Q Syndicate, the LGBTQ+ wire service. Visit their websites – thebody.com, hivplusmag.com, positivelyaware.com and poz.com – for the latest updates on HIV/AIDS.