Rick Guasco
@rickguasco.bsky.social
Living with HIV since at least 1992. Lifelong Chicagoan. Gay. Latino. Star Trek fan. Editor-in-chief of @PosAware magazine. Creator of @adaywithhiv.
Enjoying being out in the snow, so I’m outside taking my HIV medication.
November 30, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Enjoying being out in the snow, so I’m outside taking my HIV medication.
“Happiness is equilibrium. Shift your weight.”
—Tom Stoppard
(July 3, 1937–November 29, 2025)
—Tom Stoppard
(July 3, 1937–November 29, 2025)
November 30, 2025 at 1:54 AM
“Happiness is equilibrium. Shift your weight.”
—Tom Stoppard
(July 3, 1937–November 29, 2025)
—Tom Stoppard
(July 3, 1937–November 29, 2025)
“Fantasy flows in where fact leaves a vacuum.”
—Tom Stoppard
(July 3, 1937–November 29, 2025)
—Tom Stoppard
(July 3, 1937–November 29, 2025)
November 29, 2025 at 10:02 PM
“Fantasy flows in where fact leaves a vacuum.”
—Tom Stoppard
(July 3, 1937–November 29, 2025)
—Tom Stoppard
(July 3, 1937–November 29, 2025)
“Better a fallen rocket than never a burst of light.”
—Tom Stoppard
(July 3, 1937–November 29, 2025)
—Tom Stoppard
(July 3, 1937–November 29, 2025)
November 29, 2025 at 9:35 PM
“Better a fallen rocket than never a burst of light.”
—Tom Stoppard
(July 3, 1937–November 29, 2025)
—Tom Stoppard
(July 3, 1937–November 29, 2025)
I made a smoothie this morning to go with my HIV medication.
November 28, 2025 at 2:46 PM
I made a smoothie this morning to go with my HIV medication.
Expressing gratitude on a day for giving thanks.
November 27, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Expressing gratitude on a day for giving thanks.
Taking my HIV medication during the Thanksgiving potluck at work. I have no idea what the white stuff on my face is; I only hope it wasn’t food. And I have no idea why my colleagues didn’t tell me before I recorded this.
November 26, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Taking my HIV medication during the Thanksgiving potluck at work. I have no idea what the white stuff on my face is; I only hope it wasn’t food. And I have no idea why my colleagues didn’t tell me before I recorded this.
Four advocates share their insight, identify key players in Congress, and talk about how they persuade and inform legislators to preserve funding for HIV programs—and what you can do to help.
positivelyaware.com/PA-roundtable-1
positivelyaware.com/PA-roundtable-1
November 26, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Four advocates share their insight, identify key players in Congress, and talk about how they persuade and inform legislators to preserve funding for HIV programs—and what you can do to help.
positivelyaware.com/PA-roundtable-1
positivelyaware.com/PA-roundtable-1
Lyrics for our time.
Facts and logic won't unchoke 'em
They'll go on believing what they want to
Show them exactly what's the score
They'll just believe it even more
The truth is not a thing of fact or reason
The truth is just what everyone agrees on
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlUh...
Facts and logic won't unchoke 'em
They'll go on believing what they want to
Show them exactly what's the score
They'll just believe it even more
The truth is not a thing of fact or reason
The truth is just what everyone agrees on
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlUh...
Wicked: For Good The Soundtrack - Wonderful (Official Lyric Video)
YouTube video by Republic Records
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November 25, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Lyrics for our time.
Facts and logic won't unchoke 'em
They'll go on believing what they want to
Show them exactly what's the score
They'll just believe it even more
The truth is not a thing of fact or reason
The truth is just what everyone agrees on
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlUh...
Facts and logic won't unchoke 'em
They'll go on believing what they want to
Show them exactly what's the score
They'll just believe it even more
The truth is not a thing of fact or reason
The truth is just what everyone agrees on
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlUh...
If it’s Monday morning, I’m starting the week with my HIV medication.
November 24, 2025 at 2:28 PM
If it’s Monday morning, I’m starting the week with my HIV medication.
A former MAGA follower on leaving MAGA:
“You can’t sever yourself from the movement, unless one takes accountability. And taking accountability means reclaiming your individuality & reclaiming your humanity... but when being in MAGA, we lose sight of that humanity.”
www.newyorker.com/podcast/the-...
“You can’t sever yourself from the movement, unless one takes accountability. And taking accountability means reclaiming your individuality & reclaiming your humanity... but when being in MAGA, we lose sight of that humanity.”
www.newyorker.com/podcast/the-...
Why Is Leaving MAGA So Difficult?
Rich Logis was a MAGA warrior before he hung up his red hat, and founded the organization Leaving MAGA to help others do the same. He speaks with the New Yorker Radio Hour producer Adam Howard.
www.newyorker.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:28 PM
A former MAGA follower on leaving MAGA:
“You can’t sever yourself from the movement, unless one takes accountability. And taking accountability means reclaiming your individuality & reclaiming your humanity... but when being in MAGA, we lose sight of that humanity.”
www.newyorker.com/podcast/the-...
“You can’t sever yourself from the movement, unless one takes accountability. And taking accountability means reclaiming your individuality & reclaiming your humanity... but when being in MAGA, we lose sight of that humanity.”
www.newyorker.com/podcast/the-...
He’s more than a plastic frog. For me, he symbolizes love and is a reminder that I’m not alone. My former partner Eric gave him to me several years ago. When I thought I’d lost him, I called Eric in tears. And then I found him, in my jeans pocket in a pile of laundry. He’s been through a lot w/me.
November 23, 2025 at 5:13 PM
He’s more than a plastic frog. For me, he symbolizes love and is a reminder that I’m not alone. My former partner Eric gave him to me several years ago. When I thought I’d lost him, I called Eric in tears. And then I found him, in my jeans pocket in a pile of laundry. He’s been through a lot w/me.
Sunday breakfast—blueberry french toast and my HIV medication.
November 23, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Sunday breakfast—blueberry french toast and my HIV medication.
Saturday morning and breakfast with my HIV medication
November 22, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Saturday morning and breakfast with my HIV medication
Since last year’s Transgender Day of Remembrance, at least 55 trans folk have been lost to violence in the U.S., according to the Trans Murder Monitoring Project.
Let remembrance turn to resolve, to make a world where every life is respected and cherished.
tdor.translivesmatter.info
Let remembrance turn to resolve, to make a world where every life is respected and cherished.
tdor.translivesmatter.info
November 20, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Since last year’s Transgender Day of Remembrance, at least 55 trans folk have been lost to violence in the U.S., according to the Trans Murder Monitoring Project.
Let remembrance turn to resolve, to make a world where every life is respected and cherished.
tdor.translivesmatter.info
Let remembrance turn to resolve, to make a world where every life is respected and cherished.
tdor.translivesmatter.info
A large lavender latte and my HIV medication starts my day today.
November 20, 2025 at 3:52 PM
A large lavender latte and my HIV medication starts my day today.
A smoothie and my HIV medication this morning before work.
November 19, 2025 at 9:05 PM
A smoothie and my HIV medication this morning before work.
Brian Minalga, MSW, talks with two researchers, Sanjay R. Mehta, MD, and Susan Little, MD, who have developed a new approach to molecular HIV surveillance that could address stigma and privacy-related concerns.
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positivelyaware.com/hiv-surveillance-data
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positivelyaware.com/hiv-surveillance-data
November 18, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Brian Minalga, MSW, talks with two researchers, Sanjay R. Mehta, MD, and Susan Little, MD, who have developed a new approach to molecular HIV surveillance that could address stigma and privacy-related concerns.
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positivelyaware.com/hiv-surveillance-data
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positivelyaware.com/hiv-surveillance-data
Running late, so I quickly grabbed my HIV medication, took my pill and went off to work.
November 18, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Running late, so I quickly grabbed my HIV medication, took my pill and went off to work.
Taking my HIV medication before putting on my reading glasses and getting back to work.
November 17, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Taking my HIV medication before putting on my reading glasses and getting back to work.
A new bottle of my HIV medication, a new month of beating back the virus.
November 16, 2025 at 8:08 PM
A new bottle of my HIV medication, a new month of beating back the virus.
Temperatures in the mid-60s in Chicago in mid-November! Reason enough to take my HIV medication outside.
November 15, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Temperatures in the mid-60s in Chicago in mid-November! Reason enough to take my HIV medication outside.
@marksking.bsky.social is turning 65 so he’s having a virtual birthday celebrating people with HIV/AIDS and turning it into a fundraiser for @reunion_Project The Reunion Project, the nationwide network of long-term survivors.
positivelyaware.com/mark-king-birthday-party
positivelyaware.com/mark-king-birthday-party
November 13, 2025 at 6:21 PM
@marksking.bsky.social is turning 65 so he’s having a virtual birthday celebrating people with HIV/AIDS and turning it into a fundraiser for @reunion_Project The Reunion Project, the nationwide network of long-term survivors.
positivelyaware.com/mark-king-birthday-party
positivelyaware.com/mark-king-birthday-party