Truth Be Bold: Serenading Life & Death in the Age of AIDS

by Julene Tripp Weaver

Truth be bold—Serenading Life & Death in the Age of AIDS, is a testament to my career in AIDS services for over 21 years; it is a “coming out,” the reveal of my HIV status and thus a story within a story. It is a book from a survivor who witnessed first hand the devastation, it offers remembrances of the many who’ve passed, and grapples with the theme of survival. We’ve come through a massive epidemic that many think is over but it is not. In the United States we still have up to 20% of the population who do not know they are positive. There is still stigma. The younger generation no longer know about what we went through. This book is a gift from someone who has been a first hand witness and she brings us to the front lines of this epidemic.

INCLUSION CRITERIA

Multiple contributors to this anthology identify as bisexual or attracted to multiple genders. Truth Be Bold was nominated for the 2018 Lambda Literary Award for Bisexual Nonfiction.