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.
I make fruit smoothies on weekends. I’m having this one—with apple, mandarin, pear, mint and ginger—with my HIV medication.
December 14, 2025 at 1:24 AM
I make fruit smoothies on weekends. I’m having this one—with apple, mandarin, pear, mint and ginger—with my HIV medication.
For World AIDS Day, a couple of friends who are also living with HIV joined me for a chat. You can see the fun Beto, Terry and I had hanging out.
positivelyaware.com/beto-terry-and-me
positivelyaware.com/beto-terry-and-me
December 13, 2025 at 10:31 AM
For World AIDS Day, a couple of friends who are also living with HIV joined me for a chat. You can see the fun Beto, Terry and I had hanging out.
positivelyaware.com/beto-terry-and-me
positivelyaware.com/beto-terry-and-me
With so many options for HIV prevention at a time when HIV programs face massive cuts, education has never been more important—for health care providers and patients alike, says PrEP user Sean Leviashvili
www.positivelyaware.com/prepping-health-care
www.positivelyaware.com/prepping-health-care
PrEP-ping health care providers for success
www.positivelyaware.com
December 13, 2025 at 5:06 AM
With so many options for HIV prevention at a time when HIV programs face massive cuts, education has never been more important—for health care providers and patients alike, says PrEP user Sean Leviashvili
www.positivelyaware.com/prepping-health-care
www.positivelyaware.com/prepping-health-care
First my HIV medication, and then I’m going to devour this cinnamon roll.
December 12, 2025 at 4:08 PM
First my HIV medication, and then I’m going to devour this cinnamon roll.
PrEP is an effective—if not the most effective—HIV prevention modality. But the actions of this administration risk all the gains we’ve made, at a time when HIV rates are rising, say @jncherabiemd.bsky.social & Dr. Julia Rosebush. #SaveHIVFunding
www.positivelyaware.com/hiv-prevention-on-the-brink
www.positivelyaware.com/hiv-prevention-on-the-brink
December 12, 2025 at 7:58 AM
PrEP is an effective—if not the most effective—HIV prevention modality. But the actions of this administration risk all the gains we’ve made, at a time when HIV rates are rising, say @jncherabiemd.bsky.social & Dr. Julia Rosebush. #SaveHIVFunding
www.positivelyaware.com/hiv-prevention-on-the-brink
www.positivelyaware.com/hiv-prevention-on-the-brink
While I was waiting for our Zoom chat to start, Jennifer of NMAC got online in time to watch me take my HIV medication.
December 12, 2025 at 2:31 AM
While I was waiting for our Zoom chat to start, Jennifer of NMAC got online in time to watch me take my HIV medication.
“...in 1990, my dad told me he was HIV positive,” writes pharmacist Rebecca Jackson. “...I didn’t care how or when he acquired HIV. All I cared about was being there for him, learning everything I could about this disease, and helping him live.”
www.positivelyaware.com/my-why
www.positivelyaware.com/my-why
December 11, 2025 at 6:07 PM
“...in 1990, my dad told me he was HIV positive,” writes pharmacist Rebecca Jackson. “...I didn’t care how or when he acquired HIV. All I cared about was being there for him, learning everything I could about this disease, and helping him live.”
www.positivelyaware.com/my-why
www.positivelyaware.com/my-why
The real promise of lenacapavir for PrEP goes beyond the drug itself, by offering more choice, more flexibility and a better chance that everyone can find an HIV prevention option that fits their life, writes @johnmeadejr.bsky.social.
www.positivelyaware.com/from-promise-to-programs
www.positivelyaware.com/from-promise-to-programs
December 11, 2025 at 6:42 AM
The real promise of lenacapavir for PrEP goes beyond the drug itself, by offering more choice, more flexibility and a better chance that everyone can find an HIV prevention option that fits their life, writes @johnmeadejr.bsky.social.
www.positivelyaware.com/from-promise-to-programs
www.positivelyaware.com/from-promise-to-programs
Looks like I better take my HIV medication first.
December 10, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Looks like I better take my HIV medication first.
Friends make taking my HIV medication fun!
December 9, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Friends make taking my HIV medication fun!
“When we’ve exhausted all other methods for addressing a question, the non-human primate plays a critical role in helping [with] that last step before we go into clinical trials,” says the director of the Washington National Primate Research Center
www.positivelyaware.com/cdc-primate-research-to-end
www.positivelyaware.com/cdc-primate-research-to-end
December 8, 2025 at 7:47 AM
“When we’ve exhausted all other methods for addressing a question, the non-human primate plays a critical role in helping [with] that last step before we go into clinical trials,” says the director of the Washington National Primate Research Center
www.positivelyaware.com/cdc-primate-research-to-end
www.positivelyaware.com/cdc-primate-research-to-end
“For Black women, barriers still show up everywhere,” writes Latonia Wilkins, BSW. “The science has moved forward, but the system surrounding it is not equitable.”
www.positivelyaware.com/i-saw-myself
www.positivelyaware.com/i-saw-myself
December 8, 2025 at 4:53 AM
“For Black women, barriers still show up everywhere,” writes Latonia Wilkins, BSW. “The science has moved forward, but the system surrounding it is not equitable.”
www.positivelyaware.com/i-saw-myself
www.positivelyaware.com/i-saw-myself
Results from the ARTISTRY-1 study show the new bictegravir-lenacapavir combo was statistically comparable to other existing pill regimens, although specific data were not disclosed.
positivelyaware.com/bic-len-holds-promise
positivelyaware.com/bic-len-holds-promise
New drug combo holds for people with HIV who are on complex regimens
positivelyaware.com
December 7, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Results from the ARTISTRY-1 study show the new bictegravir-lenacapavir combo was statistically comparable to other existing pill regimens, although specific data were not disclosed.
positivelyaware.com/bic-len-holds-promise
positivelyaware.com/bic-len-holds-promise
Despite plans to downsize and dismantle UNAIDS by the end of 2026, former program coordinating board member Christian Hui says the organization is uniquely positioned to lead the global fight against HIV.
www.positivelyaware.com/articles/why...
www.positivelyaware.com/articles/why...
December 7, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Despite plans to downsize and dismantle UNAIDS by the end of 2026, former program coordinating board member Christian Hui says the organization is uniquely positioned to lead the global fight against HIV.
www.positivelyaware.com/articles/why...
www.positivelyaware.com/articles/why...
Taking my HIV medication while waiting for my microwavable oatmeal.
December 6, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Taking my HIV medication while waiting for my microwavable oatmeal.
Happy Friday starts with my HIV medication and this little guy.
December 5, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Happy Friday starts with my HIV medication and this little guy.
“...we have never been closer to losing it all—the systems, services and scientific breakthroughs that have brought us to this point are all at risk unless we come together,” says Jeremiah Johnson as HIV advocates ring the opening bell at Nasdaq to call for action.
positivelyaware.com/opening-bell
positivelyaware.com/opening-bell
December 5, 2025 at 8:05 AM
“...we have never been closer to losing it all—the systems, services and scientific breakthroughs that have brought us to this point are all at risk unless we come together,” says Jeremiah Johnson as HIV advocates ring the opening bell at Nasdaq to call for action.
positivelyaware.com/opening-bell
positivelyaware.com/opening-bell
Chocolate chip cookie or my HIV medication? Which am I having first?
December 4, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Chocolate chip cookie or my HIV medication? Which am I having first?
Nonstop busy today. I had to stop for a moment to take my HIV medication.
December 2, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Nonstop busy today. I had to stop for a moment to take my HIV medication.
This year’s World AIDS Day is a reminder that we’ve dealt with government denial, ignorance and stigma before. One way to address those is by living by example and normalize life with HIV. And so I take my HIV medication.
December 1, 2025 at 9:54 PM
This year’s World AIDS Day is a reminder that we’ve dealt with government denial, ignorance and stigma before. One way to address those is by living by example and normalize life with HIV. And so I take my HIV medication.
His doctor had once told him, “Once you’ve developed a diagnosis of AIDS, you will always be a person living with AIDS.” If “AIDS” is now considered an obsolete term, advocate Robert Toth asks, “What does that make me?”
www.positivelyaware.com/no-one-gets-aids-anymore
www.positivelyaware.com/no-one-gets-aids-anymore
No one ‘gets’ AIDS anymore
www.positivelyaware.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:28 PM
His doctor had once told him, “Once you’ve developed a diagnosis of AIDS, you will always be a person living with AIDS.” If “AIDS” is now considered an obsolete term, advocate Robert Toth asks, “What does that make me?”
www.positivelyaware.com/no-one-gets-aids-anymore
www.positivelyaware.com/no-one-gets-aids-anymore
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)