#BichoYYo: HIV comes out of the closet
On International Coming Out Day, a new installment of the comic book that talks about what it's like to #LiveWithHIV.
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By Lucas Fauno and Jon Amarillo
October 11, 1988, marked the first International Coming Out Day: the first #ComingOutDay. That date was chosen because it was the first anniversary of the massive national march for gay and lesbian rights, which drew half a million people to Washington, D.C.
At that march, the iconic "Names Project AIDS Memorial Quilt" was unveiled for the first time: a quilt made of patches embroidered and sewn by friends of those who died from AIDS-related causes. Many without a funeral or burial, and many without even having been able to talk about it.
Every day is an opportunity to choose to leave our closets. Everyone has their own path and their own timing. Everyone will choose who to tell, how, and when.
Visit Presentes every Thursday for a new installment of Bicho and I:
#BichoYYo42: All these bugs are out there (you can only avoid them with prophylaxis)
BichoYYo#41: What does it mean that the virus is undetectable?
#BichoYyo#40: “An HIV test is never a bad idea”
BichoYyo#39: Why the health budget cuts put us in danger
BichoYYo#38: How long has it been since you had an HIV test?
BichoYYo#37: There are millions of us living with HIV. Why do we seem invisible?
Bug and Me #36: Bug and Me: Let's talk about other sexually transmitted infections
Bicho y yo#35: #HIV: Bicho y Yo gives you truthful info about condoms (unlike the Albino Dino)
#BichoYYo #34: “We are not finished, we are present, with information and action”
Bicho and I #33: Bicho and I to Dr. Abel Albino: “AIDS is not a virus, your words are”
Bicho and I #32: #LivingWithHIV Bicho and I and the words: “How would you prefer I call you?”
Bicho and I #31: With HIV they want me "healthy": I prefer to be a monster
Bicho and I #30: It's not our World Cup, HIV is not a game
Bicho and I #29: Bicho and I against the patriarchy: “It’s going to fall! Or better yet: we’re going to knock it down!”
Bicho and I #28: Laying the cards on the table
Bicho and I #27: The drama of the "little prick"
Bicho and I #26: Debts and progress 35 years after HIV
Bicho and I #25: #LivingWithHIV Bicho and I: From Words to Deeds
Bug and I #24: In the medical world, containment is everything
Bicho and I #23: “No one is obligated to say they live with HIV”
Bug and Me #22: Until the cure, always!
Bicho and I #21: Take a hug
Bicho and I #19 go to the movies: 120 beats per minute
Bug and Me #18: Your question is annoying
Bicho and I #17: “Yes, I live with a strain of HIV”
Bug and I #16 “It’s not contagious!”
Bicho and I #15: #8M Three women living with HIV explain why they stop
Bicho and I #14: #LivingWithHIV “Where is Bicho?”
Bicho and I #13: “We are not carriers”
Bicho and I #12: “How can you not tell me you have a Bicho?”
Bicho and I #11: HIV and AIDS are not the same
BichoYYo#10: Bicho, me and medication: “People with HIV are much more than a pill”
BichoYYo #9: We urgently need our medication
Bicho and I #8 The Dangers of Activism
Bug and I #7 Superpowers for an X-Men cover
Bicho and I #6 “Happy New Year!”
Bicho and I #5: “Nine years with Bicho”
Bug and I #4: “The scapegoat”
Bicho and I #3 “Without Grindr there is no paradise”
Bicho and I #2 “The best thing about medication”
Bicho and I #1: the comic strip that tells in the first person what it's like to live with HIV
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