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A few weeks ago, I met a guy at Shade in Seattle. We chatted about books, Vonnegut in particular, and then we kissed for a while. When I found out he was only visiting Seattle for the weekend, I suggested he come home with me. He withdrew a bit and said, “Well, I should let you know. I’m poz.”

I leaned in and said, “We’re in luck. I’m on PrEP.”

Bingo. We talked a bit more about other STIs, recent tests, etc. when we got to my house, and then we had a lovely time.

This is exactly why I take Truvada pills as PrEP…

Evan J. Peterson is the author of Skin Job and The Midnight Channel and editor of the Lambda Literary Award finalist Ghosts in Gaslight, Monsters in Steam: Gay City 5. His writing can be found in Weird...