Today is World AIDS day. w/poll

[rico del rio]

Today is a day that hits home for me my first friend in the world at the age of 5 Joey passed a few years back. We both grew up in the slums as kids and as life went on Joey lost his mom at 5 and his alcholic father threw him to the streets at 15. When I used to go back to the old hood is older brothers wouldn't talk about him fo they were ashamed of having a gay baby brother. I saw Joey ever 5-6 years and always had a special place in my heart after all we both survived the streets together looking for food or just being little boys from such fucked up families.

As I got older I always supported Joey for who he was and not his sexual preference , he was a caring kid who been thrown many curve balls in his life.
When I asked about Joey a few months ago my brother Fernando told me Joey died 2 yrs ago of Aids. My heart stopped and this 35 yrold cried like a baby( as tears flow down my face as I write this) for I never had the chance to say goodbye .....I miss you Bro and will never forget my 1st friend in this world when I look up at the stars at nite I know you are there looking back in peace no more suffering. Our memories of 2 little innocent kids just at the age of 5 playing and laughing will forever be in my heart. Days like today aren't easy but RIP my friend and one day we will catch up where we left off.

[BeardedOne]

I've lost lovers and friends to this menace. It serves them well to be remembered, if even only in the smallest way.