PrEP Is Making a Difference. Now Republicans Want to Make It Unaffordable

PrEP Is Making a Difference. Now Republicans Want to Make It Unaffordable

Evan J. Peterson learned about AIDS before he knew what “gay” meant. A child of the ‘80s, he recalls growing up in an age when he was constantly told that sex could kill him.

“Having to form a sexual identity in that era was a burden,” he says.

Now, Peterson takes Truvada, a pre-exposure prophylaxis (“PrEP”) that lowers his risk of contracting HIV by close to 99%. The once-a-day pill allows Peterson to say he’s negative with reasonable certainty, in addition to test results and the integrity of his sexual partners. “We have control of our own health,” he says. “I’m going to stay on [PrEP] until I either don’t need it anymore or they pry it from my hands.”

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