These gay men have spent 30 years learning how to be long-term HIV survivors.

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COURTESY OF SCOTT KRAMER Scott Kramer, seen on a Gay Men’s Health Crisis ID card.

“It was hell to watch people die in the ’80s, but my personal hell was when long-term survivors were forgotten.”

Sean McKenna, 55, was diagnosed with HIV in 1992. He takes 22 pills a day and deals with diarrhea, joint pain and HPV. He’s been on disability, unable to work, for over 20 years.