FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Marc Thompson: Still Here After All These Years

By Marie Rosenthal, MS

Marc Thompson, a community leader and co-founder of PrEPster, said that making the Martin Delaney Presentation at CROI 2022 was “special,” not because it was a chance to speak before a distinguished group of HIV physicians, scientists and activists but because it was an opportunity to speak at all.

“It’s special because I never expected to be here, not because of my ability but because of my reality,” Mr. Thompson said. “When I was