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By Ashley Naftule, January 2019 issue.
Two years ago, JayyVon Monroe posted a coming out as HIV+ video on Facebook. “It’s like coming out of the closet twice,” Monroe said ruefully as he disclosed that he was currently HIV Undetectable.
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Over the course of eight minutes, Monroe spoke passionately and eloquently about the need for HIV-positive people to be honest with themselves and the people around them. “You only get one body,” Monroe said, speaking with a sincerity that would surprise anyone who knew him from his ‘scene kid’ days.
In another life, long before becoming a Drag Supermonster sensation, JayyVon Monroe was one-half of the infamous electro-pop duo Blood On The Dance Floor.
Named after a Michael Jackson banger, Monroe played alongside Dahvie Vanity from 2009-2016. Gaining notoriety for their edgelord lyrics and outrageous makeup and costumes (reminiscent stylistically of Japanese bands from the ‘visual kei’ scene), the band was part of a wave of Myspace bands.
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