Jeremy Norman (L) and Derek Frost (R) in 1980, shortly before the AIDS epidemic hit. (Provided)
Derek Frost was filled with “terrible dread” when he received a phone call from his partner, Jeremy Norman, in April 1991.
Jeremy phoned from Miami to tell Derek that he was feeling unwell. He had a pain in his throat and he had developed sores around his mouth that just wouldn’t go away. Both men knew what these symptoms meant: after years of dodging HIV, the virus had come knocking at their door. Jeremy ultimately tested positive for HIV, while Derek – by some stroke of luck – tested negative.