Juanderful: The Life, Resilience, and Legacy of Juan Alan Christian.

Juan Alan Christian was a resilient man-a beautiful soul. He was a breath of fresh air. And no one who knew him would have guessed he was fighting for his life. A gay man who grew up in a traditional community where being gay was something to hide, he conformed to societal norms. He was happy. He was funny-gregarious. Dapper. Juan's love of fashion and attention to detail were definitional. He was truly a fashion icon in his own right. Perhaps, those were the characteristics of a gay man-stereotypically-but he dated women. He followed church teachings, family expectations, and societal mores. They said, "No. You must love the way we want you to." And he tried. The ladies loved him. But he hid who he was. When he finally allowed himself to be himself, he eventually met a man who made him a statistic. Juan contracted the human immunodeficiency virus.