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"In 2001, it came to light that Sullivan had posted anonymous online advertisements for unprotected anal sex, preferably with "other HIV-positive men". He was widely criticised in the media for this, with some critics noting that he had condemned President Bill Clinton's "incautious behavior", though others wrote in his defence.[102][103][104][105]
In 2003, Sullivan wrote a Salon articleidentifying himself as a member of the gay "bear community".[106] On 27 August 2007, he married Aaron Tone in Provincetown, Massachusetts.[107][108][109]
Sullivan was a friend of late journalist Christopher Hitchens.[110][111]
Sullivan was barred for many years from applying for United States citizenship because of his HIV-positive status.[112] Following the statutory and administrative repeals of the HIV immigration ban in 2008 and 2009, respectively, he announced his intention to begin the process of becoming a permanent resident and citizen.[113][114] On The Chris Matthews Show on 16 April 2011, Sullivan confirmed that he had become a permanent resident, showing his green card.[115] On 1 December 2016, Sullivan became a naturalised US citizen.[116]
He has been a daily user of marijuana since 2001.[117]
On May 26, 2023, Sullivan announced on his blog that he and his husband, Aaron Tone, divorced the previous week.[118]"