A Girl Like Me Contributors

A Girl Like Me (AGLM), a program of The Well Project, is a blog where women across the gender spectrum can share their experiences and promote understanding of HIV. Millions of women around the globe are living with HIV, yet many feel they are alone in their disease and isolated in their day-to-day experiences. The goals of AGLM are to help normalize HIV; and to create a safe space for women living with HIV from around the world to speak out and share their experiences – with each other, and with those seeking a support community.

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Meet Our Bloggers

DawnAveritt

Dawn Averitt is the Founder and Emeritus Board Member of The Well Project, a non-profit organization formed in 2002 to improve the lives of women living with HIV and AIDS and change the course of the AIDS pandemic through a comprehensive focus on...

Destiny Smith

My Name is Destiny Smith. I am a mother of two. I am more recently diagnosed with HIV. In December of 2017 I found out while I was pregnant with my daughter. It was the worst, but biggest blessing I could ask for. Why Destiny wants to be part of A...

Destiny123

Monique D. Howell-Moree was born in Oklahoma City, OK in April, 1981. She is a 1999 graduate of Summerville High School, and after graduation Monique enlisted in the United States Army. As a member of the U.S. military Monique worked as an...

devarah

My name is Devarah 'Dee' Borrego, and I'm a 28-year-old, HIV+ transwoman originally from Denver, Colorado, who grew up mostly in suburban Connecticut. I acquired HIV at age 20; the same year as I began my transition. I've been living in the Boston...

Dianne Nyoni

Hi lovely ladies, I would like to introduce myself to you. I am Dianne Nyoni. I'm an Australian woman who loves laughing, family, reading books, nature (the beautiful beaches in Australia) and watching mindless TV like the Housewives. (Don’t judge me...

DrKatMd

My chosen name is Kat and I am from Maryland. I am 30 years old and the mother of 2 adorable boys 5 and 8, and I am HIV Positive. Wow, that's the first time I actually said it since I was diagnosed in March of 2010. I went to a regular prenatal visit...

Elaine

My name is Elaine Henderson. I am a 39 year old HIV positive woman from Cleveland, Ohio. I was diagnosed in April, 2008. I am a contract worker for the AIDS Taskforce of Greater Cleveland. I am an HIV/AIDS educator and advocate. I live openly with my...

EnoughIsEnough

Diagnosed in 1987 in US Navy basic training at 22 years old, making me currently a 36 year survivor. Discharged with no benefits and already suffering from multiple previous traumas, I spent the next 35 years struggling to have the will to live and...

EriKa_Belize

Erika Castellanos is a Transgender woman diagnosed with HIV in 1995. She started her work in HIV volunteering in hospices where she realized the need to be organized as a community to improve the quality and quantity of life of people living with HIV...

Escalice

My name is Evelyn Scalice and I'm a 32 year old mom of a 4-year-old little girl. I live in Queens, New York City with my boyfriend and our daughter. When I got pregnant is when I found out I was HIV positive. After struggling for a couple of years...