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

Lynn

My name is Lilian from Kenya. I am 37 years old. As a young lady I always had the dream in life just like any other person to have a good education and start my family. I was diagnosed in the year 2007, and it's something that many people in society...

Lynnea

Lynnea was born in Los Angeles California. She found out about her HIV status at the age of 7. For as long as she could remember she has had dreams of being a model. The older she got the more she saw her dream fading away. She felt that no one would...

mandywebb66

My name is Mandy Webb and I was diagnosed HIV Positive back in 2002 after a long, long time of illness and looking back…wondering why the hell I wasn't tested earlier??? I ended up being admitted to hospital in apparently the 3rd stage of HIV so it...

Marcya Gullatte

I am an African American woman living with HIV. I have been living with HIV since 1993 and diagnosed in January 1994. I am 49 years old. I have two children, a daughter age 25 and a son 20. I am a divorcee and a survivor of an abusive marriage...

María Natalia Sáenz Agudelo

Soy María Natalia Sáenz Agudelo. Mujer seropositiva "veiacheicera" para usar la palabra bonita que se inventó un amigo muy cercano! Mujer! Maravillosamente mujer! Hija, hermana, pareja, amiga, amante y muchas otras cosas que han aportado a ser la...

MariaHIVMejia

My name is Maria Mejia. I am a Colombian female that lives in Miami, FL. I am a Global Ambassador, Community Advisory Board member and A Girl Like Me blogger for The Well Project. I've been positive for more than 30 years. I am an activist, a peer...

Marig2016

My name is Marissa Gonzalez, originally from New Jersey, living in sunny Southwest Florida since 2004. I am the youngest of four and the only girl. When I joined as a blogger with The Well Project, I had just turned 30 and was embarking on a journey...

Martha E Lang

Martha E. Lang is an educator, researcher, activist and long term survivor of HIV/AIDS. She holds a Ph.D. in Medical Sociology. She has taught and spoken widely on issues related to HIV/AIDS including her personal experience of living with the virus...

Mary Faustina

I am HIV positive, I am Healthy and I am proud of it. More than that I am a super girl in my eyes and I don't care what others thinks about me. But my dream is to make a better society. I can't say that I can make a discrimination-free society but...

MasoniaTraylor

Masonia Traylor lives in Atlanta, Georgia. As an adolescent Masonia was vigilant about HIV testing and was familiar with how it was transmitted. During a routine annual medical visit, she insisted on getting an HIV test, and was told by the provider...