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"[Presenters] talked about some common challenges and barriers to trans people advancing through the ranks in their organizations, such as tokenism, biases, microaggressions, and just plain hateful discrimination."

"This time of networking is as vital to an advocate as the workshops, because it's one thing to learn about HIV, but it's another to build relationships and alliances."

Getting myself back hasn't been easy. Honestly, I'm still trying to figure out what that even looks like.

"Where are the deaf people living with HIV? Where are the blind people? Where are people with physical, intellectual, and other disabilities?"

"Their country was still at war. Yet, there they were, physically present, not withdrawn, not waiting for life to become normal, but standing among the global HIV community."

I'm grateful to be alive, grateful for opportunities to share my story... it's comforting to know there are so many more unknown moments waiting with potentially beautiful journeys.

"Being the first is rarely about being fearless. It means coming out of the comfort zone knowing that the tribe will grow."

On Thursday, October 29, 2026, join cohosts Ciarra "Ci Ci" Brown, MS, HS-BCP, and Bridgette Picou, LVN, ACLPN, for episode 48 of A Girl Like Me LIVE as we recap our favorite moments and takeaways from USCHA 2026.

Check out The Well Project's A Girl Like Me LIVE!, an interactive, livestreaming series created to advance health and wellness education among women living with and vulnerable to HIV.

"Being in prison may take away person's freedom but it must never take away their access to life-saving medicines."

"I was there as a woman, as an advocate, as a changemaker, as a deaf person, and as someone who has spent years turning my own journey into lived experience for others."

Whether you have been living with HIV for one month, one year, or 30 years, we got this. We will continue fighting and continue strengthening what we have built together.

The language we use to talk about HIV affects the well-being of people with HIV. Learn about the power of words, and more supportive language for discussing HIV.

At The Well Project, we understand that knowledge is power. We are dedicated to providing tools to our members to use to further their knowledge, as well as to educate and empower others in their community.

In a world where political attacks and rolling back rights are rising ... this gathering reminded us that communities must create spaces of joy, care, and resistance.