If someone can't look you in the eye while you're holding a mop, they don't deserve your attention when you're holding a mic, a title, or your head high.
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In honor of HLTSAD 2025, we bring you a sampling of recent writings by or in conversation with long-term HIV survivors from The Well Project's community of bloggers, staff, and community advisory board members.
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I am convinced that conferences such as these contribute by creating the much-needed space for collaboration, knowledge-sharing, and empowerment.
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I have lost count of the number of years that I have come to this space to cheer for honorees, attend or present workshops, take in tailored updates on the HIV epidemic among women and girls from renowned experts in the field, meet new collaborators, and catch up with longtime comrades.
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“Given the uncertainty of federal funding, the threats to bodily autonomy and programs for those living with HIV, it is more and more important to be amongst those who share my lived experience and my desire to elevate the lived experience of others.”
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Too often, I was told what I should say and how I should say it—by people working in HIV who do not have HIV.
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¿Qué porcentaje de muertes prevenibles es aceptable? La respuesta debería ser cero.
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What percentage of preventable death is acceptable? The answer should be 0.
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It's not what others tell you about yourself; it's what you tell yourself that is important. You mold who you think and believe you are.
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In 2025, HIV/AIDS is still a big taboo in Africa. In my country, I had discussions with my relatives to know their opinion on the subject...
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In our final session of WATCH! 2.0, we discussed clinical trials, where women have been in research and where we must go, and some advocacy tools needed to get there.
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WATCH! 2.0 is The Well Project's new treatment advocacy webinar series. True to our organization's values emphasizing a women-led response to the HIV epidemic, WATCH! 2.0 puts women and advocacy at the forefront.
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Compartir tu historia públicamente, especialmente con desconocidos, no es fácil. Pero es poderoso. Porque nunca sabes quién está escuchando, quién está esperando una confirmación de que no está solo...
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Nineteen years ago, I never imagined that I would one day have the strength to speak openly about my status in a leading HIV magazine. But here I am.
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To share your story publicly, especially with strangers, is not easy. But it's powerful. Because you never know who's listening, who's waiting for confirmation that they're not alone...