A Girl Like Me (AGLM), a program of The Well Project, is a blog where women ( cis and trans The Well Project serves women across the gender spectrum. (More about gender identity)) 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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Intro - sologirl

Hi, I am 44 years old, and was diagnosed with HIV at the age of 19 way back in 1989. I grew up on the east coast and life was not easy or simple for me as a child.

I am a survivor of several kinds of abuse, for which none of...

A Letter to Caitlin

Thank you so much for allowing me to be a part of the photo shoot. I didn’t really think I would get anything out of it. It would be more for the public than for me. I was so unbelievably wrong. The interview changed me in a way that I never expected. I...

Why the Wait?

I am so upset about the fact that my friend tested positive 2 months ago, and to date has not seen a doctor! Not to mention the health department leaving a note on their door stating it was urgent to please call a number…. It seems to me that all of this energy and...

Lessons Learned

Wow that time again? Another blog and I am enjoying the chance to reflect and share. Thank you AGLM. I felt fabulous when I received feedback and comments when my blog reached publication. Such a sense of belonging…tick that box! My other to do list, well… I have listened to the rest of the...

Silence Serves No One

"I've learned that courage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave person is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear." - Madiba

When I moved to Chicago a little over two years ago, I chose to disclose my HIV status on a...

Movies that can fuel stigma and ignorance/Las películas que pueden alimentar el estigma y la ignorancia

As I sat with my wife, Lisa, and watched Dallas Buyers Club, I was like ‘wow! what wonderful actors!’ They really did a good job! And it was part of history. I lived through most of that in those times when this condition was known as GRID, or a condition for prostitutes or drug...

February Resolutions

New year, and already I’m a month behind! Haven’t been to choir practice, didn’t make any resolutions and now, January, my daughter’s 16th and my birthday  have  passed, and I’m 47 yet still trying to grow up and find my place.

I started an e-course following Brene Brown, ‘the gifts of  imperfection’,...

A Lost Girl/Una Nina Perdida

mariaThis is me in one of the worst times of my life…a lost girl around 15 years old, a gang member, a thug! I hated myself!  There are really no pics of my past. I am not a single particle of that girl anymore…she suffered! She was in pain! She would hide her...

Intro - Mel Painter

mel'Read all about it…' plays on the radio 'How old was she, the girl that sang that?' my daughter asks.  'I'm not sure 23…24.' my reply was not about by Emieli Sande, but a beautiful, brave young woman that stood alone when JOYFUL NOISE first sang at the NAZ awards ceremony a...

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Sharing My HIV Status With My Mum

AnaMaria77.I remember this special occasion as if it was today. It was my youngest sister's baptism and as my mum prepared to take a picture with my sister, I jumped up and made sure I was part of the picture too. You can see that I'm looking away, my stance...

Power women

Illustration of profiles of women's faces.Hello lovely people,

March is always exciting for us women because is the one day in a year where women are given more attention because of International Women's Day which is always celebrated on 8 March.

This year's focus is on achieving gender equality and...

Sometimes It Sucks

Heather O'Connor.I got caught up in believing I didn't deserve respect because of my past and dark parts of my identity that I tuck away and try to forget about until it's all I remember. But now I'm learning that self-acceptance is a vital part in determining who you share...

That's How It Goes!

Lotus flowers in a pond.When I was about 4 or 5 years old, some nights I used to be awakened by a mysterious swaying of the curtains in my room. Immediately, I would start seeing shapes that scared me a lot: deformed faces, threatening animals. My fear was such that...

My SuperPower Rocks!

A Girl Like Me blogger, Positive Sunbeam.I wanted to send him the link to "Being Positive:Ted Talk." I had the impulse to reach out to an ex-boyfriend after a 7-month breakup. I wanted to share feelings I wasn't able to articulate yet had experienced. Feelings of HIV stigma that I...

Taking It All in From Home: My Virtual Experience at the International Workshop on HIV and Women 2023

Katie Willingham.I attended the International Workshop on HIV and Women 2023 virtually on February 17-18. I love attending conferences in person, there's nothing like the experience and energy of those in-person meetings, but virtual conferences have their pros as well, like attending the conference in your pajamas, which I did...

Headed to Seattle

Kim Canady at the International Workshop on HIV & Women.It is always a weird feeling when presenting at a conference or workshop. On one hand, I'm excited because of the opportunity to be among people who are passionate like me; and on the other hand, I have that good ole...

PrEP diversity

Eliane (HIVstigmafighter) in a PrEP shirt.My lovely people, today I want to share my opinion on PrEP (Pre Exposure Prophylaxis). I know that PrEP is a pill that prevents a person from getting HIV infection. PrEP is scientifically proven to be effective for women.

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