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I have written this over and over again. I was going to write about the things that disappointed me while at AIDSWATCH 2015 but I couldn't. I have no desire to put people on blast. It would not further the...

It was a great honor to represent the state of Florida as a woman, a Latina and a Lesbian! It surprised me not to see more Latinas coming from Miami! I was the only one! It was like a Facebook...

Community Perspectives on CROI 2015 Webinar: April 29, 2015; 12 pm – 1:30 pm ET; 11 am - 12:30 pm CT; 9 am - 10:30 am PT Register now! Presented in partnership with The Well Project, PWN-USA and TheBody.com The...

If you are hurting let it be known. If you don't know, say it so that you can learn. If you need somebody tell them!! If you need to cry, do it. Confronting and admitting your pain is not a...

All I heard was the roaring in my head. The counselor wanted to talk about "safe sex" and I said "Sex? That is the last thing on my mind right now". To read this blog in its entirety, click here.

Open For Registration! Increasing HIV Health Literacy to Achieve an AIDS-Free Generation in the United States: 2015 Health Literacy Webinar Series II To stay healthy, women living with HIV and women vulnerable to HIV require services from a health literate...

I was born with HIV. I am supposed to be pessimistic about everything in life. I’m supposed to graduate high school and barely make it to college, let alone graduate from college. I’m supposed to hide away and never have...

Una inmunoterapia frena el VIH en ensayos en humanos El Pais Parte de la eficacia infectiva del VIH es que ataca, precisamente, al sistema inmunitario, y este se convierte en el cazador cazado. Pero esta situación puede empezar a revertirse...

VeinVeiwer ATTENTION ‪#‎DOCTORS‬/‪#‎NURSES‬/‪#‎HEALTHCARE‬ WORKERS ‪#‎PeopleLivingWithHIV‬ have weak veins. At least some of them. Even old people. And some who never had strong veins - who are healthy but have thin veins. And it gets difficult for us when doctors poke...

My name is Mina and I am a teenager who was born with HIV. I am happy to be a new blogger for A Girl Like Me. This week is National Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (#NYHAAD) and I want to...