Have you ever felt invisible? As a child I felt invisible. In my home there were just three of us: my mother, my brother, and me.
Submitted on : Sep 25, 2023
Diagnosed in 1987 in US Navy basic training at 22 years old, making me currently a 36 year survivor.
Submitted on : Sep 5, 2023
Wow... how ironic. I rolled my eyes at myself. Here you are trying to put your keyboard warrior self into high gear in the most beneficial way, and even you are finding true strands of exhaustion in that experience. That thought itself made me regret wanting to write this.
Submitted on : Aug 14, 2023
The last year and half has been so great to me in all aspects of my life and I think because I've felt so at peace for the first time since my diagnosis, I've gotten comfortable.
Submitted on : Jul 31, 2023
Hello. My name is Alessandra Blásquez. I was diagnosed in April of 2004. I wasn't that worried when I learned I was HIV positive because I knew I could be treated.
Submitted on : Jul 11, 2023
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.
Submitted on : Jun 28, 2023
HIV is not a crime, or is it? As of 2022, 35 states have laws that criminalize HIV exposure. Many of these laws are outdated and do not reflect today's scientific evidence. There are four different ways that these laws criminalize HIV.
Submitted on : Jun 21, 2023
In this chat I talk to Yvonne about HIV medication and the meaning of wellness. When I first got diagnosed, I had to navigate my way around what wellness actually meant. Once I established a routine...
Submitted on : Jun 20, 2023
Because of the stigma associated with HIV it's very difficult for some people living with HIV to express how they feel and they suppress their emotions. Suppressing emotions for fear of judgment can...
Submitted on : Jun 12, 2023
HIV empowered me - and now I am free. When I first found out I had HIV - I believed my life was over. I come from a catholic upbringing, and even though I no longer practice, those feelings of guilt and shame still lingered.
Submitted on : Jun 3, 2023