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Race and gender intersect with many factors in the lives of women with HIV. Learn about the varied impacts on women in different racial groups.

Submitted on: Aug 29, 2024
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During the last two and a half years I have been silent, my voice quiet and non existent.... Today I adjust my sail and scream so I can clear my throat and begin to unload all the turbulence I have been navigating alone.

Submitted on: Jun 28, 2024

There is a well-established and strong link between violence and HIV among women. The Well Project has pulled together a list of resources for those who wish to learn more and take action.

Submitted on: Feb 5, 2024

My name is Nitanita. I’m California-born and raised, 55 years old, Black, single, and have two adult kids and two grandkids. I'm a professional currently working in field of behavioral/mental health...

Submitted on: Nov 20, 2023

Life gives you chances, and you have to take advantage of them... HIV made me stronger. It empowered me even more.

Submitted on: Oct 23, 2023

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

As part of a collaboration with our longtime partner organization Christie's Place, The Well Project will be sharing stories from their book "Healing Hope: A woven tapestry of strength and solace" as...

Submitted on: Jan 30, 2023

I left home when I was 14 and I started drinking and doing drugs. I always felt like 'less' than other girls. I'd get blood tests since I was sexually active, even if I wasn't having sex all the time. I lived with the fear of sexually transmitted diseases. There were times when I would go back home and my family always greeted me lovingly.

Submitted on: Oct 24, 2022

Nearly 20 years ago I was coming off of a drug holiday and starting a new cocktail. 9/11 had just passed and I had exhausted what drug cocktails there were at the time for me. My CD4 count was...

Submitted on: Jan 14, 2020

As a young girl growing up, my life began with the "normalcy" of being sexually molested by my step-dad, waking to the sounds of seeing him beat my mom

Submitted on: Apr 26, 2017

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