"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...
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...
Sonya posted a new blog, Hello HIV! on A Girl Like Me’s Voices from our Allies: So we meet again. I don't know if you remember me; I'm one of those people trying to fight you. I'm the one who tells...
So we meet again. I don't know if you remember me; I'm one of those people trying to fight you. I'm the one who tells your secrets, busts your myths, and makes all attempts at stopping you from...
This video blog is especially dedicated to Edison Patitas de Algodon and all the children or teens that have HIV like me. Este es un video que le dedico a Edison Patitas de Algodon y todos los ninos...
Sonya posted a new blog, " Using HIV Tests as Prevention?" on A Girl Like Me's Voices from our Allies: Why am I getting myself all worked up, because you don’t want to listen or take advice? Sometimes...
Why am I getting myself all worked up, because you don't want to listen or take advice? Sometimes it really feels like I am talking until I turn blue in my face, and we all know that is something that...
It’s a wish of people living with HIV, those who are LGBT, and those who are living with disabilities to see things getting better for them and the next generation. I know at the end of this piece you...
How do people claim to love women and their kids when they abuse them? That’s a question I keep asking myself but I never got the right answer for it and it really needs one good answer. Most of the...
As a young woman living with HIV I have this to say: It has had a big impact on my life. At first I did not understand what HIV is, all I heard of it was a very bad killing virus and I thought I was...