Ask the Advocate: What I've Learned About Myself Through AdvocacyThe activism, strength, and resilience of the HIV/AIDS community has brought access to life-saving medicines, social services, and care for so many...reactions1comment
Uplifting Black Voices: Ways to Better Improve Access to HIV Care and PrEPAccording to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HIV diagnoses in Black people/African Americans decreased 7 percent between 2014 and...reactions1comment
Uplifting Black Voices: Various Experiences In Healthcare SettingsHIV stigma and discrimination infiltrate different parts of a person's life. Today, people living with HIV/AIDS continue to experience discrimination in various...reactions2comments
Uplifting Black Voices: How Do You Embrace Sex-Positivity?The science is clear: Undetectable = untransmittable (U=U) means people living with HIV who can achieve and maintain an undetectable viral load...reactions1comment
Uplifting Black Voices: Positive Changes in How the Black Community Talks About HIVFebruary 7 is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD), 1 of 12 HIV awareness days recognized each year in the United States...reactions2comments
Ask the Advocate: What Does the HIV Community Mean to You?Thanks to the activism, strength, and resilience of the HIV/AIDS community, access to life-saving medicines, social services, and various programs exists today...reactions4comments
Ask the Advocate: Would I Change How I Received My HIV Diagnosis?Receiving an HIV diagnosis can bring an onslaught of emotions and questions. It can also be the start of processing what the...reactions3comments
Living Well & Thriving with HIV - Quotes from Our CommunityIt is no doubt that the negative portrayal of living with HIV/AIDS has had a lasting impact on the community. The continued...reactions6comments
What People Get Wrong About Living with HIVIt has been 40 years since the start of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Unfortunately, there is still a lot of misinformation and misconceptions...reactions4comments
How to Be an Ally for the HIV/AIDS CommunityEmpowering each other through connection and support is important now more than ever. Many people living with HIV/AIDS are able to find...reactions3comments
Managing Other Chronic Health Conditions with HIV/AIDSIn our 2019 HIV In America Survey, 76 percent of respondents reported that they were managing other chronic health conditions in addition...reactionscomments
Ask the Advocate: Coping with an HIV DiagnosisFor people who are newly diagnosed to people who are decades into their journey, coping with an HIV diagnosis is a process...reactions2comments
Ask the Health Leaders: Issues that Impact Long-term SurvivorsLong-term survivors (LTS) face unique challenges as they age with HIV. So we asked community health leaders for H-I-V.net: In your opinion...reactions8comments
Ask the Advocate: Dealing with Judgmental PeopleHIV stigma manifests in different ways. One form of stigma that hits close to home, however, is the judgment from family members...reactions2comments
Managing HIV Symptoms and TreatmentSome good news came from our HIV In America 2019 survey when we asked people about managing their HIV symptoms and treatments...reactions2comments
Support When Newly Diagnosed with HIVFew times in life can feel as lonely as receiving an HIV diagnosis. A first instinct, following the news, maybe to isolate...reactions4comments
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) About HIVHIV (human immunodeficiency virus) is a virus that lives in the blood and infects CD4 cells in the body. It has been...reactionscomments
