Aging With HIVWith biomedical advances and continued new antiretroviral therapy (ART), people living with HIV can stay healthy into old age. I never thought I would be living 31 years beyond my... By Khafre Kujichagulia Abif2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
Paying for Treatment and CareThe cost of healthcare in the United States continues to soar and can make securing coverage a difficult task. If you are living with HIV, figuring out how to pay... By Khafre Kujichagulia Abif2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Coronavirus and HIV - Should We Be Concerned?With the spread of coronavirus (technically known as 2019-nCoV) dominating the news, many of us are likely wondering if we should be concerned and what steps we should be taking... By JD Lee2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
PrEPing for SistersPrEP or pre-exposure prophylaxis has been out here for over seven years, I believe. It has been shown to reduce the transmission of HIV by more than ninety percent when... By JT Otis, M.Mus.2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
PrEPing for Sex WorkSex continues to be a taboo subject for most people I know in my community in the United States. There's a lot of shame and embarrassment surrounding a topic that... By JT Otis, M.Mus.2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
What Is AIDS Survivor Syndrome?On September 18, 2013, Tez Anderson and others held the first of its kind town hall entitled The Definition of Brave. It was as a community-led town hall. The town... By Khafre Kujichagulia Abif2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Intimacy of StatusTalking about sexual health is awkward. There are personal barriers that prevent friends and family from being that go-to person to talk to about issues affecting someone with HIV. So... By JT Otis, M.Mus.2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments11 comments
Laws about Being HIV PositiveI would like to share a little bit about HIV criminalization. If you don’t know what that means: these are laws created to criminalize persons living with HIV who are... By Davina Conner2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
Social Media DetoxI find that I am constantly bombarded with visual images from my television, phone, ipad, and computer. I feel constantly connected to work, friends, family and strangers through ‘timelines’, ‘likes’... By JT Otis, M.Mus.2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Community Responses: How Long Can You Live with HIV?Too often, the media gets it wrong. HIV is portrayed as a diagnosis that ends life immediately—but this could not be farther from the truth. Today, many people with an... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments19 comments
The BeginningFrom what we all know, the epidemic that was called GRID (Gay-Related Immune Deficiency) in the early 1980s was causing deaths among gay men very rapidly. This term changed to... By Davina Conner2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
Community Responses: The Hardest Part of Living with HIVThere is not a single diagnosis out there that is easy to accept, and HIV is no different. Unfortunately, HIV can be difficult to live with because so many myths... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments4 comments
A Day of Loving YouWanting to fit in. Isn’t it something how everyone follows the holidays on the calendar and when those dates come around to celebrate, people get depressed, sad or upset because... By Davina Conner2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
HIV in the South Part, IIThe spread of HIV has drastically improved over the last thirty years. As medications and therapies get better, less and less cases are becoming the norm and people living with... By JT Otis, M.Mus.2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Work Out Your FeelingsWorking out is one of the things that bring me joy. As a kid I disliked it quite a bit. I was that person in gym class that never liked... By JT Otis, M.Mus.3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Let's 'Clean' HouseIt is amazing to have access to thousands of profiles with a glimpse of an individuals’ face and a little blurb about them. You are about to private message them... By JT Otis, M.Mus.2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
Blacks and HIV/AIDSThere are about 12 HIV awareness days every year and they all have meaning to somebody for one reason or another. These awareness days are close to the hearts of... By Davina Conner2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Facing StigmaStigma has caused a lot of people diagnosed with HIV to be ashamed of disclosing their status in fear of how they will be treated or looked at. Scared to... By Davina Conner2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Faith and HIVReligion is a tricky topic to talk about. Everyone has different experiences with it. I grew up in the Christian church in a mostly black neighborhood in Chicago. In my... By JT Otis, M.Mus.2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments6 comments
What is Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)?Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a medical term for the most common type of heart disease. It is the leading cause of death in the United States and around the... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments