2022-2030 World Health Organization Strategies for Ending HIVThe World Health Organization (WHO) has set new strategic directions to tackle HIV, among other health issues. These strategies were created to bridge the gap from previous years. They will...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Minutes with Jah: HIV is Not a CrimeHIV criminalization laws have kept people living with HIV in the margins, even when the research continues to prove that these laws have adverse health effects on people living with...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Minutes with Jah: I'm Thinking of Switching My MedsAny person with a routine medication regimen can attest to the struggles of coping with unwanted side effects, not to mention the inconveniences that can come along with a maintenance...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Minutes with Jah: Healthcare Is A Human RIGHTIn this Minutes with Jah video, Jahlove talks about how healthcare is a human right. Everyone should receive the best standard of healthcare no matter what. He discussed how to...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Intimacy Issues“If you don't love yourself, you won't be happy with yourself. If you can't love yourself, you can't love anyone else. You can't give the love you do not have...Reactions0reactionsComments7 comments
Epidemic, Pandemic, and an OutbreakI am not sure if any of you feel this way, but I know I absolutely do. It seems like there are so many things going on in the world...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Minutes with Jah: Slay CampaignIn this Minutes with Jah, Jahlove talks about being a part of the new HIVSTOPSWITHME campaign for 2022. He has been a part of this campaign for 11 years which...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Ask the Advocates: Living With HIV in the SouthSouthern HIV/AIDS Awareness Day is August 20. Founded in 2019 by the Southern AIDS Coalition, it serves to address the fact that for more than a decade, the South has...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
The Lessons Grief Taught MeRecently my time as a caregiver for our two dogs came to an end. After 2 years of midnight medicine doses and endless hours of helping them move around, we...Reactions0reactionsComments5 comments
Minutes with Jah: Know Your WorthIn this Minutes with Jah video, Jahlove discusses knowing your worth. As an HIV activist and public speaker, he wants to empower people to know their worth, advocating for that...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Where Do You Go for HIV Information?I remember when I knew no one who lived with HIV, and I was not a part of the HIV community at all. I never knew that there was one...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
I Am HereI am here for you. Those are the words that I wish I had heard right after I was diagnosed with HIV back in 2014. So, if you are newly...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Minutes with Jah: Jah's Mental Health Check InIn this video Minutes with Jah, Jah shares where he is mentally, spiritually, and physically. This is a great example of something we should all be doing with ourselves. It...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Is There an Ideal Bedtime?Is there such a thing as an ideal bedtime? Or is there an optimal quantity and quality of sleep that each person needs each night? There is no single answer...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Health Practitioner StigmaIn a modern world, you would expect healthcare workers to be impartial or educated about HIV. While this has been my expectation, what I have encountered is entirely different. From...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
PrEP Without PillsThere’s a new PrEP medicine available, and it’s not a pill you must take every day! Cabotegravir (brand name Apretude, also known as CAB) is given as an injection every...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
How I Outlasted My DoctorEarlier this year my doctor said something that I hoped I would never hear. “I’ve decided to retire.” My reaction was immediate and intense. For 15 years we had been...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Advocacy Starts with YouAn advocate is someone who officially supports a certain cause a person who believes in that cause and wants to wholeheartedly support any way possible that they can. An advocate...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Getting Tested RegularlyIn all honesty, I can acknowledge that something like HIV can really make you nervous. Not only nervous about getting tested but nervous to even talk about the subject in...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Panic Attack versus Anxiety Attack: What's the Difference?Anxiety disorders are the most common mental health illness in the United States. And anxiety is even more common in people with HIV. One out of 5 people with HIV...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments