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National HIV Vaccine Awareness Day is celebrated every year on May 18th to recognize all people who are working on research towards finding a vaccine for HIV. In this episode...

Some people who live with HIV also use drugs recreationally. But most people with HIV do not realize the added risk of interactions between prescribed and recreational drugs. Certain recreational...

In 2010 the United Nations formed the Global Commission on HIV and the Law. The Commission examined how the law protects – or fails to protect – people with HIV...

Our mental health is an important aspect that affects our quality of life. Like many things in life, the mental health disorders we have can affect us differently and the...

I have learned over the last few years that the more open I am about being HIV-positive, the more honest and genuine I need to be with my community. I...

“It is not a good feeling to feel as if you are trapped with your thoughts and your mind is racing. Finding an outlet to communicate these emotions will help...

In the past, we have talked about the importance of self-care and shared examples of how you can practice it in your daily life. However, some self-care “treats” are more...

In this episode of Minutes with Jah, I will be expressing my frustration with the media. How the media has been using stigmatizing language when talking about the new HIV...

I believe that for the majority of individuals in a relationship in this world would prefer to have a healthy one. But what is a healthy relationship? The textbook definition...

Two mildly safe assumptions people can make about me upon sight. I present as a woman and I am Black. Tricky things about first impressions are that there are so...

My experience as a woman, a Black woman, and a woman living with HIV makes me think that there should be plenty of in-person events for all women about sexual...

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Perhaps 1 of the most pervasive symptoms of HIV centers on daytime energy levels. Sometimes it’s difficult to cobble together enough emotional or psychic energy to do the simplest tasks...

Mine. Mine. Mine. Do you know that feeling when you find a doctor and you feel like they actually see (and hear) you? I stumbled upon one of the rare...

Do you ever feel like you may have missed your opportunity at love? Like maybe love passed you by. I know that a love I imagine exists. I know it...

Unprotected anal sex has the greatest sexual exposure risk of HIV transmission. Consistent and correct condom use has the potential to significantly help decrease the risk of STIs. In this...

According to the CDC, youth with HIV are least likely to be aware of their infection. There were 37,968 new diagnoses in the United States in 2018 and about 7,891...

I absolutely love working for an organization that gives me free rein to do things like planning and executing events geared towards the LGBTQ+ community. This year in honor of...

The CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) in the United States encourages everyone between the ages of 13 and 64 to have at least one HIV test, so if...

Many think that it's wrong for me to state that I want to change the narrative surrounding HIV. That's how they see it, but I see it differently. Surely, we...