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I am a big believer in advocating for your own health, regardless if you are newly diagnosed or have been living with HIV for years. I have been HIV positive...

Dear Kalvin, When I first began to think of what to write in this love letter to myself, I paused. Not because I didn’t know what to say, but because...

'Condomless' sex is kind of a hard topic to talk about. But the reality of a lot of people's sex lives is that wrapping it up 100 percent of the...

For me, becoming an advocate and part of leading a community is learning to prioritize visibility, support, and self-care while balancing or navigating dynamics for people to be empowered and...

Let me preface my findings and my experience with this disclaimer: I am not a medical professional, and please do not take my advice as medically sound. Although I have...

Does being HIV-positive negatively impact my sex life? That’s a question I receive often, and it seems to be the only question people seem to be interested in knowing the...

Women and girls living with HIV need to take care of themselves. It is one thing to live with a virus that stigmatizes people. But we must take care of...

Access to medicine is important. Drug regimens are part of treating many health conditions, and delays in taking drugs can have serious effects on health and well-being. Many people get...

Chronic pain, everyday stigmas, and strict regimens can feel constricting, debilitating, and isolating. Isolation, that feeling of aloneness, can sneak up on you at any time. There is a realization...

Since the COVID-19 crisis began, many of us faced the following months with uncertainty. I noticed a lot of mistrust, misinformation, and disbelief surrounding the events that were unfolding. Once...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HIV diagnoses in Black people/African Americans decreased 7 percent between 2014 and 2018. However, the most recent data from the...

That day in August 2017, I thought my life was forever changed for the worst. I really thought my life ended and was over. Sometimes I still feel that way...

A recent poll conducted by The Trevor Project found that COVID-19 has had a major impact on Black LGBTQ youth’s health and well-being. The poll consisted of 1,200 people between...

If being a Black person in the world is not hard enough, try being a Black woman with HIV. Try living in fear of the world knowing, trying to keep...

Most advocates know that our work isn’t done until the epidemic has ended. That’s something we all learn the more we advocate. But let's take a step back, back from...

HIV stigma and discrimination infiltrate different parts of a person's life. Today, people living with HIV/AIDS continue to experience discrimination in various settings. It may occur in housing, education, employment...

Sometimes, I stop and take a good look at my life and realize that I had no clue that HIV would be such a big part of who I am...

A few months back, I wrote about how dating is complicated and how, in the middle of a pandemic, I didn’t know what the world of dating would look like...