COVID-19: Basics for the Immunocompromised...For those living with chronic health conditions, current news about the coronavirus (COVID-19) can be anxiety-inducing. We have questions and concerns about...reactionscomments
Heather Renee...Heather Renee found out about being positive when an HIV opportunistic infection almost took her life in October of 2017. She has...
PrEPing for Sisters...PrEP or pre-exposure prophylaxis has been out here for over seven years, I believe. It has been shown to reduce the transmission...reactions2comments
The Gift I Was Left With...I had been married for 10 years and we separated because he cheated. I stayed for almost 4 and a half years...reactions13comments
PrEPing for Sex Work...Sex continues to be a taboo subject for most people I know in my community in the United States. There's a lot...reactionscomments
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...reactionscomments
When Do You Tell? Navigating HIV Disclosure & Dating...Talking about sexual health is awkward. There are personal barriers that prevent friends and family from being that go-to person to talk...reactions11comments
JD Lee...JD was previously an advocate on H-I-V.net. JD Lee is a financial professional and a family man. He was diagnosed as HIV+...
A Seroconcordant Couple...We are always introduced as The Marshall's. Kalvin and Eunice, married for 35 years. A seroconcordant couple, meaning we both are living...reactions9comments
Laws about Being HIV Positive...I would like to share a little bit about HIV criminalization. If you don’t know what that means: these are laws created...reactions5comments
Social Media Detox...I find that I am constantly bombarded with visual images from my television, phone, ipad, and computer. I feel constantly connected to...reactions2comments
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...reactions20comments
The Beginning...From what we all know, the epidemic that was called GRID (Gay-Related Immune Deficiency) in the early 1980s was causing deaths among...reactions3comments
Community Views: The Hardest Part of Living With HIV...There is not a single diagnosis out there that is easy to accept, and HIV is no different. Unfortunately, HIV can be...reactions4comments
A Day of Loving You...Wanting to fit in. Isn’t it something how everyone follows the holidays on the calendar and when those dates come around to...reactionscomments
My Life with HIV...Interested in sharing your own diagnosis story, treatment experience, or another aspect of living with HIV? My name is Helen. I'm 24...reactions14comments
HIV in the South Part, II...The spread of HIV has drastically improved over the last thirty years. As medications and therapies get better, less and less cases...reactionscomments
Work Out Your Feelings...Working out is one of the things that bring me joy. As a kid I disliked it quite a bit. I was...reactions1comment
Let's 'Clean' House...It is amazing to have access to thousands of profiles with a glimpse of an individuals’ face and a little blurb about...reactions3comments
I Was Born Smiling...I was born smiling, my mother says. All of my life I’ve been complimented on my smile. I don’t have the whitest...reactions7comments
