How to talk to your parents about HIV testing

How to talk to your parents about HIV testing

National Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness Day – April 10 As we celebrate National Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness Day on April 10, it’s important to discuss this generation’s experience with HIV. Today’s youth aged 12-24 is the first generation who have never known a world without...
Thriving with community

Thriving with community

Tim’m West – Educator, community builder and lifelong HIV advocate “When I tested positive at 26, I didn’t imagine 50. So, turning 50 was a spiritual moment for me. I realized I still have a lot of my life I get to plan.”  As the current Executive Director of the...
Breaking down barriers: HIV care for trans women

Breaking down barriers: HIV care for trans women

6 tips to finding a healthcare provider Often excluded or wrongly identified in HIV research, we want to set the stage for transgender women to break down barriers to their HIV care. One in seven transgender women live with HIV, so if you’re positive or know someone...
Don’t be risky while getting frisky

Don’t be risky while getting frisky

Five steps for safer sex while HIV+ If you’re HIV positive, you can still have safe sex – it just takes a few precautions. Reduce the risk of transmitting HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) by following these tips below: Open up before getting down....
Just diagnosed?

Just diagnosed?

Four tips for managing mental health after finding out you’re HIV positive Confusion, anger, depression, and shock are normal emotions to experience following a positive HIV diagnosis. Your world may feel uprooted as this new diagnosis is a completely life-changing...
I’m HIV positive. Now what?

I’m HIV positive. Now what?

There’s no one-size-fits-all regimen for HIV – know your options Recently diagnosed with HIV? Living with a positive status and interested in changing your treatment regimens? Looking to support a loved one? It’s important to know your HIV treatment...