by | Nov 13, 2023 | HIV, Individual Health
Sybastian Smith – Organizer, decision maker and advocate for transgender HIV+ healthcare “If we don’t care for our most marginalized communities, we’re no stronger than our weakest member,” says Sybastian Smith. As a National Organizer at the National Center for...
by | Oct 19, 2023 | Individual Health
Host, HIV Advocate – Johneri’O Scott shares how to learn to love yourself and your status “I wish more people understood that your status doesn’t define you, you define your status.” Johneri’O Scott often gets told, “You don’t look like you have HIV.” “That’s the...
by | May 1, 2023 | HIV, Individual Health
Manage your mental health while living with HIV May is Mental Health Awareness Month! Mental health, like HIV, has a stigma around it which can discourage people from seeking care. However, people living with HIV are twice as likely to deal with depression and anxiety...
by | Apr 28, 2023 | Individual Health
Why do I need to test for HIV? If you’re sexually active, regular STI testing should be a part of your sexual health. HIV stigma frames HIV testing as shameful but getting tested and encouraging your loved ones to do the same reduces the negative framing around HIV...
by | Apr 7, 2023 | HIV, Individual Health
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...
by | Mar 17, 2023 | HIV, Individual Health
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...
