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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 options. As...

Starting a family with HIV

Starting a family with HIV

Can I have a child If I am HIV positive? Ready to start a family? Whether it is you or your partner with HIV, know there are ways to have a safe pregnancy. It just takes information and a connection to the right care. HIV and fertility  While HIV can affect your...

Make a difference this World AIDS Day

Make a difference this World AIDS Day

Overcoming inequalities and ending stigmas together For the last 34 years, each December 1, people worldwide unite to honor those who lost their lives to AIDS-related illnesses, celebrate those thriving with HIV and raise awareness of HIV prevention and treatment...

Can I hook up with HIV?

Can I hook up with HIV?

How to enjoy casual sex while protecting your partner Living with HIV doesn’t have to end your sex life, and you don’t have to wait for an undetectable status or to be in a serious relationship to have sex. To help prevent the spread of HIV it is important to use...

HIV testing: What should I know?

HIV testing: What should I know?

Learn about the three types of HIV tests, their accuracy and how to understand results Before World AIDS Day, Thursday, December 1, learn about HIV testing, its importance, and the different types of tests.  What is HIV testing? An HIV test checks your blood or...

Encouraging testing and prevention of HIV in Latinx communities

Encouraging testing and prevention of HIV in Latinx communities

Inspiring action on National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day for close to 20 years On October 15, National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day (NLAAD) recognizes the disproportionate impact of HIV on Hispanic and Latino communities. This is an opportunity to unite the community to...

Don’t be spooked by HIV

Don’t be spooked by HIV

Q&A to live positively fierce Did you know approximately 1.2 million people in the U.S. live with HIV? Of those people, about 65.9% received HIV care and 56.8% were undetectable in 2019.  This can be the case for many people living with...