A Girl Like Me Contributors

Hey, I'm Mandy, 32 year old from Charleston,SC. I was Diagnosed on August 28, 2015. I would like to share my story of how I became HIV positive. I met a guy online off one of the dating sites and we talked every day (all day long). We video chatted...

I'm a 27 year survivor of HIV. I've been widowed since the early 90′s when my husband died of AIDS. I have a degree in Dramatic Studies and a Teaching Certificate which I used to teach high school in both French and English. I've been a single mother...

Hi Everyone, My name is Christina and I am 39 years old. I am from a small town in South Central Kentucky. Born and raised in this area and being different affected my life at and early age. Most are prejudiced folks down in those parts. And having...

It is my perception that we were all sent here with a purpose and I am walking in mine. We can learn so much from both the success and mistakes of others, which is why I share mine with those who are willing to listen. Since I was diagnosed with HIV...

My name is Connie Rose and I was living in Indiana during the time I found out I was positive - in a small farming community snug in the hip of the bible belt. I was only 21 years old with a 10-month old baby girl that I had unknowingly breastfed...

My name is Connie L. Johnson. I am a daughter, a sister, a niece, and a friend, who was diagnosed with AIDS in 2002. I am the oldest daughter of Gladys Belle Dean-Johnson, who was a 44 year old divorcee who died of AIDS-related illness in 1995. My...

My preferred name is da sassi diva. I was born in Swaziland, raised in the Free-state and bred in Johannesburg. I'm 21 years old and currently residing in Cape Town as I'm pursuing higher education in Cape Peninsula University of Technology, doing my...

Dawn Averitt is the Founder and Emeritus Board Member of The Well Project, a non-profit organization formed in 2002 to improve the lives of women living with HIV and AIDS and change the course of the AIDS pandemic through a comprehensive focus on...

My Name is Destiny Smith. I am a mother of two. I am more recently diagnosed with HIV. In December of 2017 I found out while I was pregnant with my daughter. It was the worst, but biggest blessing I could ask for. Why Destiny wants to be part of A...

Monique D. Howell-Moree was born in Oklahoma City, OK in April, 1981. She is a 1999 graduate of Summerville High School, and after graduation Monique enlisted in the United States Army. As a member of the U.S. military Monique worked as an...