activism, advocacy

As I think about what I want to be, It doesn't cross my mind, my HIV...

While you're out getting high today, make sure you light one up or throw a dab down for the ones who died fighting for our right to be here in the first place.

Hoy sigo adelante más saludable que nunca, más fuerte en mente, cuerpo y espíritu.

As I continue forward, I am healthier than ever, stronger in mind, body, and spirit.

To portray any human being in the place of Christ while real people suffer and wars escalate feels like a distortion of what Jesus truly represents.

We often talk about awareness, but awareness requires visibility. It requires real faces, real voices, and real stories.

I share the hardship, my HIV diagnosis, the moments of darkness, the joy of sharing my status, and the victory of choosing life.

Sometimes, when I am alone, I ask myself a question: Why am I so public and open about living with HIV?

A definition does not allow room for growth. Life with HIV is not definitive; it is change. It is growth.

Vivo aterrorizada todos los días porque mi comunidad, la comunidad transgénero, está siendo demonizada y atacada por el gobierno que se supone debe protegernos y por la comunidad cristiana que se supone debe amarnos.