criminalization

Thinking about my story. What really is my story? I grew up in Chicopee, Mass. I have my GED. I have a daughter, I buried a son, I was a dancer for 12 years, and have had my battles with self, life, love, etc.

After reading Tiommi Luckett's blog It's Time for Change I was not even a bit surprised. Yet this brings much concern to me about how all of us living with HIV, no matter our undetectable status, our...

As far as my advocacy is concerned, I firmly believe there is no big I and little You. I recently attended the Desiree Alliance Conference in New Orleans, LA from July 10-14 although the conference officially ended on July 15.

Es muy fácil escribir lo que he vivido, si sufrí, si lloré, si me levanté rápido o no. Es fácil contar lo experimentado. Pero cuando uno se vuelve activista deja el "yo" de lado, ya no soy "YO", somos...

I know I will never forget what it felt like to hear over the phone that my HIV test came back with a positive result. Damn!! Life as I had hoped it would turn out was over. I couldn't see past the...

The Founding Fathers put into law the revolutionary idea that each person's desire to pursue happiness was not just self-indulgence, but a part of what drives ambition and creativity. Not only stating...

Disclosing your status is very important. The laws in different states can be very tough when you don’t disclose to your partner.

Well where do I start? It is no secret that I have been going through one of the toughest times of my life. I thought I may not be able to go, but how can I cancel when they gave me a partial...

Dos importantes conferencias llegan para la comunidad de VIH residentes en EEUU, a las cuales tengo la oportunidad de asistir una en Washington DC la muy famosa USCA y la otra en Fort Walton Beach Florida... POSITIVE LIVING 18 | 2015 Annual HIV Conference.

Michael Johnson is a young black man living with HIV who has recently been found guilty of recklessly infecting another person with HIV without disclosing his status. It seems befitting that I make my...