I am a woman in a town of men

I have tried. I might not have tried hard enough. But really, what is hard enough? I have gone and filled out the application to volunteer at the local AIDS service center many times, with no reply. I am not an RN, but I am on my way to be....so I feel I have skills that they might be able to utilize. I have spoken to anyone that will listen to the facts and fictions of HIV/AIDS, especially when it comes to women’s health. I was invited to sit on a panel for the county, the meetings are during the day and interfere with my school/ work schedule.

I am not a man. They service mostly men. I never thought that this would happen to me. I have just given up. I still tell people that they are a good source of information, especially for the male, low income community. Where do the rest of us go? I seriously have no idea!!!!! Where do they people go that are not low income and are not men? I go to a private therapist. That is fine for someone to talk to but it really doesn’t help, she empathizes with my problems, but just doesn't understand. When all I want is to meet others face to face that are like me. It shouldn’t matter what tax bracket I am in, I need support just like the rest of them.

Jae