Read about The Well Project's activities at AIDS 2018, as well as our coverage of some of the conference taking place July 23-27, 2018 in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
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I wanted to write about something beautiful, so I will start with me. In my life I struggle with things within; yet I have a fascinating full life. I have friends, family, coworkers and strangers who see the natural beauty I possess inside even when...
The Well Project's 2017 Annual Report: Women Supporting Women describes The Well Project's activities and accomplishments over the last year, highlights our mission and vision moving forward, and communicates our hopes and plans for the future.
Have you ever been so tired that it was hard to put one foot in front of the other? Have you ever been so tired that all you wanted to do is sit quietly and not have to deal with anything?
I remember being in the seventh grade living on Cape Cod in the early 80's, and the fear of AIDS that gripped society at the time. Stigma was a monster in those days, greater than the Boogeyman under your bed, just being perceived as gay meant that...
As an HIV advocate and Global Ambassador to The Well Project one of the planned activities that was carried out this year was to take HIV/AIDS health education and information to young adolescent girls in school and out of school. For the first...
The Well Project is thrilled to be attending the 22nd International AIDS Conference in Amsterdam July 23-27.
It's been Awhile but I have to Share A Lil' HIV Humor. Yes, that's what I said "HIV Humor." Sometimes HIV may feel Serious, Sad, Angry, Like I Need To Be Inspiring and Sometimes It's Motivating......but sometimes things can get Humorous. I've been positive for 15 years now.
I'm still a very young advocate, having just gotten into HIV advocacy a year and a half ago, but I'm no newbie to depression. As a transgender individual I've lived with deep and debilitating clinical depression since I was eight years old. I should...
Hello Beautiful, It's been a minute since my last post. A lot has happened. I had the pleasure of attending the 2018 Positive Women’s Network Summit in Myrtle Beach. I have the pleasure of becoming the PWN State Leads for Florida along with the...
So today I was reading blogs and looking at Facebook. I was troubled to see how many times people tell me I can hit them up if I need someone to talk to. My problem with this is when people try to control you for so long, asking for some to help is...
I made this video to discuss the importance of women living with HIV to participate in research that affects our lives. In order for women to receive care and treatment that works for us — our bodies and our lives — we need to make our voices and...
Thirty years ago today I was handed a death sentence. At least that is what an HIV diagnosis meant in 1988. In fact, it meant so much more than just death. It meant shame. It meant stigma. It meant judgement and isolation.
WRI 2018 contextualized the Undetectable = Untransmittable campaign in the lives of women living with and vulnerable to HIV addressing issues including relationships, sexuality, poverty/access to treatment, attention to health and well-being, and stigma.
Growing up in a small rural North Carolina town, I grew up listening to artists like Sam Cooke. The lyrics from one of his songs describe the hope that my advocacy work is a contribution to change. “Like the river I’ve been running ever since”...