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I am a daughter, niece, sister, cousin and mom. I will be 36 years old this birthday. Three days before I will celebrate my 8 year poziversary. My diagnosis was a surprise, since I had tested negative for HIV only...

My name is Kelly Gluckman, I'm 28 years old and born and raised in the suburbs right outside of Los Angeles California. I come from a very middle class family, and I was raised with what people think of as...

via AVAC AVAC is pleased to announce the call for applications for 2016 Advocacy Fellows. This update provides information on the Advocacy Fellows program, the application process, link to a short informational video and details on an upcoming informational call...

via HIV Prevention Justice Alliance (HIV PJA) The urgent call for organizational sign-on is being sent on behalf of AVAC, HIVMA, and the FAPP Research Working Group: Federal HIV research funding is in jeopardy! Deadline: Friday, June 12 As Congress...

I can remember back when I was a child and things were difficult. All the lessons life had to teach me, the hardships, the abuse, homelessness, drugs, rape. I struggled and fought to survive, thru the darkness, only to make...

I was invited to attend the Saving Ourselves Symposium in Memphis, Tennessee this past weekend from June 4-7. I made a promise to myself that before I wrote about the experience, I would calm down first. To begin, the symposium...

via National Female Condom Coalition (NFCC) This week's webinar, "Breaking Regulatory Barriers for Greater Female Condom Access" provided the context and history of female condom regulation in the U.S. It also made the case to remove the onerous regulatory barriers...

Tuesday, June 30, 201511:30:00 AM PDT - 12:30:00 PM PDTvia AIDS United The Power of Positive Voices, co-hosted with The US People Living with HIV Caucus, will explore the history and value of meaningful involvement of people living with HIV...

I have never really talked with anyone about my feelings. HIV has opened me up to so many people, places, prejudices, and misconceptions while completely shutting me off from the rest of the world. HIV had me convinced that no...

A number of organisations encourage women empowerment through education at different levels by offering specific scholarships for African women from Africa and developing countries. Although women looking for scholarships can as well apply for other scholarship programmes that are non-gender...