My Community

I never thought the word AIDS would be so stigmatizing when associated with my persona. This weekend at my place of employment I was stigmatized by a painting an individual that is also living with HIV did about me and displayed it so everyone would see.

I've been noticing for some time now how all of my rock gods are getting noticeably older. The Rolling Stones and the surviving Beatles are in their 80s, Kiss and Queen are in their 70s now, Mötley Crüe, Metallica and...

May 29, 2024; 2:00pm - 6:00pm ET; a SYNC2024 event -- Thirty states in the U.S. criminalize people living with HIV (PLHIV), targeting them through specific laws or enhanced penalties on the basis of their health status.

At the age of 11 I was diagnosed with PCOS (polycystic ovary syndrome) and while it didn't make sense, it was explained that this is why I was "bigger" than all the other kids in my class. I can remember...

I've spent the last six years unpacking my past, settling in self and growing in grief. This journey of emotional upheaval has been the most arduous work I've ever done, including teaching high school remedial reading to teen girls from...

via University of Pennsylvania We are enrolling women who are currently pregnant or have given birth within the past three years, have had at least one pregnancy/birth in the United States, and who have considered breastfeeding. Participants do not have...

It's so crazy how HIV really sometimes is the last thing I think about … so much so that a new journey I'll be embarking on (blog post coming soon) I didn't even realize, is starting on my diagnosis date...

The Palm Springs Regional Women's Conference is a collaboration between the HIV+ Aging Research Project-Palm Springs and The Well Project. The event will be a safe space for HIV+ women of all genders, providers, and allies to come together to build community, learn skills to help them thrive on the HIV journey, and have some fun.

Mother's Day is never easy for me, because I don't have a relationship with my mother. She's not deceased, I just don't have a relationship with her, never really have to be honest. The reasons why are many and the story is long and complicated, but I'll try to share what I can.

Nursing is not for the weak, and nursing school is the epitome of that. There are two major things I didn't learn in nursing school. The first is how to be a nurse. You don't actually learn to be a...