A Girl Like Me in the News

Maxine Waters speaking at a podium.

Rep. Maxine Waters' speech at the U.S. Conference on HIV/AIDS was powerful – and included some stigmatizing (and preventable) language concerns. The Well Project's stakeholder liaison, Bridgette Picou, shared her take on TheBody.com.

Marissa Gonzalez.

Community Advisory Board chair and A Girl Like Me blogger, Marissa Gonzalez and Tony Christon-Walker discuss disparities that make viral suppression harder for people of color.

Headshots of A Girl Like Me co-hosts with details of event.

Watch a very special episode of A Girl Like Me LIVE – three lifetime survivors of HIV discuss the importance of identity, language, their growing movement, and more.

The Well Project is thrilled to co-sponsor this series of webinars discussing needs and concerns specific to people who have lived with HIV for many years around the research towards a cure for HIV. 

Ciarra "Ci Ci" Covin, Sheryl Lee Ralph, and Masonia Traylor.

Plus catches up with Masonia Traylor and Ciarra "Ci Ci" Covin, the main two subjects of the film Unexpected.

Bridgette Picou.

Charles Sanchez and The Well Project's stakeholder liaison, Bridgette Picou, discuss the groundbreaking work at The Well Project, challenges that all women across the gender spectrum and nonbinary folks face when it comes to HIV issues, and more.

Nina Martinez, the first-ever U.S. person living with HIV (PLWH) to donate a kidney to another PLWH.

A new study shows positive health outcomes for three living kidney transplant donors with HIV – including A Girl Like Me blogger Nina Martinez, the first-ever US person living with HIV to donate a kidney to another person living with HIV.

Ciarra "Ci Ci" Covin and Marnina Miller with details of A Girl Like Me LIVE event.

On Wednesday, June 28, 2023, The Well Project held the 29th episode of A Girl Like Me LIVE for a discussion on women, sexuality, and HIV co-hosted by Ciarra "Ci Ci" Covin and community advisory board member Marnina Miller.

Women Like Us logo with QR code for Facebook group.

As part of our program Women Like Us – Aging Positively, The Well Project is excited to announce a new group on Facebook. This group provides women across the gender spectrum with a space to talk about their journey, share open dialogue, and ask the questions that matter as we age with HIV.

Flyer for event.

The Well Project's stakeholder liaison, Bridgette Picou, LVN, ACLPN is joined by long-time The Well Project collaborator and fierce advocate, Gina Brown, RSW to discuss different types of loneliness, factors unique to women that can increase these feelings, and the importance of building community as we age with HIV.

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