I bought a t-shirt in Las Vegas because I thought it was amusing. It said "Bad Bitch" on the front of it. I smiled when I saw it and for whatever reason I decided to buy it. I have plenty of courage, more than most I think. You don't live a transgender existence in a society that wants to erase you...
I joined the A Girl Like Me blog and that blog is where I talked about my diagnosis for the first time publicly. For women and girls and feminine-identified individuals around the world, many of us may be in places where HIV education and other types of education aren't readily available. I really love The Well Project as a place for that.
I just heard a new word today that struck my heart in a sickening way: "Gendercide", "the deliberate effort to destroy traditions of gender fluidity…". That was a quote from an extremely insightful book...
Every person living with HIV has the right to the tools and support they need to make well-informed decisions about education, employment, and other economic opportunities.
The Well Project medical editor Isabella Ventura, RN, MSN, AGPCNP-BC, and community advisory board member Katie Willingham, attended the virtual gathering of the International Workshop on HIV and Transgender People in December 2021 and reported on compelling takeaways.
The Well Project medical editor Isabella Ventura, RN, MSN, AGPCNP-BC, and community advisory board member Katie Willingham, attended the virtual gathering of the International Workshop on HIV and Transgender People in December 2021 and reported on compelling takeaways.
The Well Project medical editor Isabella Ventura, RN, MSN, AGPCNP-BC, and community advisory board member Katie Willingham, attended the virtual gathering of The International Workshop on HIV and Transgender People in December 2021 and reported on compelling takeaways.
In December 2021 I attended my first International Workshop on HIV and Transgender People and it was a fantastic learning experience.
I honestly can't get over how entitled and disrespectful and disappointing some Black men continue to be. You have the audacity to call me your baby to get me in bed but would not defend me if I was called a man by one of your homeboys. You would laugh at my pain. You would hide it from me. You...
People of trans experience, particularly women and femmes of color, endure targeting for horrendous acts of violence and even murder in racist, sexist, transphobic, anti-Black societies around the world, including the US. This terrible fact gave rise to Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR), on...
Have you ever wondered what it's like to be transgender? Living with HIV? In the rural South? Each of these issues alone can be challenging. Together, they are my reality—and it's crucial for healthcare providers to acknowledge them all when addressing my needs. Let's start with language, as it is...
Some women may feel that their dating and sexual lives are over once they receive a positive HIV diagnosis and this does not have to be true! Listen to this exciting conversation as these women navigate positive sexual health while living with HIV.
Arianna Lint and Katie Willingham tell their stories as part of National AIDS Memorial's oral history project.
This year's POZ 100 celebrates advocates who are TGNCNB. Special shout out to our amazing CAB members and A Girl Like Me bloggers Aryah Lester, Tiommi Jenae Luckett, Arianna Lint, and Katie Willingham receiving this well-deserved award!
I attended our nation's first National Trans Visibility March for our community; our TGNC youth are looking for inspiration and role models.