See, a girl like me, living in a cruel cold world…with little to no backbone support.
My name is Marissa Gonzalez, originally from New Jersey, now living in sunny Southwest Florida.
I was 26 years old. My children were 1 and 6 years old. I had recently ended a mentally and physically abusive relationship.
When I found out I was HIV positive, I didn’t know much about the virus except for what I remember learning in my high school health class. I thought I was going to die young. I thought I would look...
Recently one of my blogs was shared on Facebook about me going back to online dating after finding out my positive status.
When I was 27 years old I became pregnant with my daughter. After my first prenatal visit, I found out I was HIV positive.
Navigating relationships with HIV can be tricky. How do you meet a person? How do you decide when or if you should disclose your HIV status? The biggest question is: Will I be rejected or not? I have...
Since I've announced my status to the world my life has literally been an open book. From strangers to associates I haven’t seen or spoken to in years, people asking me questions, personal or just...
It's hard to explain how my feelings are towards having HIV. I try not to think about it in a negative way and yes, plenty of people say it's not a death sentence like people try to make it seem. But...
Living with HIV for the past 12 years has been full of ups and downs.