I really wonder why people are so quick to attend a baby shower vs. attending an HIV Awareness/Testing Event. It blows me away to know that we are willing to bring a gift of diapers, play games and...
One of the hottest topics of discussion at AIDS 2012 was that of HIV criminalization, both in the U.S. and internationally. Throughout the conference, there were multiple sessions, panels, and...
On September 7, 2012, my life changed forever upon hearing the loss of a fellow sister in the struggle, Cicely Bolden. I was devastated by the crime and questioned my own thoughts about disclosure and...
Michelle Anderson, Ms. Plus America 2011, is the first openly HIV-positive woman to ever run for, and win, a national pageant title. She currently resides in Dallas, Texas and is very active in her...
I was fortunate enough to attend an amazing film screening of “How to Survive a Plague” directed by filmmaker David France at AIDS 2012. Words cannot describe how this film moved me to really...
Tiffany posted a new blog “ Even in my compassion, I have lacked action” on A Girl Like Me’s “Voices from our Allies” page: …That is what she said in response to the hearing of another young woman...
...That is what she said in response to the hearing of another young woman dead in our community as she urged her friends on facebook to have a call to arms. I was so struck by the statement that I...
I read a statement earlier this week that has stuck with me ever since. It said "Perhaps we as humans are like plants, the moment we cease to grow is the moment we begin to die."
My name is Connie L. Johnson. I am a daughter, a sister, a niece, and a friend who was diagnosed with AIDS in 2002.
My experience at AIDS 2012 allowed me to feel free and to feel accepted. For the first time, I could share my status openly. I was not in fear of rejection or judgment of any kind. There were over 20...