Tiommi Luckett is a native of Arkansas and current resident of Little Rock. She identifies as a woman of trans experience of African descent. Diagnosed HIV+ in 2012, Tiommi began her search for services and resources as she lived below the poverty line and knew she could not afford the medication. Beginning treatment in January 2013 and becoming undetectable by April 2013, she made good on her promise to promote HIV awareness and education. She joined the HIV Caucus and Positively Trans in 2015. She was a national facilitator with the Building Leaders of Color program with NMAC, Thrive SS, the HIV Caucus, and Positive Women's Network-USA. She developed and led the Resist, Inspire, Sustain through Education cohort at PWN-USA where eight trans women of color in the HIV movement became national facilitators. She is interested in conversations about restorative and transformative justice. She is an advocate for ending criminalization. As a Black woman of trans experience living with HIV in Arkansas, the potential for incarceration is ever-present. Tiommi believes that ending bailouts and pretrial detention, diverting resources to community for education, awareness, and sensitivity training, can eliminate the continued murders of Black trans bodies everywhere.
