Aaron Laxton, TheBody.com; Posted Jun 19, 5:06 p.m. ET

"If you would've told me two years ago that I would be, at this very moment of my life, healthier than I'd ever been ... I probably would've laughed in your face and called you a liar!"

Patrick Ingram, TheBody.com; Posted Jun 19, 3:03 p.m. ET

In a pair of videos, 24-year-old Patrick Ingram details how he became HIV positive, starting with his early years coming out as gay in high school.

AIDS United; Posted Jun 19, 1:03 p.m. ET

Jose Luis Ramirez had been in the U.S. due to ongoing abuse from police officers in Mexico because he is gay. He was convicted of soliciting oral sex for money after becoming homeless.

Shana Cozad, TheBody.com; Posted Jun 18, 5:08 p.m. ET

"My gays never walked away. ... They loved me while I was sick and then they loved me while I became well. I was truly cradled and that made the difference in choosing and fighting for my life."

Whether or not you have heard of the treatment cascade, if you are living with HIV, then you are represented on it. The treatment cascade is a powerful visual reminder of the state of the HIV epidemic in the U.S. in terms of how many people have a fully suppressed viral load -- and how many people are at each stage of getting toward that health goal.

The treatment cascade relays to the viewer the idea that everyone's HIV diagnosis is the beginning of a journey. With this Treatment Cascade Spotlight Series, TheBody.com has set out to mix the medical statistics that comprise the cascade with personal stories from our community about each of the unique steps of this journey.

Sunny Bjerk , Housing Works; Posted Jun 18, 3:08 p.m. ET

The New York Times recently published a story exploring the ups and downs of life as an aging HIV-positive person in the city that never sleeps.

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Posted Jun 18, 1:08 p.m. ET

The campaign asks gay and bisexual Latinos "What's your reason?/¿Cuál es tu razón?" for getting an HIV test. It features men sharing their personal HIV testing stories.

Khafre Abif, TheBody.com; Posted Jun 17, 5:03 p.m. ET

"Black people must take charge of their lives and the lives of their children and youth. We ... cannot sit around wringing our hands and shaking our heads and talking."

Lynda Arnold, TheBody.com; Posted Jun 17, 3:01 p.m. ET

"Somewhere in the past 13 years, I took a solid break from HIV," recalls Lynda Arnold. "Today I'm back, crawling as it may be, not yet ready or able to run, barely able to walk."

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Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation; Posted Jun 17, 1:06 p.m. ET

Many counties in the region have laws meant to protect people living with HIV, but there appear to be serious gaps between "laws on the book" and "laws in the streets."

Charles Stephens, AIDS United; Posted Jun 14, 10:00 p.m. ET

After years of neglect, young black gay men are finally about to join the HIV prevention conversation, writes Charles Stephens. First on the agenda in his mind? Fighting institutional stigma, as well as promoting opportunities for entrepreneurship, leadership and intergenerational dialogue.

Myles Helfand, TheBody.com; Posted Jun 14, 9:00 p.m. ET

We've seen new signs that it may be possible -- really, truly possible -- to defang HIV in a person who's living with the virus. But for this to work, the person may need to start taking HIV meds very quickly after infection.

TheBody.com; Posted Jun 14, 3:06 p.m. ET

We asked LGBT people of all ages, throughout the U.S., what Pride means to them today -- and what it meant to their own generation at the time they first became aware that Pride celebrations existed.