Movers and Shakers: HIV/AIDS Advocates in the Latino Community

Whether they're running clinics, spreading the word in Congress, providing HIV education to underserved gay men or devising the best way to approach the language barrier issue, these individuals are part of the driving force behind efforts to end the HIV epidemic in Latino communities. These profiles of their tireless work remind us that this work is not being done in vain.

Individual Profiles & Interviews

	For HIV-Positive Latinas in the Bay Area, Picking Up Where Systems Leave Off Q&A with Agripina Alejandres, Latina Peer Advocate, WORLD
	AIDS, Latinos and the Deep South (En Español) Q&A with Christian Castro, Project Coordinator
	There Is Never Enough Funding for Latinas With HIV/AIDS (En Español) Q&A with Yolanda Diaz, WILLOW /SIHLE Facilitator at Iris House
	Targeting Prevention Services to Latino Youth MSM and Undocumented Workers in Oregon (En Español) Q&A with Ernesto Dominguez, Youth Technology Specialist, Cascade AIDS Project
	Sex = Fun? Pro-Pleasure Videos Bring "Sexy Back" to HIV Awareness From steamy online videos to hilariously fun, sexy parties to raise awareness within communities, Philadelphia's PleasureRush! program is committed to bringing sex-positive, pro-pleasure messages and activities back into HIV awareness, especially among LGBT communities of color. Elicia Gonzales, executive director of the Gay and Lesbian Latino AIDS Education Initiative (GALAEI), spoke with TheBody.com about the program -- and how other HIV service providers can incorporate a sex-positive outlook into their work.
	Antonio Hernández: El Perfil Humano de un Activista
	The Art of Capturing Women Living With HIV/AIDS (En Español) Q&A with photographer Caitlin M. Kelly View "'I am ...' Women Living with HIV," in English. View "'I am ...' Women Living with HIV," in Spanish.
	Acting Without Shame: HIV-Focused Bilingual Telenovela Informs and Entertains (En Español) An interview with actors JM Longoria III and Joanna Zanella
	Samuel López: Latino Positivo In his film Nuestras Caras, Nuestras Historias, artist and activist Samuel López puts a human face on his community: HIV-positive latino immigrants in Canada.
	Linking East Los Angeles' HIV-Positive Latino Youth to Medical Care (En Español) Q&A with Arlene Martínez, Youth Transitional Manager, AltaMed Health
	Miguel Mendez: Housing Works Latino AIDS Exec "Comes Out"!
	David Munar: Making "the People's HIV Plan" a National Reality (En Español)
	Washington, DC's New HIV Epidemic: Latino Men (En Español) Q&A with Manuel Diaz-Ramirez, Youth Program Manager
	HIV Prevention in Latino Faith Communities: Counting Big Wins in an Uphill Battle Q&A with Nathaly Rubio-Torio, Executive Director of Voces Latinas
	Harmony Santana: Trans Actress Goes From AIDS Street Outreach to Indie Darling

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