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Gary BellBlog: Transition to Hope Gary Bell is the executive director of the Philadelphia-based BEBASHI (Blacks Educating Blacks About Sexual Health), founded in 1985 as the nation's first AIDS organization serving African Americans with HIV. Bell has been widely praised, not only for increasing funding and accountability at a time when HIV donations have plummeted, but also for launching such innovative programs as a women's initiative, prison-discharge planning, and, most recently, a diabetes intervention. Most Recent Post: Transition to Hope
River HustonBlog: Cry Me a River River Huston is an award winning poet, journalist, performer and activist. She travels through the United States speaking on issues related to sexuality, communication, overcoming challenges and change. Panama Adventure
Mark S. KingVideo Blog: My Fabulous Disease Mark S. King has been an active AIDS activist, writer and community organization leader since the early 1980s in Los Angeles. He has been an outspoken advocate for prevention education and for issues important to those living with HIV. My Search for Meaning
Jimmy MackBlog: A Long Night's Journey Into Day Diagnosed with HIV in 1987, fear drove Jimmy into drugs and alcohol. His journey out of addiction was difficult, but Jimmy has been clean and sober for more than 15 years -- and he's got an undetectable viral load to boot. He now works in property management and is happily partnered with an HIV-negative man. Setting an Example
Heidi NassDispatches From the International AIDS Conference in Mexico Heidi M. Nass is an attorney turned HIV treatment advocate, educator and outreach specialist. She has written and presented extensively on treatment topics and HIV-positive women's issues, drawing from her vast store of practical knowledge as well as her personal experience living with HIV. Most Recent Post: What Will 2010's Conference Bring?
Jim PickettBlog: So Jimberly Jim Pickett is a Chicago-based consultant, writer, activist and advocate, as well as a gay man living with HIV. Most Recent Post: International Rectal Microbicide Advocates (IRMA) Does Delhi
Loreen WillenbergBlog: Life as an Elite Controller HIV positive since 1992, Loreen has never had a detectable viral load since she was diagnosed. Her CD4 count remains in the healthy range. Most Recent Post: HIV Controllers Speak: Our Link to a "Functional Cure" for HIV
Terri WilderBlog: Working in the Frontlines of the HIV Pandemic Since 1989 Terri Wilder is a social worker who has worked in HIV for nearly two decades. She has written numerous articles about HIV, and has presented at HIV conferences around the United States. She is currently pursuing a doctoral degree in sociology at Georgia State University. Thoughts About Women and Oral Sex After Visiting the NYC Sex Museum | |||