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Gary Bell Gary Bell

Blog: 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
My name is Gary J. Bell and I am the executive director of BEBASHI (Blacks Educating Blacks About Sexual Health). Founded in 1985, BEBASHI was the country's first AIDS services organization targeting urban minority communities. We offer a continuum of HIV/AIDS/STI prevention and direct care services primarily in the Philadelphia metropolitan area.

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River Huston River Huston

Blog: 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
Since I found out I was HIV positive, my whole life went into high gear. I had things to do before the final goodbye. Eighteen years passed without a vacation. I work seven days a week, 10 to 12 hours a day on the books, articles, shows, lectures, art and all the details to keep it running. When I am not in the office, I am on the road.

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Mark S. King Mark S. King

Video 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
When I got my first position at an HIV/AIDS organization in 1987, I thought the job would be my last. I was HIV positive, living in Los Angeles and surrounded by fear and dying. How could I possibly be here to type this blog to you now?
It's a blessing and a curse of sorts. Why me, why now ... why ask why?

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Jimmy Mack Jimmy Mack

Blog: 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
As many of you reading this know, I just did an interview on TheBody.com. I have to say that having my profile on The Body was a trip (around the world) as I got e-mails from Turkey, Costa Rica, Australia, Russia and Canada, as well as the U.S. All of them were so positive and supportive.

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Heidi Nass Heidi Nass

Dispatches 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?
The conference formally ends this afternoon. Today is mostly oral summary reports of all the "tracks" (e.g. prevention, treatment, youth, etc.) and a short closing session.

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Jim Pickett Jim Pickett

Blog: 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
As chair of IRMA, you may say I have a certain booty bias in my perceptions -- and I won't argue. But let me say, I think our burgeoning advocacy network really took the Microbicides 2008 conference in New Delhi this past February by storm.

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Loreen Willenberg Loreen Willenberg

Blog: 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
Not all HIV-positive people are alike in their ability to control HIV. An estimated 1 in 300 HIV-infected persons around the world have a mysterious ability to control their HIV. Their viral loads and CD4 T-cell counts remain in the normal range without their having to take any HIV medications. Researchers call these individuals "long-term non-progressors."

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Terri Wilder Terri Wilder

Blog: 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
I was on my spring break and felt like I should do something "wild" since historically, spring break is the week that college students are supposed to "let loose." Since I am a 41-year-old student and not 18 anymore, I felt like making a visit to the New York City Museum of Sex was about as wild as I was going to get during spring break.

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