HIV/AIDS Activist Profiles & Personal Accounts

See also: HIV/AIDS Activist Central

Is the Ribbon Enough? (Regularly Updated)
A blog by Rev. Andrena Ingram.
From The Body
I, Too, Am Black History: Bayard Rustin (February 13, 2012)
"Since this is Black History Month, I would be remiss if I didn't highlight some of the African-American LGBT pioneers who paved the way for equality and acceptance. What does this have to do with AIDS? It's simple. Stigma comes from ignorance."
From The Body
Run for It! A Blog Entry From Volunteer Positive (February 9, 2012)
"I came to Chiang Mai with the idea that I was going to be some strong HIV presence. An international volunteer who wanted to change the perception of a person with HIV/AIDS. Sorry, I was mistaken. As a volunteer you don't get to pick your goals. They just appear as you go from day to day."
Sean Strub: HIV Is Not a Crime -- HIV Criminalization: A Blog Entry by Robert Breining (February 8, 2012)
"People with HIV who have been subjected to criminal prosecutions have only rarely been heard from and are typically portrayed in the media as, at best, reckless and, at worst, monstrous. ... 'HIV Is Not a Crime' will bring their stories to light"
From The Body
D.C. Activist Chosen as Spokesperson for Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: A Blog Entry by Candace Y.A. Montague (February 7, 2012)
From The Body
Greg Louganis: Olympic Gold Medalist Wants to Dance With the Stars: A Blog Entry by Robert Breining (January 31, 2012)
"This Sunday February 5th at 9pm EST Robert will be speaking with Olympic Gold Medalist Greg Louganis. Openly gay and HIV-positive Olympic diving legend Greg Louganis wants to show off his moves on ABC's 'Dancing with the Stars' next season. ... Show your support."
From The Body
Bishop Joyce Turner Keller -- Where You At? A Blog Entry by Robert Breining (January 20, 2012)
"Bishop Joyce has lofted the term 'southern hospitality' to an entirely new level. She is not only the founder and CEO of Aspirations, a non-profit faith-based community service organization, but someone who is living with HIV/AIDS herself, and has dedicated herself to educating, supporting and inspiring others living with HIV/AIDS throughout the nation."
From The Body
Night Ticket: A Blog Entry From Volunteer Positive (January 16, 2012)
From Volunteer Positive
MC Lyte: Hip-Hop Star and Actress (January 11, 2012)
In Black AIDS Weekly, from Black AIDS Institute
Bill Duke: Giving a Voice to the Voiceless (January 3, 2012)
In Black AIDS Weekly, from Black AIDS Institute
Sowing Seeds for the Movement: A Blog Entry by Khafre Abif (December 23, 2011)
From The Body
Occupy HIV: A Blog Entry by Brooke Davidoff (December 17, 2011)
"Our generation has needed a movement like this for a long time. They had a sit-in in front of a Chase bank. I hadn't felt so much unity since AIDS Walk. We need to stand up for each other more in America."
From The Body
HIV/AIDS Community Spotlight: People Who Made a Difference in 2011 (December 13, 2011)
From The Body
The Never-Ending Collage: One Advocate's Reflections on World AIDS Day (December 1, 2011)
From The Body
Aaron Laxton: My HIV Journey -- A Blog Entry by Robert Breining (November 28, 2011)
"Aaron is a 32-year-old graduate student from St. Louis, Missouri with a passion to help others. On June 6, 2011, he got news that would forever change his life: he was HIV positive."
From The Body
World AIDS Day 2011: New Activism, New Generation -- A Blog Entry by Ibrahim (November 23, 2011)
From The Body
Getting to Zero and Cycle for Freedom: A National HIV/AIDS Mobilization Campaign -- A Blog Entry by Khafre Abif (November 21, 2011)
"In the spirit of Harriet Tubman, I can serve as a foot soldier for freedom for HIV/AIDS in black and Latino America by cycling the Underground Railroad Bicycle Route. It means that for the entire 2,028-mile, 75-day campaign, the issue of HIV and its hold on African-American and Latino communities will be mobilized."
From The Body
Love Heals, Ali Gertz and Me: A Blog Entry by Jimmy Mack (November 21, 2011)
"Eddie told me about a young girl who was dying of AIDS at her parents' house on Dune Road and asked if I'd like to meet her. ... Afterwards Eddie said wasn't it amazing what that young woman did with the knowledge of her disease by going public and talking about it to the media and at schools all over New York."
From The Body
Notes for a Young Activist: A Blog Entry by Aless Piper (October 28, 2011)
"What I want you to know most of all is we are out there. It's not easy, and sometimes it takes a really long time to "get better," but we need you. We need your passion, we need your voice, we need your ideas."
From The Body
Duane Cramer: Trailblazer, Photographer, Activist (October 25, 2011)
From Black AIDS Institute
Catching Up With Janine Brignola: A Blog Entry by Robert Breining (October 25, 2011)
"Janine has spent the last five years since she was diagnosed learning what she could about HIV itself, the stigma attached to the disease, and how HIV affects the lives of those living with the disease in America as well as abroad."
From The Body
Walk, Talk and KLEAN: A Blog Entry by Sherri Beachfront Lewis (October 25, 2011)
"Long before there were HIV medications or information or laws to help protect HIV-positive people from the enormous stigma of AIDS in the '80s, it has been my experience that the hope and help and friendships I found in 12-step meetings saved my life -- first from addiction, then to living with HIV."
From The Body
HIV Prevention in Latino Faith Communities: Counting Big Wins in an Uphill Battle (October 17, 2011)
Q & A with Nathaly Rubio-Torio, executive director of Voces Latinas.
From The Body
For HIV-Positive Latinas in the Bay Area, Picking Up Where Systems Leave Off (October 17, 2011)
Q & A with Agripina Alejandres, Latina peer advocate, WORLD.
From The Body
Mission, Vision and What It Means to Rise Up to HIV: A Blog Entry by Kevin Maloney (October 16, 2011)
"If you are Rising Up to HIV then I would like to hear about it, so that I can feature your story on my blog."
From The Body
Paul Gallegos -- The Intersection Project: A Blog Entry by Robert Breining (September 24, 2011)
"Paul Gallegos, a 42 years old HIV positive husband and father of 5 HIV negative children shared his story on POZIAM Radio. Paul found out about his status in May of 1999."
From The Body
David Munar: Making "the People's HIV Plan" a National Reality (September 15, 2011)
From The Body
Carlos Pavel Smith: Channeling the Passion of Youth (September 12, 2011)
From AID FOR AIDS International
Q&A: C. Virginia Fields, AIDS Movement Leader and Power Broker (September 6, 2011)
From Black AIDS Institute
Meet Miracle Mike Hennessey: A Blog Entry by Robert Breining (August 16, 2011)
"Mike is a writer, actor, comedian and children's entertainer. He moved to Los Angeles in 1993 from Boston after he was told in August of 1990 that he had potentially 7 to 9 years to live when he was diagnosed with HIV. He thought, 'Since I'm going to die anyway, I might as well do it on stage.'"
From The Body
Liliana Velásquez: Seeing the World as One (August 5, 2011)
From AID FOR AIDS International
HIV Profile: Ryan White -- A Blog Entry by Justin B. Terry-Smith (July 20, 2011)
"In December 1984, when he was 13, White contracted pneumonia and had surgery to remove part of his left lung. After two hours of surgery, his doctors told his parents that he had contracted the incurable disease of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, or AIDS, through his Factor VIII blood transfusions."
From The Body
HIV Survivor and "Global Nomad" Creates International Volunteer Service Organization for People Living With HIV (July 19, 2011)
Volunteer Positive opens its doors.
From Volunteer Positive
HuffPost Greatest Person of the Day: Brenda Starks-Ross Helps People Living With HIV/AIDS Get Back on Track (July 17, 2011)
From HuffingtonPost.com
Not Everyone Is an Activist (and Updates on My New Regimen of Atripla): A Video Blog Entry by Maria T. Mejia (July 8, 2011)
"Not everyone is an activist! And we must respect this ... not all people are prepared to come out of their HIV closet because others want them to. They are not less than anyone -- many of them are still dealing with the shame that comes with the illness."
From The Well Project
Q&A: Rep. Barbara Lee, Congresswoman and AIDS Activist (July 5, 2011)
In Black AIDS Weekly, from Black AIDS Institute
Should AIDS Activists and Pharma Just Get Along? A Video Blog by Mark S. King (July 5, 2011)
"At least through this video, I get an opportunity to discuss some pressing concerns not covered in the [pharma] community meeting. I question some basic assumptions, such as whether our hard work on the ADAP crisis is pulling attention and resources from the 'big picture' of pharma drug pricing and generics, and I offer an indictment of our U.S. health care system for good measure."
From The Body
We Are Not OK -- Until the Cure: A Blog Entry by Jeannie Wraight (July 5, 2011)
"If HAART saved us all, then it would be acceptable. IT DOES NOT. ... How many more experts need to say that we will never be able to make enough HIV antivirals for everyone who needs them before we start to listen?!"
From The Body
A Decade of Positive Faces (Summer 2011)
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In The Positive Side, from Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange
A Decade of Positive Faces: Krista Shore (Summer 2011)
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In The Positive Side, from Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange
A Decade of Positive Faces: Sandy Lambert (Summer 2011)
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In The Positive Side, from Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange
A Decade of Positive Faces: Devan Nambiar (Summer 2011)
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In The Positive Side, from Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange
A Decade of Positive Faces: Shari Margolese (Summer 2011)
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In The Positive Side, from Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange
A Decade of Positive Faces: Louise Binder (Summer 2011)
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In The Positive Side, from Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange
A Decade of Positive Faces: Jim Wakeford (Summer 2011)
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In The Positive Side, from Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange
Gloria Reuben, Actor and AIDS Activist (June 17, 2011)
In Black AIDS Weekly, from Black AIDS Institute
I Am What I Am: A Blog Entry by Aless Piper (June 14, 2011)
From The Body
There When AIDS Began: An Interview With Michael Gottlieb, M.D. (June 2, 2011)
For 30 years, Dr. Gottlieb has been at the forefront of HIV/AIDS research and medicine -- and through it all, he hasn't lost his passion or his empathy. In this interview, he sits down with friend and long-term HIV survivor Nelson Vergel to look back over the past 30 years and ponder those to come.
From The Body
Julie Davids Reflects on CHAMP and the Future of HIV Prevention Justice (Summer 2011)
Interview with veteran HIV prevention and social justice activist Julie Davids.
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In TAGline, from Treatment Action Group
What Were Our Deciding Moments? (May 12, 2011)
TheBody.com's Olivia Ford and Kellee Terrell, along with other African-American journalists, share their motivations in PSAs for the Greater Than AIDS campaign.
From The Body
Marvelyn Brown: The Accidental Activist (May 11, 2011)
From Black AIDS Institute
A Therapist's Guide to Living and Laughing With HIV/AIDS: A Blog Entry by Elizabeth Lombino (May 9, 2011)
"Perhaps I can continue to raise awareness and dispel myths. Perhaps my colleagues will realize the importance of HIV/AIDS education. Perhaps they will be more open to learning about what it means to live with HIV/AIDS. Especially since many of my colleagues are most likely working with HIV-positive adults and don't know it."
From The Body
TheBody.com's Blogger Rae Lewis-Thornton Featured in the Windy City Times and Women's Day (May 4, 2011)
In The Windy City Times
Narciso Rodriguez Speaks About His Work With AFAI (April 29, 2011)
From AID FOR AIDS International
Larry Kramer's Inconvenient Truths: A Blog Entry by Aless Piper (April 27, 2011)
Until we as a society are colorblind, gender-neutral, and don't give a damn whether someone is gay, straight, bi, transgender, whatever, Larry Kramer's right. AIDS is not going away, it's only going to get worse."
From The Body
Dr. Beny J. Primm, Executive Director, Addiction Research and Treatment Corp. (April 26, 2011)
From Black AIDS Institute
From Addict to Activist With 3 Easy Letters: A Blog Entry by Jeannie Wraight (April 20, 2011)
"She told her listeners of the girl I was, a hard-core dope fiend. ... She told them that when she asked how it was, how it could be that 5 years later the same girl was standing on the streets of South Africa, alive, thriving and fighting that I told her simply: 'I became an activist'."
From The Body
Q&A: Rep. Maxine Waters, Legislator and Activist (April 5, 2011)
From Black AIDS Institute
Meet Anthony Polimeni: Founder of My AIDS -- A Blog Entry by Kevin Maloney (March 27, 2011)
From The Body
HIV Profile: Alison Gertz -- A Blog Entry by Justin B. Terry-Smith (March 25, 2011)
"On February 27, 1966, Alison Gertz was born to a prominent family in New York. When she was 16 she had her first sexual encounter. She was infected with HIV."
From The Body
Advocacy Spotlight: Robert Childs, NCHRC -- A Blog Entry by Rachel Farris (March 3, 2011)
From HIV Prevention Justice Alliance
A Special Anniversary Episode: A Video Blog by Mark S. King (March 2, 2011)
"I know our HIV/AIDS crisis isn?t rosy and I know people are suffering. I also know without a doubt that we are in committed, loving hands the world over."
From The Body
This Positive Life: An Interview With Marvelyn Brown (January 25, 2011)
In This Positive Life, from The Body
Monday Reflection: Doers Not Dreamers ...: A Blog Entry by Rae Lewis-Thornton (January 17, 2011)
"I was at the epicenter of it all fighting to help bring about change. We were doers not dreamers. My work in HIV/AIDS is just an extension of my work at Dr. [Martin Luther] King's workshop."
From The Body
2010's AIDS Heroes and Villains: Unknown Crusaders and Thorny Foes (December 22, 2010)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
HIV/AIDS Community Spotlight: People Who Made a Difference in 2010 (December 14, 2010)
From The Body
Your Silence Will Not Protect You (September 22, 2010)
From U.S. Positive Women's Network
Sheryl Lee Ralph Honored by ESSENCE Magazine for HIV/AIDS Work (September 21, 2010)
From Black AIDS Institute
Annie Lennox: Why I Am an HIV/AIDS Activist (September 2010)
Pop singer Annie Lennox shares how Nelson Mandela brought about her own HIV awareness and inspired her SING campaign, which raises money for HIV treatment and prevention.
From TED
The Power of Advocacy (July/August 2010)
A first-hand account of how testimony helped win an FDA panel's approval of a new drug.
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
Still Standing (May 10, 2010)
From Black AIDS Institute
Is There a Line in the Health Care Reform That Promises a Cure for AIDS? A Blog Entry by Thomas DeLorenzo (May 4, 2010)
In spite of the battle wounds that still remain from the protests in the 90s, the lingering grief from losing most of our friends, in spite of the seemingly normal lives we all lead now, we all want and need a cure.
From The Body
"I'm Back": A Message From Paul A. Kawata, Executive Director of the National Minority AIDS Council (March 1, 2010)
From National Minority AIDS Council
Back From the Brink: A Blog Entry by Thomas DeLorenzo (November 10, 2009)
People are still dying from AIDS-related causes in the U.S. -- and some of them die without even knowing they're HIV positive. This almost happened to Hollywood publicist and TheBody.com blogger Thomas DeLorenzo.
From The Body
Youth Activist Brings HIV Prevention to an Urban Children's Hospital (August 13, 2009)
"Yes, babies are pretty, but they grow up to have sex ... and to potentially expose themselves to HIV," says HIV advocate Kai Chandler.
From The Body
Thoughts on NY State Senator Thomas Duane's Impassioned Speech on Behalf of People Living With HIV (July 22, 2009)
From The Body
A Long-Term Survivor (Summer 2009)
The pioneering MACS cohort.
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In TAGline, from Treatment Action Group
Speaking From the Heart (Spring/Summer 2009)
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In The Positive Side, from Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange
Arizona: From a Crisis, Faith for Co-Founder of Tucson Interfaith HIV/AIDS Network (May 18, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Harlem HIV Advocate Trains "Information Warriors" to Talk Up Testing to Friends and Family (May 5, 2009)
For Vanessa Austin, HIV services outreach coordinator at Harlem Hospital Center in New York City. the key to reaching the most people with her HIV advocacy work is training people to become "information warriors" who then spread messages about HIV prevention and testing to their peers.
From The Body
Reasons I Walk in the AIDS Walk (April 23, 2009)
"As I walked, joined by thousands of participants, I suddenly no longer felt alone in my grief," recalls Amanda, whose father died suddenly from AIDS-related pneumonia when she was 21 years old.
From AIDS Walk New York
NIAID Honors AIDS Activist Martin Delaney (January 19, 2009)
From U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Natural Habitat, or, "Who Said Activism Was Dead?" A Blog Entry by Loreen Willenberg (September 10, 2008)
From The Body
Becoming a Voice for Change (Fall 2008)
When people on South Carolina's ADAP waiting list started dying without treatment and she was diagnosed with pneumonia, Deadre Lawson-Smith realized there was no more time to wait for something to happen.
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In Achieve, from ACRIA and GMHC
Meet Quintara Lane: HIV-Positive Activist and Leader of the Upcoming "Stand Against AIDS" (August 22, 2008)
East Gulf caravan leader Quintara Lane speaks out.
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
The Lady With the Dildoes Has Plenty of Sister Love (August 7, 2008)
From Black AIDS Institute
Bill Clinton Dives Back Into HIV Activism (August 5, 2008)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Give Us Our Daily Meds: Demanding HIV Treatment in Peru (Summer 2008)
In Achieve, from ACRIA and GMHC
HIV Frontlines: An Interview With Psychologist Dr. Tony Miles (April 9, 2008)
From The Body
Over the Hump (Spring 2008)
Whether he's speaking out on foster care or fostering AIDS awareness and activism, Sandy Lambert doesn't take "no" for an answer. Just ask B.C. Health.
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In The Positive Side, from Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange
African-American Resource Center: HIV Frontlines -- U.S. Edition: An HIVer Finds Unique Ways to Educate Gay Men About HIV (November 29, 2007)
From The Body
Activist Snapshots: Transforming Justice (November 2007)
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In Solidarity Project, from Community HIV/AIDS Mobilization Project
Activist Snapshots: The AFIYA Center (November 2007)
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In Solidarity Project, from Community HIV/AIDS Mobilization Project
Activist Snapshots: New York State Black Gay Network (November 2007)
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In Solidarity Project, from Community HIV/AIDS Mobilization Project
Activist Snapshots: Georgia Prevention Justice Alliance (November 2007)
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In Solidarity Project, from Community HIV/AIDS Mobilization Project
An HIV Fighter Tells Her Personal Story: A Blog Entry by Terri Wilder, M.S.W. (August 2007)
From Terri Wilder
Public Radio Show Features Interview With Black HIV/AIDS Advocates (May 4, 2007)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
WORLD Celebrates 15-Year Anniversary, Honors Women HIV Activists (November 2006)
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In WORLD Newsletter, from Women Organized to Respond to Life-Threatening Diseases
The Battle Against AIDS in Africa: Behind the Pain, There's Hope (September 21, 2006)
In The Independent
Personal Perspective: Zapping for Drugs (Fall 2006)
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In ACRIA Update, from AIDS Community Research Initiative of America
XVI International AIDS Conference: An Interview With Henry Luyombya (August 18, 2006)
In The XVI International AIDS Conference
A Wisconsin Couple With HIV Battles to Raise Awareness, Funding (October 1, 2005)
Diagnosed in 1991, Mike Johnson and his wife, Sherie, have worked tirelessly to spread HIV education and improve the lives of HIV-positive Wisconsinites.
In Wisconsin State Journal
We Must Not Let Protestors Derail Trials of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis for HIV (September 2005)
[Archived Article]
Joep Lange, former president of the International AIDS Society, says the protests reveal a major flaw in global AIDS activism.
In PLoS Medicine
AIDSWatch 2005: A Perspective From a First-Timer (July/August 2005)
An AIDS advocate reflects on her time at a weeklong activist event in Washington, D.C.
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In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
San Francisco Chronicle Profiles Partners in Health's Paul Farmer, New HIV/AIDS Treatment Program in Rwanda (May 16, 2005)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Why Do Volunteers Volunteer? (May/June 2005)
One Atlanta-based AIDS organization asks its volunteers what drives them to freely give their time and energy.
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
Oregon Man Hailed as Health "Genius" for Efforts to Help HIVers (November 15, 2004)
Billy Russo managed Ruby House in Winston, Ore., from 1988 to 1998, where he helped provide a home and resource center to people with AIDS.
In The News-Review
Change and Rumors of Change (September/October 2004)
26 AIDS advocates from around the world explain how their communities have changed in the past year.
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
Why I Will Continue to Fight (September/October 2004)
AIDS advocate Mark Milano says that fundamentalism -- regardless of the religion -- seriously hurts the global AIDS fight.
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
"I Don't Want Others to Die Like My Wife" (July 13, 2004)
Dr. Leonard Okello heads the Ugandan branch of ActionAid, an AIDS advocacy group, and is an AIDS widower who has raised his three daughters alone since his wife's death.
From BBC News
The Past, the Present and the Future (July/August 2004)
A reflective essay written in 2001 by Charles Clifton, the Chicago AIDS advocate who passed away in August 2004.
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
Women Speaking Up: Advocating for ADAP (May 2004)
A woman tells of how she became an activist for AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) funding.
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In WISE Words, from Project Inform
Did You Ever Know That You're My Hero? (March/April 2004)
For Laura Jones, working at an AIDS organization means being surrounded by her personal heroes.
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
Pickett Fences: DHIVA (September/October 2003)
Activism can be overwhelming, but Jim Pickett knows he has to keep fighting.
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
Can a Conference (and an Activist) Outlive Its Utility? A Moment of Unabashed Navel Gazing (May 2003)
In TAGline, from Treatment Action Group
Philadelphia: David Webber Has Made a Difference (March 27, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Texas Accountant Plans to Open AIDS Ministry in Zimbabwe (March 26, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Positive Empowerment: Fighting Terrorism on Religious Grounds (March/April 2003)
[Archived Article]
A minister and activist fights ignorance.
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
In the Life: Claire Touchie (January 2003)
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In IAPAC Monthly, from International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care
Soul Brothers (December 2002)
Kerry O. Burns' one-man play is about the life and death of his brother Timothy, who died of AIDS.
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles
Life Lessons (December 2002)
Author Timothy Critzer shares tribal wisdom about living with HIV.
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles
In Search of Solidarity: Alan Berkman, Physician and Firebrand (November 2002)
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
Activist: "The Secret Was Killing Me Faster Than the Disease" (October 10, 2002)
A profile of Rae Lewis-Thornton, who has been speaking publicly about living with HIV since 1994.
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
My Path to Peer Advocacy (September/October 2002)
How Kimberly Howard went from client to peer advocate at AIDS Project Los Angeles.
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles
Disco Queen Née Policy Gadfly Recalls Decade of Seismic Shifts in Clinical Landscape (September 2002)
In TAGline, from Treatment Action Group
Dentist Comes Out of Retirement to Treat HIV-Positive Patients (August 5, 2002)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Ohio: Taking on a Killer (August 2, 2002)
Though only 5'4" and 76 years old, Mary Powers Miller is a powerful presence in Ohio's fight against HIV.
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Putting TAG on the Map (April 2002)
An interview with Peter Staley, founder of Treatment Action Group.
In TAGline, from Treatment Action Group
Michael Duffy to Lead AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts (March 21, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Peer Counseling Perspectives: Firearms and My Future (August 2001)
A brush with death births an AIDS activist.
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
Grassrooters Get Results! (August/September 2001)
Judith Dillard and Lee Mentley are lobbying for your lives.
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles
Pickett Fences: Rising Above the Pain (May/June 2001)
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
Volunteer Profile: Bridget Murphy Brogden (May 2001)
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
Interview With Bob Munk From New Mexico AIDS InfoNet (January 12, 2001)
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
Claudia French Named Executive Director of AIDS Action (January 5, 2001)
From AIDS Action Council
It's All About Empowerment -- A Visit With HIV/AIDS Activist Nancy Shearer (December 2000)
Interview with a Filipina mother and HIV advocate.
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles
Reflections: Three Generations of AIDS (March 2000)
[Archived Article]
An activist reflects on three generations of people with HIV.
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
Activism Is the Best Medicine (February 2000)
Profile of Richard Eastman, dedicated activist and survivor.
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles
Treatment Advocacy Program Trains 200: Interview with Matt Sharp (September 3, 1999)
[Archived Article]
From AIDS Treatment News
Powers of Example: Jackie Whitehead (May 1999)
An HIV-positive, African-American mother of three, Jackie talks about her journey to healing.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
Getting and Giving Support (April 1999)
"My work with AIDS ... helped me to understand that I can live with this virus".
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
State Senator Tom Duane (March 1999)
About the first openly gay, openly HIV-positive U.S. state senator.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
The Sun Always Rises on Pride (June 1998)
Interviews with the organizers on New York City's annual Gay Pride events.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
Scott Fried -- AIDS Educator (October 1997)
Interview with the author of If I Grow Up: Talking to Teenagers About AIDS.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
Powers of Example: Theresa Nieves (September 1997)
"I was one of the few Latinas out there doing advocacy work, and who was not afraid to say 'I have AIDS'".
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
Pieces of History (September 1997)
A look at the activist files housed at the National Museum and Archive of Lesbian and Gay History.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
Powers of Example: Pearl Johnson -- a Grandmother With AIDS (July 1997)
A blind, HIV-positive woman has changed her life and welcomes her third grandchild to the world.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
Emperor of Courage and Survival (July 1997)
Interview with Tom De Conza, Emperor in the Imperial Court of New York, a drag fundraising organization.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
I See Miracles All the Time (May 1997)
Excerpt from Sometimes My Heart Goes Numb: Love and Caregiving in a Time of AIDS, by Charles Garfield with Cindy Spring and Doris Ober.
In Sometimes My Heart Goes Numb: Love and Caregiving in a Time of AIDS, from Jossey-Bass Inc.
Boosting the Spirit of an HIV-Positive Woman (April 1997)
An African-American HIV-positive woman decides to give birth.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
Thomas Weise: German Expatriate and Volunteer in Children's Care Programs (April 1997)
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
Billings' HIV Serostatus Announcement Courageous, "Yet Another Human Face Placed on Epidemic" (January 16, 1996)
[Archived Article]
From AIDS Action Council