Activist Profiles/Personal Accounts

This Positive Life: A Trailblazer Still Marches Forward (December 12, 2012)
Gil Kudrin has marched with ACT UP, helped found Nightsweats & T-Cells (which employs HIV-positive people and gives them work skills and experience) and has raised two young, homeless boys as his own sons.
From TheBody.com
Kari Farmer-Coffman: Motherhood and HIV -- A Blog Entry by Robert Breining (December 7, 2012)
"Kari was diagnosed with HIV on Nov. 4, 2010 and two days later was diagnosed with AIDS. She was told to make plans for her daughter and her funeral. Kari was not ready to quit. Two years later, she is still fighting and making a difference in the community."
From TheBody.com
Stories Behind Facing AIDS: Why Do I Face AIDS? (November 27, 2012)
In Black AIDS Weekly, from Black AIDS Institute
Speaking Truth to Power (November 25, 2012)
From TheBodyPRO.com
The War Room: A Blog Entry by Jeannie Wraight (November 20, 2012)
From TheBodyPRO.com
Kathleen Gerus-Darbison: Stitches Doll Project -- A Blog Entry by Robert Breining (November 16, 2012)
"Last week Kathleen Gerus-Darbison shared her story and all about the Stitches Doll Project on the POZ I AM Radio show."
From TheBody.com
Battle Front Angels: HIV/AIDS Heroines of the '80s and '90s -- A Blog Entry by Dave R. (November 15, 2012)
From TheBody.com
Don't Shut Up, Don't Give Up; Stand Up and Speak! A Blog Entry by Janine Brignola (November 15, 2012)
From TheBody.com
Jeff Allen: Positive Champions -- A Blog Entry by Robert Breining (November 11, 2012)
"People did not want to get tested in areas known to treat or counsel HIV-positive people for fear of being associated with having the disease or being gay. So, Jeff created the Positive Champions Speakers Bureau to deal with fear and stigma."
From TheBody.com
A New Day With HIV (November/December 2012)
To read PDF, click here.
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
The Road Less Traveled (Fall/Winter 2012)
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In Achieve, from ACRIA and GMHC
Sophie and Sarah Denison-Johnston: AIDS-Free Generation -- A Blog Entry by Robert Breining (October 25, 2012)
"Sophie and Sarah feel so honored to have been a part of this monumental step in approaching an AIDS-free generation in that they know it's possible to stop mother-to-child transmission of HIV. Their only question is why should we be called fortunate."
From TheBody.com
$2,064 of Awesome; and Why Flaming Red? A Blog Entry by Aless Piper (October 23, 2012)
"I am so proud of, and grateful for, my teammates without whom none of this would have been possible. I could not have picked better people to be on my team, and of course, to walk with, and I hope they'll join me again next year."
From TheBody.com
Rebecca Denison: Founder of WORLD -- A Blog Entry by Robert Breining (October 16, 2012)
"In 1990, a month before she was scheduled to begin law school, Rebecca was diagnosed with HIV. In 1991, with support from her husband Daniel, Rebecca started the WORLD newsletter in her living room. ... In 1995, Rebecca and Daniel decided to become parents, and in March 1996 their twin girls, Sophia and Sarah, were born, both HIV-free."
From TheBody.com
My Fight for a Hepatitis C Cure (Fall 2012)
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In Achieve, from ACRIA and GMHC
Looking Back, Looking Forward (Fall 2012)
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In Achieve, from ACRIA and GMHC
The Stigma Project: Live HIV Neutral -- A Blog Entry by Robert Breining (September 5, 2012)
"The Stigma Project is an up and coming grassroots organization that aims to lower the HIV infection rate and neutralize the stigma associated with HIV/AIDS through education and awareness via social media and advertising."
From TheBody.com
Interview With Robert Suttle of The Sero Project: A Video Blog by Aaron Laxton (August 20, 2012)
From TheBody.com
Flaming Red's Birthday Wish List 2012: A Blog Entry by Aless Piper (August 16, 2012)
"My birthday is very soon, and of course I couldn't resist the idea of doing another world changing wish list, because I've already received an awesome gift ... and it's time to pay it forward."
From TheBody.com
Christopher Barnhill: POZitive Impact -- A Blog Entry by Robert Breining (August 16, 2012)
"2012 has been a wonderful year for Christopher as he was the National Spokesmodel for The National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Organization (NBHAAD), featured in the International AIDS Society Documentary 'Passing the Torch,' and received 'The Next Generation Award' from Metro Weekly."
From TheBody.com
You Can Be Heard, Without Feeling You Have to Disclose Your HIV Status: A Blog Entry by Jeannie Wraight (August 10, 2012)
"We can all do our part no matter how big or small. This doesn't have to include revealing your HIV status. We should continually fight stigma when ever confronted by it and in general but not by risking ourselves if it's not safe or wise to do so."
From TheBody.com

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