Young People & HIV: Inspiring Stories
- First Person: Nina Martinez
- First Person: Raven Lopez
- First Person: Alora Gale
- A Monster Lives in Her Blood (March 5, 2007)
In New University, from University of California-Irvine
- Profiles in Courage: D'Jaun Black (October 2006)
From TheBody.com
- "Live Fast, Die Young": Born With HIV, a Young Man's Story of Addiction and Survival (July/August 2006)
"I have a life I want to live now," says Arlo Andrade, 19. "In the past, I didn't want to live or I feared the future. I am facing life head on.".
To read PDF, click here.
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- Dating, Youth and HIV: From Both Sides (July/August 2006)
Interviews with Raven Lopez, an HIV-positive 16-year-old girl, and Aaron Parker, an HIV-negative 16-year-old boy.
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- The Road to Hope Tour: Young Adults With HIV Spread HIV Awareness One City at a Time (July/August 2006)
To read PDF, click here.
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- Kenya's Tale: A Short Story for Young People on Courage, Love and Triumph Over Living With HIV (July/August 2006)
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- The Little Voice Within: A Youth With HIV Learns to Trust Life (July/August 2006)
Keith Green, now 30, recalls the two days that changed his life 12 years ago: the day he was tested for HIV, and the day the results came back positive.
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- Thembi Ngubane: A Young, HIV-Positive Woman From South Africa Speaks Out (April 19, 2006)
Available as a transcript and as a podcast.
From National Public Radio
- Profiles in Courage: Raven Lopez (January 2006)
Born HIV positive, Raven Lopez has always lived with the virus that she sees as little more than a footnote in her life.
From TheBody.com
- Thembi's AIDS Diary: A Year in the Life of a South African Teenager (2006)
From AIDS Diary Project
- Their Unexpected Adolescence: HIV-Positive U.S. Children Begin to Grow Up (June 26, 2005)
For those who were born with HIV in the United States in the late 1980s and early 1990s, just surviving to the age of six was considered a miracle. Thanks to HAART, though, the past decade has given these HIV-positive kids a new lease on life -- and a whole new set of challenges to face.
In The New York Times
- Hordville, Neb. Camp Celebrates Five Years of Helping Kids Deal (August 8, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- California: Camp Is a Lifesaver for Tammy, 15, Born With HIV (June 17, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Diagnosed at 18: My Story (2002)
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From PositiveWords
- A New Generation: Teenagers Living With H.I.V. (November 20, 2001)
In The New York Times
- Youth Facing Life With HIV: Kelly's Story (Summer 2001)
Diagnosed at 14, Kelly explains how HIV affects her day-to-day life.
In STEP Perspective, from Seattle Treatment Education Project
- Under Lock and Key: Youth Under the Influence of HIV (May 2001)
Sheryl, 15, is one of the growing number of youth with HIV in prison.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
- Living With HIV: An AIDS Diploma (August 2000)
A 20-year-old recounts how she was infected at birth.
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles
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