Transgendered People & HIV: Inspiring Stories
 How to Talk Trans (Regularly Updated)
A blog by Devarah "Dee" Borrego.
From The Well Project
- Anniversaries and a Cure: A Blog Entry by Devarah "Dee" Borrego (March 5, 2013)
"While today will always mark an extremely difficult day in my life, maybe next year my anniversary with HIV won't be something I'm sad and anxious about -- maybe it'll be an event I celebrate as the day the first cure for the next generation was found."
From TheBody.com
- Devarah "Dee" Borrego's Intro (January 3, 2013)
From The Well Project
 Cecilia's Story: Transgender, Chinese Emigre Talks About HIV Stigma and Survival (Video) (September 28, 2012)
Cecilia is a transgender woman, originally from China, who has been living with HIV for 18 years. A former substance abuser and survivor of assault, she shares the story of how stigma drove her away from her family -- and why reconciling with her mother is the reason she started HIV treatment.
From The Positive Project
 Transwomen and HIV With Dee Borrego: A Blog Entry by Robert Breining (September 13, 2012)
"Dee is a 28-year-old, HIV+ transwoman originally from Denver, Colorado, who grew up mostly in suburban Connecticut. She acquired HIV at age 20, the same year as she began her transition."
From TheBody.com
- Three Stories of Personal Survival and Growth From People Living With HIV (July 30, 2012)
In Positive Voice, from National Association of People With AIDS
- AIDS 2012 Plenary Speaker: Debbie McMillan (July 16, 2012)
In Black AIDS Weekly, from Black AIDS Institute
 First-Person Stories From HIV-Positive People: June 2012 (June 28, 2012)
From The Positive Project
- Remembering Tracy Bumpus, a Hero in the Battle for Transgender Rights (June 22, 2011)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
 The First Few Months: A Transgender Woman Faces an HIV Diagnosis in the Rural U.S. (Posted: April 2011)
From TheBody.com
 This Positive Life Video: An Interview With Dee Borrego (April 1, 2011)
"If we, as HIV-positive people, don't share our voices and let it be known that we're here, the community isn't going to keep record of us. They're not going to look out for us. They'll allow us to become an invisible minority."
From TheBody.com
 Personal Perspective: The Trials of Transition (Summer 2010)
To read PDF, click here.
In Achieve, from ACRIA and GMHC
- Personal Perspective: "Come Back When You're Dressed Like a Man" (Spring 2009)
To read PDF, click here.
In Achieve, from ACRIA and GMHC
- Ginger Valdez: Glamour and Grit, Advocacy and Outreach (July/August 2008)
To read PDF, click here.
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- Lois Bates (July/August 2008)
The essence of strength, courage and wisdom.
To read PDF, click here.
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- Joy Morris-Hightower (July/August 2008)
Survival and transcendence, blessed and not damned.
To read PDF, click here.
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- One-On-One With Alexandra Billings (July/August 2008)
The star of stage and screen talks to PA about the importance of love, humor and her Chicago roots.
To read PDF, click here.
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- Breaking the Silence: Roberto, a Transgender Woman (2002)
In Breaking the Silence... (Rompiendo El Silencio), from AIDS Project Los Angeles
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