HIV/AIDS in the U.S. Latino Community: Personal Accounts

Damaries Cruz describes finally starting HIV meds after 20 years, and how she uses holistic health practices alongside her med regimen.

Beatriz Diaz has been living with HIV since 1992. She feels fortunate to share her house with her son, daughter-in-law and grandchildren.

How to Talk Trans (Regularly Updated)
A blog by Devarah "Dee" Borrego.
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The Ninja Report (Regularly Updated)
A blog by Frankie Ninja.
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Time to Show My Face and Take the Stigma Away (Regularly Updated)
A blog by Maria T. Mejia.
From The Well Project
Queer, Poz and Colored: The Essentials (Regularly Updated)
A blog by Brandon Lacy Campos.
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A Brighter Vision (Regularly Updated)
A blog by Enrique Franco.
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AIDS Is a Bitch: A Blog Entry by Maria T. Mejia (April 29, 2013)
"I know we all get colds, but it just sucks when you have a freaking low immune system and multiple things are attacking you!!"
From The Well Project
This Positive Life: Now Over 50, Ed Viera Reflects on HIV's Challenges and Lessons (April 16, 2013)
In This Positive Life, from TheBody.com
My Birthday Is Here! A Blog Entry by Maria T. Mejia (April 4, 2013)
"When I was infected in 1989 at the age of 16 and then diagnosed 1 week after my 18th bday, on April 18 1991 ... They gave us MAX 10 YEARS TO LIVE. I wrote in my Hello Kitty diary that max I would live to see 28 ..."
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Profile: Claudia Medina Speaks About HIV, Sexuality and Supporting PHAs (Winter 2013)
Claudia Medina's teen and adult years threw her more than a few curve balls, taking her life in a direction she could not have foreseen. Today Claudia educates and supports fellow Latinos and HIV-positive women in prison.
To read PDF, click here.
In The Positive Side, from Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange
Four Strikes Against Me, but I Am Not Out! A Blog Entry by Maria T. Mejia (January 23, 2013)
"I am a Latina, HIV positive, a lesbian and a woman! ... Imagine having these four (strikes) working against you and still trying to show that you are worthy and that you can make it!"
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