HIV Advocates in the Spotlight
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Concerned About a Loss in Focus on Black Women in the Epidemic, HIV Activists Launch an Action Plan of Their Own
Angela Davis, Stacey Abrams, and others talk HIV and social justice at the Paradigm Shift summit in Atlanta.
This Houston Black Lives Matter Activist Is Running for Texas State Representative
Ashton P. Woods is the first Black, gay, openly HIV-positive person to run for a state seat in Texas.
New Experimental Show Brings HIV/AIDS Out of the Undetectable Closet
Performance artists bring together 35 years of art and activism in ‘GENERATOR.’
Viva Ruiz Wants You to Thank God for Your Abortion
Advocate Viva Ruiz of Thank God for Abortion talks about why she considers reproductive justice to be part of her spirituality, and about her short film, “Chloe Dzubilo: There is a Transolution.”
Broadway Legend André De Shields Is Thriving at His Own Pace
The 74-year-old Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Award–winning iconoclast for the first time discusses conquering HIV and continuing to break new artistic ground in the name of Africa.
How This “D’Eva” Survived Sexual Assault and HIV to Become a National Transgender Advocate
“When life gives you lemons, grab some tequila and drink a shot! Because you have to try to make the best out of it,” explains D’Eva Longoria.
Despite New York City’s Overall Ending-the-Epidemic Success, Brooklyn Still Lags Behind
Skyrocketing housing costs mean HIV-negative youth have priorities other than prevention.
The Guard Is Changing at the Nation’s Biggest LGBTQ Youth Shelter
Carl Siciliano and Alex Roque talk about the first leadership turnover at New York City’s Ali Forney Center since its 2002 founding.
This St. Louis–Based HIV Activist Uses Her Own Story to Make HIV Have ‘Meaning Behind the Numbers’
Positive Women’s Network-USA member and founder of Kneeshe Speaks, Kneeshe Parkinson, talks about the importance of connection, women, and telling our stories.
One of the Early ‘Foot Soldiers’ of HIV Activism Discusses Mobilizing in Black St. Louis
St. Louis–based advocate and educator Joan Ferguson talks about HIV work then and now.