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Twinkletoes, Sex, and Abomination: Finding My Pride
Charles Sanchez tells his story of coming of age and coming out.
Losing My Religion: He Lost His Church, but Joshua Stovall Found His Faith
Growing up in his father's church, Joshua Stovall had a religious upbringing. But it wasn't until he became HIV-positive that he discovered the real meaning of faith.
Religiously Non-Conforming: An Orthodox Rabbi Leads a Movement for Trans Inclusivity
This past summer, Rabbi Mike Moskowitz became the first Orthodox rabbi to serve at the world's largest LGBTQ synagogue, Congregation Beit Simchat Torah, in Manhattan.
Spirituality and Faith in My HIV Journey
The line between religion and spirituality can be difficult to navigate.
Angels in Arkansas: My 15-Year AIDS-versary
"I hate this!" Charles Sanchez pouted, as he sat helplessly on the floor of his hospital room. "I feel so pathetic. Christ!" The nurse, Anthony, cooed comfortingly: "I know, honey. Just let it out, darlin'."
Faith and HIV in America, Then and Now
We've come a long way since it was common practice for religious leaders in the U.S. to publicly condemn people living with or at risk for HIV. But places of worship still can do more.
Faiths Unite; Barriers Fall: The Inaugural National Faith HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
On Aug. 27, faith leaders and members of the Muslim, Christian, Sikh, Jewish, Hindu, Bahá'í and Buddhist communities celebrated the inaugural National Faith HIV and AIDS Awareness Day.
Breaking the Silence: Talking About HIV in Jewish Communities
"Issues of health and wellness, relationship and community, comfort and protection are central to the discourse within any faith community," says Rabbi David Dunn Bauer, who shared his HIV status with his congregation in 2015\. "Silence means we aren...
We All Need a Little Love and Support: National Week of Prayer for the Healing of AIDS
"In many ways, the National Week of Prayer for the Healing of AIDS reminds me of the efforts and action that took place in the earliest years of the epidemic," Richard Wolitski writes.
With HIV, It's Easy to Impose Beliefs on Others Instead of Offering Compassion, Care and Inclusion: A Blog Entry by Harold R. "Scottie" Scott
"I have found through my own experience that religious groups have failed to offer compassion, care and inclusion to those of us living with HIV/AIDS," Harold Scott writes.