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Trans Power
| The lead organizer of the first National Trans Visibility March on DC urges action by HIV advocates in 2020. By Oriol R. Gutierrez Jr. Marissa Miller was the lead organizer of the first National Trans Visibility March on DC, which took place Saturday, September 28, in the nation's capital. Thousands attended the march down
By Jeff Berry Dear Jeff, It's 1989, you're 30 years old, and you are about to hear the most terrifying words you'll ever hear in your entire life: You are HIV positive. Your world will come crashing down around you, and you'll feel alone and full of shame. I want you to know that you're
How I Contracted HIV Is None of Your Damn Business
By Toraje Heyward How I contracted HIV is none of your damn business. I'm going to tell you what happened, but not because I owe you an explanation. Here goes. My friend with benefits at the time casually suggested that he should get tested because he knew that he "messed around with several different people."
Three Cheers of Victory for Ol' U=U!
| Sure most HIV advocates have heard of U=U, but how do we get the rest of the world to listen? By Desiree Guerrero For about the past decade, activists and advocates have been working hard to educate the world on a very important scientific fact about living with HIV: that undetectable equals untransmittable (U=U).
Viral Control
| The Office of HIV and AIDS Malignancy at the National Cancer Institute coordinates cancer and HIV research. By Oriol R. Gutierrez Jr. Robert Yarchoan, MD, is the director of the Office of HIV and AIDS Malignancy (OHAM) at the National Cancer Institute (NCI). In addition, he is a researcher at the NCI Center for
Changing how we age with HIV
By Theo Smart When the dashing and magnificently bearded Dr. Giovanni Guaraldi took to the stage at last fall's HIV and Aging conference in New York City, and described a nearly 100-year-old person living with HIV, I was more than a bit skeptical. Not of the researcher—he's done some of the most brilliant research on
Last Night a Drag Queen Saved My Life
| How drag queens are becoming the heroes of HIV prevention By Desiree Guerrero My love affair with drag queens goes way back. Since my childhood in the suburbs of East L.A. (an area noticeably lacking in glitz and glamour), I have been fascinated with these magical creatures. My first glimpses of queens were on
Doctors Aren't Offering Young People PrEP
|That Has to Change By Tyunique Nelson As a young person who identifies as nonbinary, meaning I do not identify within the gender binary, accessing pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) was a challenging quest. PrEP is a once-daily pill regimen that supports people in remaining HIV negative. Although I have been an organizer and advocate in support
Positive Thoughts: I'm an HIV-Positive Gay Man Committed to Racial Justice
By Michael Lamb The day the universe decided it wanted to see sugar, spice and everything nice, it was June 10, 1991 – the day I was born. Even as a child, I was always talkative and quite the jokester. Winning "Loudest," "Class Clown," and "Most Likely to Work for The New York Times" my
The Human Spirit Strikes Back
It's been another tumultuous year, but at least in 2018 we started talking about HIV again By Desirée Guerrero Let's face it, it's been a rough one. More senseless shootings, more #MeToo controversies, more attacks on trans and immigrant rights – and more budget cuts affecting those living with HIV. As 2018 drew to a close,