a movement to reclaim our dignity & end HIV stigma
Tell me part of your story of living with HIV? I was a young Professional Bull rider when I met the first guy I had ever been with sexually. We met at a Rodeo in Cheyanne Wyoming and he was a bareback bronc rider. We clicked instantly and we travelledRead More
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Tell me part of your story of living with HIV? I was diagnosed in 2000 after donating blood at a Red Cross blood drive at my work. I was in denial for a long time because I knew how people in my community felt about HIV/AIDS. Once even my familyRead More
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Tell me part of your story of living with HIV? I was diagnosed with HIV when I was 16 years old. Initially when I received the diagnosis, I think like many others in my situation, I was scared. There was a lot of trauma that initially came along with myRead More
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Tell me part of your story of living with HIV? My journey with HIV began at the age of 18 — I was a high school dropout, living on the NYC streets for just over a year, and addicted to Heroin. After my boyfriend died from a drug-related health problem,Read More
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Tell me part of your story of living with HIV? I was diagnosed with HIV in the spring of 1987 and have been undetectable since 1989. I have been living a healthy life with HIV since then. Also, having healthy relationships with HIV. My journey started when I was livingRead More
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Tell me part of your story of living with HIV? I have been living with HIV since being diagnosed in 1999. One of the first questions I asked my doctor was, “am I gonna die?” and he told me not on my watch. So then I knew that I wasRead More
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Tell me part of your story of living with HIV? I found out I was living with HIV in 2009 when I turned 18. It turns out, I had it since birth but that was never told to me by my adoptive parents. When I actually went to the doctorRead More
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Tell me part of your story of living with HIV? I became infected when it was a death sentence in the late 80’s. I went through the whole stigma of: no insurance, owning a business, married, 2 children and deciding how I was going to live. My doctor told meRead More
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Tell me a summary of your story of living with HIV. In the face of all the stigma and negativity surrounding an HIV diagnosis it would be remiss of me to not acknowledge the ways in which HIV became the catalyst for much of my personal growth as a gay person,Read More
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Tell me a summary of your story of living with HIV. Living with HIV really gave me a connection to another spill of people. It gave me a purpose to live, it’s given my a career. I’m learned so much behind it. What’s the biggest thing that you learned aboutRead More
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