By Barb Cardell – cross posted from The Well Project I recently attended the ACTHIV conference in Denver, thanks to a scholarship from The Well Project. ACTHIV is a nationwide conference for HIV treatment attended by providers, nurses, case managers, social [...]
By Kat Griffith Cross-posted from IL ASAP’s Anti-Stigma T-shirt Campaign Stigma is a three-dollar word that affects millions of Americans in different ways. Defining stigma as simply “a mark of shame or discredit” doesn’t sound very impactful, and yet communities around [...]
Excerpts from Women and HIV: A Nuanced Epidemic by Naina Khanna — The HIV epidemic among women in the U.S. largely affects women of color, low income women, and women with dependents. Over 80% of women living with HIV in the U.S. [...]
By Naina Khanna – There appears to be a disturbing trend taking place in cities and counties all over the country… the quiet de-funding of women-centered HIV services. This means HIV+ women have fewer places to go for peer support, support [...]
By Dee Borrego On World AIDS Day, the world remembers those of us living with HIV/AIDS, unlike the 364 other days of the year when our community becomes another sad statistic on the evening news about “other places.” As Americans, [...]
By Reverend Damon A. Powell, Ph.D. Recruitment and partnership with Black-American churches and sororities can serve as an aide in increasing HIV testing and awareness within Black-American communities. Although Black-American churches and sororities would appear to be strikingly different institutions [...]
It’s About Love: World AIDS Day 2010 by Naina Khanna This World AIDS Day, December 1st, 2010, I want to talk about love. Yes, love. We talk about sex frequently in the HIV world… but not so much about love. [...]
by Waheedah Shabazz-El The women’s Liberation movement of the 1960’s was undoubtedly a major contributor toward the achievement of women’s empowerment. As we feel our strength and recognize our worth as women we seize and create opportunities for ourselves and [...]