I’m trying to write about my experience of being a trans woman who also happens to be HIV positive; a ‘long term thriver’, I want to add my voice to the […]
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What it means to be a HIV positive woman
Vicky Being an HIV positive woman has impacted on me positively. Before I was diagnosed, I took so many things for granted. I even thought having HIV was something that […]
Read moreLiving with HIV/AIDS around the world
In the past 12 years I have had first-hand experience of positive and negative challenges faced by a person living with HIV/AIDS in four different countries. England: Diagnosis Nothing ever […]
Read moreA cloud of light
My HIV story Spring of 1990 I was diagnosed with HIV – AIDS. I was 24 years old and I was in prison; remanded in custody for illegal drug possession. […]
Read moreHow bright is the future for people living with HIV in the UK?
We are now in the fourth decade of the HIV epidemic: giant advancements in medical treatment mean that people living with the virus, like myself, can expect to live to […]
Read moreMy transition from a Wise-Up participant to a Wise-up facilitator
At wise-up 2014 Sometime last year, I read about an advocacy workshop for women living with HIV organized by Sophia forum. I was dealing with depression at the time so […]
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