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November 25, 2018
People living with HIV have either two options: to live positively or to live in misery. I chose happiness, but it came with a fair share of trouble.
November 9, 2018
In my early twenties, I was diagnosed with HIV. At that time in my life, I was a single mother with a 3-year-old and had been only dating my boyfriend for 6 months. I totally thought the world of being in a relationship and having a normal healthy sex life was over.
November 1, 2018
Have I ever disclosed my HIV status to anyone? Yes. Was it easy? Hell no! Anytime I plan on disclosing, fear creeps in. This fear can stop a relationship from starting; it can also prevent a relationship from ending.
October 30, 2018
Things are not as black and white as they once were in the dating world. As a single mother of three children, my decisions revolve around how the family will be affected. Since my divorce, I knew that I had a painful journey of healing ahead of me before I could bring another person into my personal space.
October 19, 2018
To all the plus size girls out there struggling with self-love issues: Walk with your head held high.
October 15, 2018
I have always believed that getting HIV changed my sexuality; it broke me as a human being, as a woman.
October 7, 2018
Unfortunately (or not), I acquired HIV from a partner who did not disclose their infection. The betrayal was far more devastating than the diagnosis.
October 5, 2018
As the four ladies were watching the sunset, with wine glasses in their hands, the conversation didn’t drift away from their previous sexual experiences. Linda couldn’t help herself as she laughed so hard and all knew that she had something to share.
September 18, 2018
For most of my adult life, I identified as a heterosexual woman. See, my family, community, and society told me I was supposed to like boys/men.
September 15, 2018
They met three years ago. They were the usual suspects at a play rehearsal. But what followed was unusual, not for them but for “society”.
September 15, 2018
Peter had set my sexual being wanted ever since our passionate kiss and awkward intimacy was rudely interrupted by his friend the last time we met.
August 29, 2018
After surgery (vaginoplasty) to create a neo-vagina from the existing cock and ball skin, the strict medical advice to keep the vaginal cavity open and receptive to whoever or whatever you might invite in, is to dilate three times a day, every day.
August 28, 2018
She is married, and so am I. She casts me as a dancer in a piece she is choreographing. She is 17 years older than me and I am in awe of everything about her.
August 23, 2018
If I put “I’m a trans woman living with HIV” as my strapline on Tinder, I’d never get any hits. But I understand my body and how valuable I am in the world, and I find myself sexy and attractive.
August 20, 2018
One of the few reasons I stayed in my abusive marriage was because I feared exposing our virus to the world.
August 13, 2018
We would talk for hours on the phone, laughing, crying, and being so real with one another.. Eventually, I took a risk, and I asked him, “when are we going to meet?”
August 1, 2018
Dating is different now but I'm confident I won't pass the virus on.
July 23, 2018
In the first video of this series, we meet Shelly, who shares her betrayal upon contracting HIV from her partner and the potential for criminal charges.
July 23, 2018
In the second video of this series, we see how Shelly’s diagnosis has affected her life, including her personal relationships with friends and family.
July 21, 2018
Dating can be a hard nut for anyone—even harder when you’re living with HIV. You have extra thoughts like who to date, when to tell them, and how to deal with rejection.
July 21, 2018
There’s something about a warm tongue wrapped around my clit that drives me to orgasmic levels of pleasure.
July 21, 2018
It’s tiring to be told that because I wasn’t born with my vaginal space that it is not worthy of love, of sexual exploration or respect.
July 21, 2018
He was a gentleman that believed making love to a woman started early in the morning, long before any sexual intimacy.
July 18, 2018
Two adults meet in a grocery store line up one day; they smile and exchange pleasantries about the sales or the weather, and there’s a spark!
July 15, 2018
I had recently gone through a traumatic separation from the father of my children, and was suffering from depression.
July 14, 2018
The idea that sex and pleasure is not possible while living with an STI is a myth. While your sexual practices may vary, your rights to sexual wellbeing and enjoyment—free from discrimination, coercion, and harm—have not.
June 19, 2018
Your sex life doesn't stop after HIV — in fact, it could actually get better. Here's how.
June 2, 2018
I was raised in an Indian household with a mentality that HIV would not affect me. The reality is that it does not discriminate.
May 7, 2018
A mental health expert offers advice on navigating two different, but very common, issues facing serodiscordant couples.
April 1, 2018
It’s no secret that when it comes to sex, an HIV diagnosis has been known to throw a wrench in the works. But navigating this new landscape is possible—with the right information and support.