Positively Aware

Immigration raids, funding cuts and fear are disrupting HIV care for Latina/o communities. In a commentary for PA, Carlos Saldana Ochoa, MD, describes how missed appointments, detention and research instability threaten decades of HIV progress. positivelyaware.com/when-fear-disr…

A pediatric formulation of ViiV’s HIV medication Dovato has been submitted to the FDA and European regulators for review. If approved, this version of the two-drug once-daily regimen could be used as treatment for children as young as 3 months old. positivelyaware.com/dovato-pediatr…

“The silence still happens. But I no longer see it as something to push through or fill.” Advocate Von Biggs writes about #HIV disclosure, stigma, advocacy and the moments when silence becomes possibility in a new First Person commentary for the magazine. positivelyaware.com/after-the-sile…

In a First Person commentary for PA, Michelle Anderson examines the gap between U=U science and the lived reality for Black people living with #HIV—where stigma, criminalization and systemic racism still shape healthcare, disclosure and safety. positivelyaware.com/living-in-the-…

When we dismiss tools like PrEP or DoxyPEP because they don’t align with our beliefs, we’re not protecting anyone, writes public health advocate Jason Watler. Too often people disguise their antagonism to some sexual health interventions as morality. positivelyaware.com/in-prep-we-tru…

An op-ed by @PrEP4AllNow’s @ActivistJohnson as California’s state supreme court hears oral arguments in a lawsuit by 24,000 people living HIV, charging that Gilead Sciences delayed development of a safer version of tenofovir in order to protect profits. positivelyaware.com/tenofovir-laws…

Single-tablet regimens simplify HIV treatment, improve adherence and help prevent resistance and transmission. In a First Person commentary, policy advocate Scott Bertani notes that some cost-cutting efforts fail to take into accounts these benefits. positivelyaware.com/the-case-for-S…

To see someone as the person they are is the beginning of respect. To see someone as the person they are is the beginning of compassion. To see someone as the person they are is the beginning. International Transgender Day of Visibility

“I knew how I wanted my hair, nails, outfit, coffin & what funeral home I wanted it to be at,” writes Kim Canady for @posaware. “I have to remember that I’m here for a reason. I’m in a constant fight with myself to not just be alive but to actually live!” positivelyaware.com/first-person-k…

After April 1, the U.S. post office will no longer ship bulk copies of magazines in bundles, so PA is switching to UPS. Now’s the time to update your shipping info—address, quantities and contact info. Or place your new order! Contact us: distribution@positivelyaware.com.

This is a stopgap measure, in effect through June 30, as lawmakers work toward a new state budget for the 2026–27 fiscal year. positivelyaware.com/florida-adap-t…

The federal government no longer recognizes National HIV/AIDS Awareness Days. That’s why we the people need to stand up and call out how HIV impacts our communities. #NHAAD

The funding bill was presented to Gov. DeSantis on March 18; lawmakers expect it to be signed possibly within days, though no timeline has been confirmed. Gaps remind. Biktarvy is still off the #ADAP formulary; Descovy is subject to restricted use. positivelyaware.com/florida-adap-f…

Watch actor-performer Keiynan Lonsdale talk with Positively Aware special correspondent Tony Morrison about exploring his sexuality and identity through creativity—and about being on PrEP. youtube.com/watch?v=weJjRY…

Amid rising threats to #HIV #funding and community #health, @prepinblkUS is launching the PrEP in Black America HIV Policy Impact Tracker this spring. What to know: bit.ly/4arzdWF #HIV #HIVCare #CommunityHealth

“Talking about #HIV and prevention can feel uncomfortable,” says actor-performer Keiynan Lonsdale. “...I get tested to know my status. I understand my prevention options. And I’m choosing to speak up so others can too.” positivelyaware.com/keiynan-lonsda…

National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day is a reminder that HIV uniquely affects women—every day. #NWGHAAD

@LizHighleyman Because dinner can never happen too soon.

We always get the early dinner request when the clocks turn back in the Fall, but somehow the opposite never happens in the Spring…

Siloed leadership among HIV organizations is limiting collaboration and sidelining grassroots groups closest to communities most in need, says activist Von Biggs in a new First Person op-ed for Positively Aware. Read more here: positivelyaware.com/first-person-b…