By Nabukeera Doreen
April 10, 2026
I was born into a story I did not choose, but one I have learned to tell with power.
Twenty-six years ago, before I could speak my name, I was already navigating a world shaped by HIV. My mother carried both me and the virus, and in a limited-resource setting in Uganda, survival was [read more]
March 24, 2026
By Joanna LaBelle
My journey started with a positive diagnosis for HIV in 1983. It left me thinking I was going to die tomorrow.
Stigma said if you were HIV+ that you were going to die. Society was confirming that I was going to die, too, and people were actually dying everywhere from the disease. I was thinking I was next.
I was lost trying to seek solutions, and I chose to get high with [read more]
March 23, 2026
By Brielle Collins
In the midst of exams, situationships, and extracurriculars, the last thing a college student wants to hear back from a doctor is: you have a sexually transmitted infection (STI). Alongside the possible physical discomfort and somewhat awkward conversation with your physician to discuss the diagnosis, there is the need to have a conversation with your partner. However, what often also comes along with these responsibilities is carrying the stigma of having an STI, and there really should not be, because most people carrying STIs are [read more]