The Well Project
@thewellprojecthiv.bsky.social
Together, we can change the course of the HIV epidemic…one woman at a time.
In this week's featured video, hear from our colleagues on how The Well Project expands health literacy through our online library of women-centered HIV information.
Help ensure we can continue our work – centering #women living with #HIV! bit.ly/TheWellProjectDonate or text “GIVE" to 844-431-7707.
Help ensure we can continue our work – centering #women living with #HIV! bit.ly/TheWellProjectDonate or text “GIVE" to 844-431-7707.
Your donation is critical to expand the impact of our outcomes-oriented work!
For more than two decades, The Well Project has been a lead er addressing the needs of women living with and vulnerable to HIV across the gender spectrum , who, m ore than 40 years into th e ep...
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December 10, 2025 at 5:33 AM
In this week's featured video, hear from our colleagues on how The Well Project expands health literacy through our online library of women-centered HIV information.
Help ensure we can continue our work – centering #women living with #HIV! bit.ly/TheWellProjectDonate or text “GIVE" to 844-431-7707.
Help ensure we can continue our work – centering #women living with #HIV! bit.ly/TheWellProjectDonate or text “GIVE" to 844-431-7707.
“The day started out like any other day...”
The diversity of women living with #HIV brings a diversity of stories and voices telling them. Blogger @jreed73.bsky.social shares her journey towards healing from multiple traumas. A heartrending read, it is also a show of resilience and bravery.
The diversity of women living with #HIV brings a diversity of stories and voices telling them. Blogger @jreed73.bsky.social shares her journey towards healing from multiple traumas. A heartrending read, it is also a show of resilience and bravery.
The Hardest Decisions of My Life, PART ONE
The day started out like any other day. My daughter, Deondra Mae, was in the hospital again with pneumonia.
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December 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
“The day started out like any other day...”
The diversity of women living with #HIV brings a diversity of stories and voices telling them. Blogger @jreed73.bsky.social shares her journey towards healing from multiple traumas. A heartrending read, it is also a show of resilience and bravery.
The diversity of women living with #HIV brings a diversity of stories and voices telling them. Blogger @jreed73.bsky.social shares her journey towards healing from multiple traumas. A heartrending read, it is also a show of resilience and bravery.
"In celebration of #WorldAIDSDay 2025...we organised the 6th edition of the Gihanga Talent Show under the theme 'Let's stand together against #HIVstigma.' This event remains one of the best opportunities to educate young people and raise awareness about #HIV and #AIDS." @hivstigmafighter.bsky.social
United through art: Celebrating Gihanga's 6th talent show
To all the amazing young artists of Gihanga: you are an inspiration. Let us continue this great work with positive energy and hope to end HIV.
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December 8, 2025 at 10:51 PM
"In celebration of #WorldAIDSDay 2025...we organised the 6th edition of the Gihanga Talent Show under the theme 'Let's stand together against #HIVstigma.' This event remains one of the best opportunities to educate young people and raise awareness about #HIV and #AIDS." @hivstigmafighter.bsky.social
✴️ How to know whether symptoms are related to #menopause or #HIV?
✴️ How does menopause impact a person's sexual health and desire?
✴️ And what's the difference between perimenopause and menopause, anyway?
In an impactful conversation our panel discussed issues from symptoms to mental health
WATCH ⤵️
✴️ How does menopause impact a person's sexual health and desire?
✴️ And what's the difference between perimenopause and menopause, anyway?
In an impactful conversation our panel discussed issues from symptoms to mental health
WATCH ⤵️
HIV and Menopause Roundtable: What We Know, and What We Need to Know
On November 20, 2025, The Well Project held a pivotal roundtable discussion exploring what we know about menopause and HIV, the unique experiences of women living with HIV, and more. Watch the recordi...
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December 8, 2025 at 7:17 PM
✴️ How to know whether symptoms are related to #menopause or #HIV?
✴️ How does menopause impact a person's sexual health and desire?
✴️ And what's the difference between perimenopause and menopause, anyway?
In an impactful conversation our panel discussed issues from symptoms to mental health
WATCH ⤵️
✴️ How does menopause impact a person's sexual health and desire?
✴️ And what's the difference between perimenopause and menopause, anyway?
In an impactful conversation our panel discussed issues from symptoms to mental health
WATCH ⤵️
The #postpartum period is usually considered the first three months after giving birth. In reality, that period of adjustment can last up to a year.
The questions and resources in the materials below can serve as reminders to reach out for the support you need – wherever it may come from. ⤵️
The questions and resources in the materials below can serve as reminders to reach out for the support you need – wherever it may come from. ⤵️
Preparing for Birth and Beyond: Postpartum Checklists for Parents Living with HIV
After a baby is born can be a beautiful, overwhelming time. These questions and resources can serve as reminders to reach out for the support you need – wherever it may come from.
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December 5, 2025 at 6:12 PM
The #postpartum period is usually considered the first three months after giving birth. In reality, that period of adjustment can last up to a year.
The questions and resources in the materials below can serve as reminders to reach out for the support you need – wherever it may come from. ⤵️
The questions and resources in the materials below can serve as reminders to reach out for the support you need – wherever it may come from. ⤵️
"There are people who would argue that any ally is a good ally. I disagree." Allyship is when people outside of targeted groups actively take up a cause to be of support and to lift people up. #HIV advocate Red40something tackles what she thinks "Intentional Allies" are in her latest blog. ⤵️
Intentional allies
A careless ally cannot be my ally.
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December 4, 2025 at 7:00 PM
"There are people who would argue that any ally is a good ally. I disagree." Allyship is when people outside of targeted groups actively take up a cause to be of support and to lift people up. #HIV advocate Red40something tackles what she thinks "Intentional Allies" are in her latest blog. ⤵️
📣 Let's talk #sisterhood and symptom management of #perimenopause & #menopause.
Join us Wednesday 12/17 for #AGirlLikeMe LIVE as we discuss healthy coping strategies and the power of community and storytelling in navigating this transition for #women living with #HIV.
Register 👉 bit.ly/AGLMLive38
Join us Wednesday 12/17 for #AGirlLikeMe LIVE as we discuss healthy coping strategies and the power of community and storytelling in navigating this transition for #women living with #HIV.
Register 👉 bit.ly/AGLMLive38
December 3, 2025 at 6:19 PM
📣 Let's talk #sisterhood and symptom management of #perimenopause & #menopause.
Join us Wednesday 12/17 for #AGirlLikeMe LIVE as we discuss healthy coping strategies and the power of community and storytelling in navigating this transition for #women living with #HIV.
Register 👉 bit.ly/AGLMLive38
Join us Wednesday 12/17 for #AGirlLikeMe LIVE as we discuss healthy coping strategies and the power of community and storytelling in navigating this transition for #women living with #HIV.
Register 👉 bit.ly/AGLMLive38
"Surviving the diagnosis is one thing.
Surviving people is another."
#HIV alters the relationships #women have with the people around them and the society they live in.
"...I'm not in the business of softening myself anymore.
Not after everything I've survived." Cupcake80 #AGirlLikeMe
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Surviving people is another."
#HIV alters the relationships #women have with the people around them and the society they live in.
"...I'm not in the business of softening myself anymore.
Not after everything I've survived." Cupcake80 #AGirlLikeMe
Read more ⤵️
We Don't Survive Quietly — We Burn Brighter Than the Wreckage
This is for every person who has been told their life depends on a pill — then made to feel guilty for needing it.
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December 3, 2025 at 7:02 AM
"Surviving the diagnosis is one thing.
Surviving people is another."
#HIV alters the relationships #women have with the people around them and the society they live in.
"...I'm not in the business of softening myself anymore.
Not after everything I've survived." Cupcake80 #AGirlLikeMe
Read more ⤵️
Surviving people is another."
#HIV alters the relationships #women have with the people around them and the society they live in.
"...I'm not in the business of softening myself anymore.
Not after everything I've survived." Cupcake80 #AGirlLikeMe
Read more ⤵️
It's #GivingTuesday! #TheWellProject programs & platforms facilitate a sense of community, improving mental health, social connectedness, & empowerment. Watch this week's video & help ensure we can continue enhancing community engagement! bit.ly/TheWellProjectDonate or text "GIVE" to 844-431-7707.
Your donation is critical to expand the impact of our outcomes-oriented work!
For more than two decades, The Well Project has been a lead er addressing the needs of women living with and vulnerable to HIV across the gender spectrum , who, m ore than 40 years into th e ep...
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December 2, 2025 at 7:59 AM
It's #GivingTuesday! #TheWellProject programs & platforms facilitate a sense of community, improving mental health, social connectedness, & empowerment. Watch this week's video & help ensure we can continue enhancing community engagement! bit.ly/TheWellProjectDonate or text "GIVE" to 844-431-7707.
Amid devastating upheaval in public health, #TheWellProject leans into community, collaboration, & connection. On #WorldAIDSDay & every day, we are grateful to be part of a wide, diverse network of advocates that speak truth, live joyfully, & engage in transformative work!
#WAD2025 #onewomanatatime
#WAD2025 #onewomanatatime
December 1, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Amid devastating upheaval in public health, #TheWellProject leans into community, collaboration, & connection. On #WorldAIDSDay & every day, we are grateful to be part of a wide, diverse network of advocates that speak truth, live joyfully, & engage in transformative work!
#WAD2025 #onewomanatatime
#WAD2025 #onewomanatatime
"A milestone I never imagined I’d reach... I just submitted my first ever conference abstract! 🌍💫
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To anyone who ever doubted themselves: trust me, you are more than enough. Keep showing up, keep speaking up, and watch doors open. 🚪✨" Maria #HIV Mejia, #AGirlLikeMe
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To anyone who ever doubted themselves: trust me, you are more than enough. Keep showing up, keep speaking up, and watch doors open. 🚪✨" Maria #HIV Mejia, #AGirlLikeMe
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I Just Submitted My First Ever Conference Abstract: Exploring the Intersection of AI, Advocacy, and Health Equity With Communities Leading the Way
To anyone who ever doubted themselves: trust me, you are more than enough. Keep showing up, keep speaking up, and watch doors open.
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November 26, 2025 at 7:15 AM
"A milestone I never imagined I’d reach... I just submitted my first ever conference abstract! 🌍💫
...
To anyone who ever doubted themselves: trust me, you are more than enough. Keep showing up, keep speaking up, and watch doors open. 🚪✨" Maria #HIV Mejia, #AGirlLikeMe
Read more ⤵️
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To anyone who ever doubted themselves: trust me, you are more than enough. Keep showing up, keep speaking up, and watch doors open. 🚪✨" Maria #HIV Mejia, #AGirlLikeMe
Read more ⤵️
The Well Project is dedicated to advancing the #HIV research & policy agenda on women across the gender spectrum.
Watch this video featuring research and policy experts from The Well Project's community & consider donating at
🔗 bit.ly/TheWellProjectDonate or text “GIVE" or "DONATE" to 844-431-7707
Watch this video featuring research and policy experts from The Well Project's community & consider donating at
🔗 bit.ly/TheWellProjectDonate or text “GIVE" or "DONATE" to 844-431-7707
Your donation is critical to expand the impact of our outcomes-oriented work!
For more than two decades, The Well Project has been a lead er addressing the needs of women living with and vulnerable to HIV across the gender spectrum , who, m ore than 40 years into th e ep...
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November 25, 2025 at 5:33 PM
The Well Project is dedicated to advancing the #HIV research & policy agenda on women across the gender spectrum.
Watch this video featuring research and policy experts from The Well Project's community & consider donating at
🔗 bit.ly/TheWellProjectDonate or text “GIVE" or "DONATE" to 844-431-7707
Watch this video featuring research and policy experts from The Well Project's community & consider donating at
🔗 bit.ly/TheWellProjectDonate or text “GIVE" or "DONATE" to 844-431-7707
"I know that one day ... I will finally be able to take back control of my life". Blogger 'mina' bravely shares her journey towards #healing and finding herself again after betrayal. ❤️🩹
#AGirlLikeMe #womenandHIV
The full #blog is available by following the link ⤵️
#AGirlLikeMe #womenandHIV
The full #blog is available by following the link ⤵️
The Shadow of Myself
Today, I am only a shadow of myself. I can no longer escape from this prison that I have created for myself.
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November 24, 2025 at 6:55 PM
"I know that one day ... I will finally be able to take back control of my life". Blogger 'mina' bravely shares her journey towards #healing and finding herself again after betrayal. ❤️🩹
#AGirlLikeMe #womenandHIV
The full #blog is available by following the link ⤵️
#AGirlLikeMe #womenandHIV
The full #blog is available by following the link ⤵️
#GetTheFacts 💡
For parents living with #HIV who wish to explore infant feeding, the information available can be confusing. In our fact sheet, "Can I #Breastfeed While Living With #HIV?" learn about benefits and challenges of breast/chestfeeding while living with HIV. ⤵️
#FactSheetFriday
For parents living with #HIV who wish to explore infant feeding, the information available can be confusing. In our fact sheet, "Can I #Breastfeed While Living With #HIV?" learn about benefits and challenges of breast/chestfeeding while living with HIV. ⤵️
#FactSheetFriday
Can I Breastfeed While Living With HIV?
Breastfeeding is considered the healthiest infant-feeding option for most humans. Read more about benefits and challenges of breast/chestfeeding while living with HIV.
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November 21, 2025 at 7:46 PM
#GetTheFacts 💡
For parents living with #HIV who wish to explore infant feeding, the information available can be confusing. In our fact sheet, "Can I #Breastfeed While Living With #HIV?" learn about benefits and challenges of breast/chestfeeding while living with HIV. ⤵️
#FactSheetFriday
For parents living with #HIV who wish to explore infant feeding, the information available can be confusing. In our fact sheet, "Can I #Breastfeed While Living With #HIV?" learn about benefits and challenges of breast/chestfeeding while living with HIV. ⤵️
#FactSheetFriday
On #TransgenderDayofRemembrance we observe this day of reflection, reverence, and action amid all-out attacks on trans communities and #trans personhood. We stand strongly with our community and family members of trans, nonbinary, and gender-expansive experience, in this devastating time and always.
November 20, 2025 at 7:30 PM
On #TransgenderDayofRemembrance we observe this day of reflection, reverence, and action amid all-out attacks on trans communities and #trans personhood. We stand strongly with our community and family members of trans, nonbinary, and gender-expansive experience, in this devastating time and always.
"The work to end anti-trans violence begins with honoring the truth: that trans people deserve to be seen in their full humanity and live long, safe, and authentic lives."
Read @transequality.bsky.social 2025 Remembrance Report now ⤵️
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#TDOR #transdayofremembrance
Read @transequality.bsky.social 2025 Remembrance Report now ⤵️
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#TDOR #transdayofremembrance
November 20, 2025 at 5:25 AM
"The work to end anti-trans violence begins with honoring the truth: that trans people deserve to be seen in their full humanity and live long, safe, and authentic lives."
Read @transequality.bsky.social 2025 Remembrance Report now ⤵️
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#TDOR #transdayofremembrance
Read @transequality.bsky.social 2025 Remembrance Report now ⤵️
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#TDOR #transdayofremembrance
Our 2025 fundraising drive starts NOW! We’re kicking it off by highlighting the ways The Well Project improves linkage to and engagement in care for #women living with and vulnerable to #HIV.
Watch the video and consider a donation today at the link below or text GIVE to 844-431-7707 ⤵️
Watch the video and consider a donation today at the link below or text GIVE to 844-431-7707 ⤵️
Your donation is critical to expand the impact of our outcomes-oriented work!
For more than two decades, The Well Project has been a lead er addressing the needs of women living with and vulnerable to HIV across the gender spectrum , who, m ore than 40 years into th e ep...
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November 19, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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We appreciate each of our #AGirlLikeMe bloggers for sharing their stories, their #hope and their #strength - even when it's hard. This blog is about carrying on and carrying through adversity.
Follow the link to read more in #strengthtocarryon by @jreed73.bsky.social ⤵️
We appreciate each of our #AGirlLikeMe bloggers for sharing their stories, their #hope and their #strength - even when it's hard. This blog is about carrying on and carrying through adversity.
Follow the link to read more in #strengthtocarryon by @jreed73.bsky.social ⤵️
Strength To Carry On
When I look back over my life, it has been filled with many roadblocks, bad choices, deaths, and adversities--yet, somehow, someway, I have always found the strength to carry on.
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November 18, 2025 at 7:04 PM
*️⃣Content Warning*️⃣
We appreciate each of our #AGirlLikeMe bloggers for sharing their stories, their #hope and their #strength - even when it's hard. This blog is about carrying on and carrying through adversity.
Follow the link to read more in #strengthtocarryon by @jreed73.bsky.social ⤵️
We appreciate each of our #AGirlLikeMe bloggers for sharing their stories, their #hope and their #strength - even when it's hard. This blog is about carrying on and carrying through adversity.
Follow the link to read more in #strengthtocarryon by @jreed73.bsky.social ⤵️
"I didn't come into that hospital wrapped in #faith. I came in wrapped in symptoms, pain, and a history that made even the bravest nurses tune me out." Cupcake80 #AGirlLikeMe
Whether you believe in a higher power or not, love and healing run through heartwarming blog. Read about prayers answered. ✨
Whether you believe in a higher power or not, love and healing run through heartwarming blog. Read about prayers answered. ✨
When the Veil Thinned: Faith, Fog, and the Man Named Jesus
I didn't come into that hospital wrapped in faith. I came in wrapped in symptoms, pain, and a history that made even the bravest nurses tune me out.
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November 17, 2025 at 7:01 PM
"I didn't come into that hospital wrapped in #faith. I came in wrapped in symptoms, pain, and a history that made even the bravest nurses tune me out." Cupcake80 #AGirlLikeMe
Whether you believe in a higher power or not, love and healing run through heartwarming blog. Read about prayers answered. ✨
Whether you believe in a higher power or not, love and healing run through heartwarming blog. Read about prayers answered. ✨
#Women living with #HIV face unique health challenges—including a higher risk of developing #diabetes. While diabetes is a serious condition, you can make lifestyle changes and work with healthcare providers to control it and prevent many complications.
Today on #WorldDiabetesDay, learn more ⤵️
Today on #WorldDiabetesDay, learn more ⤵️
Diabetes
Learn why diabetes is important to people living with HIV and find out about its symptoms, blood sugar tests, treatments, and more.
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November 14, 2025 at 7:39 PM
#Women living with #HIV face unique health challenges—including a higher risk of developing #diabetes. While diabetes is a serious condition, you can make lifestyle changes and work with healthcare providers to control it and prevent many complications.
Today on #WorldDiabetesDay, learn more ⤵️
Today on #WorldDiabetesDay, learn more ⤵️
"I don't disclose to everyone, and I don't disclose all the time. But when I do, I see it as a sacred act."
There is no shame in discussing your #HIV status. In an encouraging blog, NikNik shares how her gift of #disclosure is a powerful affirmation of who she is.
Read her heartfelt blog below ⤵️
There is no shame in discussing your #HIV status. In an encouraging blog, NikNik shares how her gift of #disclosure is a powerful affirmation of who she is.
Read her heartfelt blog below ⤵️
Disclosure Is My Gift to You
For twenty years, I have carried a truth within me: I am a Black woman living with HIV. That truth is not a burden, but a gift—though it took me many years to see it that way.
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November 12, 2025 at 5:14 PM
"I don't disclose to everyone, and I don't disclose all the time. But when I do, I see it as a sacred act."
There is no shame in discussing your #HIV status. In an encouraging blog, NikNik shares how her gift of #disclosure is a powerful affirmation of who she is.
Read her heartfelt blog below ⤵️
There is no shame in discussing your #HIV status. In an encouraging blog, NikNik shares how her gift of #disclosure is a powerful affirmation of who she is.
Read her heartfelt blog below ⤵️
Join us for Proactive Advocacy for Preventative Screenings in Women Living with HIV: A Girl Like Me LIVE November 12, 2025, at 12pm ET/ 9am PT
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Proactive Advocacy for Preventative Screenings in Women Living with HIV: A Girl Like Me LIVE
On November 12, 2025, join us for episode 37 of A Girl Like Me LIVE, where we will emphasize the significance of being proactive in healthcare encounters.
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November 11, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Join us for Proactive Advocacy for Preventative Screenings in Women Living with HIV: A Girl Like Me LIVE November 12, 2025, at 12pm ET/ 9am PT
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When living with #HIV taking control of your health is important to thriving. Part of taking care of your whole body is caring for your genital & #reproductivehealth.
💡 #GetTheFacts on gyn care including screening for & treating issues affecting internal & external genital & reproductive organs. ⤵️
💡 #GetTheFacts on gyn care including screening for & treating issues affecting internal & external genital & reproductive organs. ⤵️
Common Gynecologic Concerns for People Living with HIV
Learn about gynecologic concerns experienced by people with a vagina, cervix, uterus, and/or ovaries – including those more common or serious for people living with HIV.
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November 7, 2025 at 6:22 PM
When living with #HIV taking control of your health is important to thriving. Part of taking care of your whole body is caring for your genital & #reproductivehealth.
💡 #GetTheFacts on gyn care including screening for & treating issues affecting internal & external genital & reproductive organs. ⤵️
💡 #GetTheFacts on gyn care including screening for & treating issues affecting internal & external genital & reproductive organs. ⤵️
Menopause is a natural process – and is not the end of your vitality.
🎤 Let's talk about it!
👉 Join us November 20, 2025 for a conversation exploring what we know about #menopause and #HIV, the unique experiences of #women living with HIV, and so much more! Register🔗 bit.ly/HIVMenopauseRoundtable
🎤 Let's talk about it!
👉 Join us November 20, 2025 for a conversation exploring what we know about #menopause and #HIV, the unique experiences of #women living with HIV, and so much more! Register🔗 bit.ly/HIVMenopauseRoundtable
November 6, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Menopause is a natural process – and is not the end of your vitality.
🎤 Let's talk about it!
👉 Join us November 20, 2025 for a conversation exploring what we know about #menopause and #HIV, the unique experiences of #women living with HIV, and so much more! Register🔗 bit.ly/HIVMenopauseRoundtable
🎤 Let's talk about it!
👉 Join us November 20, 2025 for a conversation exploring what we know about #menopause and #HIV, the unique experiences of #women living with HIV, and so much more! Register🔗 bit.ly/HIVMenopauseRoundtable
"Since it ain't no grand escaping this shit, I just be tryna make the best of whatever comes my way."
One way our lives can be counted is by experiences we have. Advocate/storyteller Ciarra "Ci Ci" Covin took a trip to Africa that was a once in lifetime experience. #HIV #women #life #racism
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One way our lives can be counted is by experiences we have. Advocate/storyteller Ciarra "Ci Ci" Covin took a trip to Africa that was a once in lifetime experience. #HIV #women #life #racism
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Take me back to the house
A sister girl is just tryna survive these +/- 100 years that I got and praying for Jesus to come back like they said, cus these people really down here wilding.
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November 5, 2025 at 7:15 PM