Juan Michael Porter II
@juanmichaelii.bsky.social
Black gay man; living with HIV since 2015.
Podcast host of the International AIDS Society.
Freelance journalist and consultant.
juanmichael.com
#IDsky #Medsky
Podcast host of the International AIDS Society.
Freelance journalist and consultant.
juanmichael.com
#IDsky #Medsky
"We don't need permission to keep honoring World AIDS Day.
We don't need permission to fight.
And we don't need permission to LIVE."
-Kamaria Laffrey
Steering Committee; U.S. PLHIV Caucus
Co-Executive Director; The Sero Project
We don't need permission to fight.
And we don't need permission to LIVE."
-Kamaria Laffrey
Steering Committee; U.S. PLHIV Caucus
Co-Executive Director; The Sero Project
December 1, 2025 at 8:11 PM
"We don't need permission to keep honoring World AIDS Day.
We don't need permission to fight.
And we don't need permission to LIVE."
-Kamaria Laffrey
Steering Committee; U.S. PLHIV Caucus
Co-Executive Director; The Sero Project
We don't need permission to fight.
And we don't need permission to LIVE."
-Kamaria Laffrey
Steering Committee; U.S. PLHIV Caucus
Co-Executive Director; The Sero Project
I had an incredible time in London at Red Ribbon Living Well's World AIDS Day presentation. Thank you @susancolehaley.bsky.social for inviting me to speak on behalf of the @plhivcaucus.bsky.social.
The combo of scientific & community presentations were curated in perfect conversation w each other.
The combo of scientific & community presentations were curated in perfect conversation w each other.
November 29, 2025 at 10:07 PM
I had an incredible time in London at Red Ribbon Living Well's World AIDS Day presentation. Thank you @susancolehaley.bsky.social for inviting me to speak on behalf of the @plhivcaucus.bsky.social.
The combo of scientific & community presentations were curated in perfect conversation w each other.
The combo of scientific & community presentations were curated in perfect conversation w each other.
"The only people who the HIV Caucus disavows are those who act with hate. If you must participate in Black Friday sales, please shop with companies that act with love.
If they want our money, force them to show that they deserve it."
-Juan Michael Porter II
@plhivcaucus.bsky.social
If they want our money, force them to show that they deserve it."
-Juan Michael Porter II
@plhivcaucus.bsky.social
November 28, 2025 at 7:36 AM
"The only people who the HIV Caucus disavows are those who act with hate. If you must participate in Black Friday sales, please shop with companies that act with love.
If they want our money, force them to show that they deserve it."
-Juan Michael Porter II
@plhivcaucus.bsky.social
If they want our money, force them to show that they deserve it."
-Juan Michael Porter II
@plhivcaucus.bsky.social
Blessed Thanksgiving,
I'm thankful to everyone
who's fought for a world where
HIV is no longer a death sentence.
Let's continue to fight in their names.
[email protected]
PS: I'm lucky to serve as the HIV Caucus' communications officer and to create these posts.
I'm thankful to everyone
who's fought for a world where
HIV is no longer a death sentence.
Let's continue to fight in their names.
[email protected]
PS: I'm lucky to serve as the HIV Caucus' communications officer and to create these posts.
November 27, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Blessed Thanksgiving,
I'm thankful to everyone
who's fought for a world where
HIV is no longer a death sentence.
Let's continue to fight in their names.
[email protected]
PS: I'm lucky to serve as the HIV Caucus' communications officer and to create these posts.
I'm thankful to everyone
who's fought for a world where
HIV is no longer a death sentence.
Let's continue to fight in their names.
[email protected]
PS: I'm lucky to serve as the HIV Caucus' communications officer and to create these posts.
The Trump administration is refusing to commemorate World AIDS Day this year. Doing so apes the Reagan administration ― which ignored and botched the AIDS crisis, dooming hundreds of thousands to slow, agonizing deaths. Is this a declaration of intent to return to those times?
November 26, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The Trump administration is refusing to commemorate World AIDS Day this year. Doing so apes the Reagan administration ― which ignored and botched the AIDS crisis, dooming hundreds of thousands to slow, agonizing deaths. Is this a declaration of intent to return to those times?
"HIV Is Being Swept Up in the Anti-Woke Agenda"
www.thebody.com/article/hiv-...
I asked the great Mathew Rodriguez to write his 2 and half years ago because every other journalist I spoke to said that I was being alarmist.
www.thebody.com/article/hiv-...
I asked the great Mathew Rodriguez to write his 2 and half years ago because every other journalist I spoke to said that I was being alarmist.
November 26, 2025 at 12:10 AM
"HIV Is Being Swept Up in the Anti-Woke Agenda"
www.thebody.com/article/hiv-...
I asked the great Mathew Rodriguez to write his 2 and half years ago because every other journalist I spoke to said that I was being alarmist.
www.thebody.com/article/hiv-...
I asked the great Mathew Rodriguez to write his 2 and half years ago because every other journalist I spoke to said that I was being alarmist.
Dear Megyn Kelly,
Having sex with 15 year old children does indeed make someone a pedophile. Just ask R. Kelly.
I hope this helps.
www.thedailybeast.com/cnn-rips-com...
Having sex with 15 year old children does indeed make someone a pedophile. Just ask R. Kelly.
I hope this helps.
www.thedailybeast.com/cnn-rips-com...
November 14, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Dear Megyn Kelly,
Having sex with 15 year old children does indeed make someone a pedophile. Just ask R. Kelly.
I hope this helps.
www.thedailybeast.com/cnn-rips-com...
Having sex with 15 year old children does indeed make someone a pedophile. Just ask R. Kelly.
I hope this helps.
www.thedailybeast.com/cnn-rips-com...
Because HIV disproportionately harms Black people, we've gone from picking cotton in fields to picking pills out of bottles as a cash crop for pharmaceutical companies, which use our blood as collateral to enrich their coffers.
Things can be different:
www.thebody.com/article/soli...
Things can be different:
www.thebody.com/article/soli...
October 3, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Because HIV disproportionately harms Black people, we've gone from picking cotton in fields to picking pills out of bottles as a cash crop for pharmaceutical companies, which use our blood as collateral to enrich their coffers.
Things can be different:
www.thebody.com/article/soli...
Things can be different:
www.thebody.com/article/soli...
Making fun of the current president may feel good but it is not activism. Rather, if it's the only way that you're activating, I think you can follow up with something more effective.
September 25, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Making fun of the current president may feel good but it is not activism. Rather, if it's the only way that you're activating, I think you can follow up with something more effective.
I'm grateful to everyone who fought so that people living with HIV could survive. And though it might be easier to run away, I will continue to fight for liberation in their names.
It's the only way any of us will have a chance to live, dance, & thrive.
#JMPII
It's the only way any of us will have a chance to live, dance, & thrive.
#JMPII
September 21, 2025 at 2:36 PM
I'm grateful to everyone who fought so that people living with HIV could survive. And though it might be easier to run away, I will continue to fight for liberation in their names.
It's the only way any of us will have a chance to live, dance, & thrive.
#JMPII
It's the only way any of us will have a chance to live, dance, & thrive.
#JMPII
It's National Dance Day in the States.
Celebrate as you will―even if you're in a tiny space that limits your movement. Even if your body is limited in what it can do.
Just #dance, for the sake of dancing.
Celebrate as you will―even if you're in a tiny space that limits your movement. Even if your body is limited in what it can do.
Just #dance, for the sake of dancing.
September 21, 2025 at 3:05 AM
It's National Dance Day in the States.
Celebrate as you will―even if you're in a tiny space that limits your movement. Even if your body is limited in what it can do.
Just #dance, for the sake of dancing.
Celebrate as you will―even if you're in a tiny space that limits your movement. Even if your body is limited in what it can do.
Just #dance, for the sake of dancing.
Let's invest our energy in liberating our communities and avoid cultivating our minds for white supremacy.
AKA: If all you're doing is talking about white supremacy, you're not doing anything for the people who rely on you for safety, comfort, & love. Water the flowers instead of the weeds.
AKA: If all you're doing is talking about white supremacy, you're not doing anything for the people who rely on you for safety, comfort, & love. Water the flowers instead of the weeds.
September 18, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Let's invest our energy in liberating our communities and avoid cultivating our minds for white supremacy.
AKA: If all you're doing is talking about white supremacy, you're not doing anything for the people who rely on you for safety, comfort, & love. Water the flowers instead of the weeds.
AKA: If all you're doing is talking about white supremacy, you're not doing anything for the people who rely on you for safety, comfort, & love. Water the flowers instead of the weeds.
I'll be in Korea for the next two weeks. My responsiveness is slower than usual. But if you know how to send a punk, queer, trans owl ― you can definitely reach me.
Meanwhile, get your legs up, put a ring on it, and smile.
Meanwhile, get your legs up, put a ring on it, and smile.
September 10, 2025 at 1:13 PM
I'll be in Korea for the next two weeks. My responsiveness is slower than usual. But if you know how to send a punk, queer, trans owl ― you can definitely reach me.
Meanwhile, get your legs up, put a ring on it, and smile.
Meanwhile, get your legs up, put a ring on it, and smile.
I spoke to the CIHR Pan-Canadian Network for HIV and STBBI Clinical Trials Research about continuing the mission to contain #HIV, even without PEPFAR or support from the U.S.
www.ctnplus.ca/news/picking...
www.ctnplus.ca/news/picking...
September 9, 2025 at 9:28 PM
I spoke to the CIHR Pan-Canadian Network for HIV and STBBI Clinical Trials Research about continuing the mission to contain #HIV, even without PEPFAR or support from the U.S.
www.ctnplus.ca/news/picking...
www.ctnplus.ca/news/picking...
I keep getting stares because of my shirt.
I guess people need a reminder that #HIV Is Not a Crime.
Thank you SERO Project for the shirt and for empowering us all to share this message.
#NoHIVStigma
I guess people need a reminder that #HIV Is Not a Crime.
Thank you SERO Project for the shirt and for empowering us all to share this message.
#NoHIVStigma
September 2, 2025 at 11:43 AM
I keep getting stares because of my shirt.
I guess people need a reminder that #HIV Is Not a Crime.
Thank you SERO Project for the shirt and for empowering us all to share this message.
#NoHIVStigma
I guess people need a reminder that #HIV Is Not a Crime.
Thank you SERO Project for the shirt and for empowering us all to share this message.
#NoHIVStigma
Him: But you don't look like you have HIV.
Funny thing. Yeah I do
When we have access to antiretroviral therapy, #HIV looks like having a family, learning to cook, having sex, & dancing at home in your undies.
B/c of the science of viral suppression & U=U, we aren't just surviving―we're thriving.
Funny thing. Yeah I do
When we have access to antiretroviral therapy, #HIV looks like having a family, learning to cook, having sex, & dancing at home in your undies.
B/c of the science of viral suppression & U=U, we aren't just surviving―we're thriving.
August 29, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Him: But you don't look like you have HIV.
Funny thing. Yeah I do
When we have access to antiretroviral therapy, #HIV looks like having a family, learning to cook, having sex, & dancing at home in your undies.
B/c of the science of viral suppression & U=U, we aren't just surviving―we're thriving.
Funny thing. Yeah I do
When we have access to antiretroviral therapy, #HIV looks like having a family, learning to cook, having sex, & dancing at home in your undies.
B/c of the science of viral suppression & U=U, we aren't just surviving―we're thriving.
We have to continue confronting HIV stigma. I spoke to @thebuckeyeflame.com's “This News Is So Gay” podcast about a terrible Fox Carolina:
“Man charged after knowingly exposing woman carrying his child to HIV without telling her, police say.”
HIV transmission didn't occur; why is this a problem?
“Man charged after knowingly exposing woman carrying his child to HIV without telling her, police say.”
HIV transmission didn't occur; why is this a problem?
August 21, 2025 at 8:22 PM
We have to continue confronting HIV stigma. I spoke to @thebuckeyeflame.com's “This News Is So Gay” podcast about a terrible Fox Carolina:
“Man charged after knowingly exposing woman carrying his child to HIV without telling her, police say.”
HIV transmission didn't occur; why is this a problem?
“Man charged after knowingly exposing woman carrying his child to HIV without telling her, police say.”
HIV transmission didn't occur; why is this a problem?
Excited to help facilitate this incredible training with Robert Suttle for Equality Federation:
Beyond Stigma - Policy Responses to Criminalization
It's today at 2 PM (EST). Have you registered yet?
Register:
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Beyond Stigma - Policy Responses to Criminalization
It's today at 2 PM (EST). Have you registered yet?
Register:
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
August 21, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Excited to help facilitate this incredible training with Robert Suttle for Equality Federation:
Beyond Stigma - Policy Responses to Criminalization
It's today at 2 PM (EST). Have you registered yet?
Register:
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Beyond Stigma - Policy Responses to Criminalization
It's today at 2 PM (EST). Have you registered yet?
Register:
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Kenya Moussa; 2025 Celebrate & Honor Black Women in the HIV Movement Honoree
August 18, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Kenya Moussa; 2025 Celebrate & Honor Black Women in the HIV Movement Honoree
Thank you, @pwnusa.bsky.social for trusting me to design this year's "Celebrate & Honor Black Women in the HIV Movement" campaign.
Let's all give Myra Franks, Tiommi Luckett, Ebony Gordon, Elder Antionettea Etienne, and Kenya Moussa their flowers!
www.pwn-usa.org/celebrate-an...
Let's all give Myra Franks, Tiommi Luckett, Ebony Gordon, Elder Antionettea Etienne, and Kenya Moussa their flowers!
www.pwn-usa.org/celebrate-an...
August 18, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Thank you, @pwnusa.bsky.social for trusting me to design this year's "Celebrate & Honor Black Women in the HIV Movement" campaign.
Let's all give Myra Franks, Tiommi Luckett, Ebony Gordon, Elder Antionettea Etienne, and Kenya Moussa their flowers!
www.pwn-usa.org/celebrate-an...
Let's all give Myra Franks, Tiommi Luckett, Ebony Gordon, Elder Antionettea Etienne, and Kenya Moussa their flowers!
www.pwn-usa.org/celebrate-an...
I am the managing editor for SERO Project's publication for incarcerated individuals: Turn It Up! I'm excited to share our pitch call for this year's issue: "Aging on the Inside."
Basic info:
Rate: $150 per article
Word count: 400-600 words
Contact info: [email protected]
See the slides for more
Basic info:
Rate: $150 per article
Word count: 400-600 words
Contact info: [email protected]
See the slides for more
August 13, 2025 at 5:57 PM
I am the managing editor for SERO Project's publication for incarcerated individuals: Turn It Up! I'm excited to share our pitch call for this year's issue: "Aging on the Inside."
Basic info:
Rate: $150 per article
Word count: 400-600 words
Contact info: [email protected]
See the slides for more
Basic info:
Rate: $150 per article
Word count: 400-600 words
Contact info: [email protected]
See the slides for more
I'm excited about moderating this webinar for the U.S. PLHIV Caucus. It's the first time I'm hosting a call for the Caucus and my first time moderating anything since the end of June.
Hopefully I'll see you there on Thursday, July 31. 6 PM (EST).
Register:
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Hopefully I'll see you there on Thursday, July 31. 6 PM (EST).
Register:
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
July 28, 2025 at 7:15 PM
I'm excited about moderating this webinar for the U.S. PLHIV Caucus. It's the first time I'm hosting a call for the Caucus and my first time moderating anything since the end of June.
Hopefully I'll see you there on Thursday, July 31. 6 PM (EST).
Register:
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Hopefully I'll see you there on Thursday, July 31. 6 PM (EST).
Register:
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Today is #HIVZeroStigmaDay. #HIV stigma occurs when someone discriminates against you because of your Sero status.
You're not defined by your status & there is no place in our world for HIV discrimination. Join us & our network in saying no to HIV Stigma.
Learn more at: zerohivstigmaday.com
You're not defined by your status & there is no place in our world for HIV discrimination. Join us & our network in saying no to HIV Stigma.
Learn more at: zerohivstigmaday.com
July 21, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Today is #HIVZeroStigmaDay. #HIV stigma occurs when someone discriminates against you because of your Sero status.
You're not defined by your status & there is no place in our world for HIV discrimination. Join us & our network in saying no to HIV Stigma.
Learn more at: zerohivstigmaday.com
You're not defined by your status & there is no place in our world for HIV discrimination. Join us & our network in saying no to HIV Stigma.
Learn more at: zerohivstigmaday.com
I was diagnosed with #HIV 10 years ago. I'm alive because of HIV medications. Without them, I will die. In fact my whole community will.
And I don’t just mean people living with HIV. I mean everyone.
Fight for HIV care & save the world from another AIDS Crisis.
And I don’t just mean people living with HIV. I mean everyone.
Fight for HIV care & save the world from another AIDS Crisis.
July 11, 2025 at 4:15 PM
I was diagnosed with #HIV 10 years ago. I'm alive because of HIV medications. Without them, I will die. In fact my whole community will.
And I don’t just mean people living with HIV. I mean everyone.
Fight for HIV care & save the world from another AIDS Crisis.
And I don’t just mean people living with HIV. I mean everyone.
Fight for HIV care & save the world from another AIDS Crisis.
Tomorrow marks my final day hosting @gbgmc.bsky.social's "Fighting for Our Lives" webinar.
I conclude my run w/ Numan Afifi, speaking about how
APCOM has maintained services for LGBTQIA+ people in Asia.
When: June 26, 10 AM (EST)
Where: Zoom
Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
I conclude my run w/ Numan Afifi, speaking about how
APCOM has maintained services for LGBTQIA+ people in Asia.
When: June 26, 10 AM (EST)
Where: Zoom
Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
June 25, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Tomorrow marks my final day hosting @gbgmc.bsky.social's "Fighting for Our Lives" webinar.
I conclude my run w/ Numan Afifi, speaking about how
APCOM has maintained services for LGBTQIA+ people in Asia.
When: June 26, 10 AM (EST)
Where: Zoom
Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
I conclude my run w/ Numan Afifi, speaking about how
APCOM has maintained services for LGBTQIA+ people in Asia.
When: June 26, 10 AM (EST)
Where: Zoom
Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...