43-year HIV AIDS survivor featured on the cover of Our Lives magazine in Madison, Wisconsin

Long-term HIV AIDS survivor Bob Bowers on the cover of Positively Aware magazine

​In 1986, I told a high school crowd, “I have AIDS.” Their ovation shocked me. Since I was being heard, I had to speak up for my gay brothers who weren't being met with that same compassion. 43 years later, I still continue to honor them.

​#HIV #AIDS #Compassion #EndHIVstigma #HIVawareness

#ICYMI Last week cohosts Olivia G. Ford & Bridgette Picou, LVN, ACLPN discussed critical findings from our community-based survey on #language, #stigma, & #healthcare. Check out the clips and watch the full exchange at bit.ly/AGLMLive41

#endHIVstigma #peoplefirstlanguage

📌 Tomorrow! Don't miss episode 41 of #AGirlLikeMe LIVE! Olivia G. Ford & Bridgette Picou will probe critical findings from our survey on stigmatizing language in #healthcare, its impact on the individual & potential effects on engagement in the healthcare system. #endHIVstigma

➡️ bit.ly/AGLMLive41

Feeling down or depressed? The University of Pittsburgh is studying new treatment options for people with depression/depressive symptoms and HIV. Interested in getting involved? Send us a DM or sign up with our registry via our linktr.ee in bio! #pitthivresearch #depressionresearch #endhivstigma

A Woman Named Ruth March 10th is NWGHAAD (National Women's and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day), and this is also Women's History Month, so I would like to tell you about one woman in particular who was called "the Cemeter...

"I wanted to learn more about the women who have been involved in the movement against this pandemic from the beginning and celebrate and honor them." @katie6817.bsky.social #AGirlLikeMe

In honor of #NWGHAAD and #WomensHistoryMonth, learn about #RuthCokerBurks - helping to #endHIVstigma since 1984.

Progress in Pennsylvania. Advocates are celebrating movement toward modernizing HIV criminalization laws so they reflect today’s science and reduce stigma. Updating outdated laws supports testing, treatment, and public health. #EndHIVStigma #UequalsU #HIVAwareness

🩷 National Women & Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

We stand with LGBTIQ+ Refugees and People Seeking Asylum of African Heritage & the Global Majority impacted by HIV.

Testing, treatment & U=U save lives. Stigma harms.

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#EndHIVStigma #LGBTIQ 🌈

Intro – Sarah ("TrulyBlessed") I have worn many hats over the years but my favorite, my passion, is advocate.

📣 "I have worn many hats over the years but my favorite, my passion, is advocate."

We would like to welcome a new blogger! TrulyBlessed is an advocate, mom & grandmother. Read about what motivated her to be part of #AGirlLikeMe at the link below- and be sure to say hello!
#womenandHIV #endHIVstigma

Engage to end HIV stigma Stigma will end if we all work together. HIV and AIDS will end if stigma is destroyed. Let's kick HIV stigma out as we enter 2026!

"Stigma will end if we all work together. #HIV and #AIDS will end if stigma is destroyed."

Shared experience is empowering. @hivstigmafighter.bsky.social talks about community engagement in HIV prevention and treatment and paints a picture of what collective support can look like. #endHIVstigma

Join us Feb 27 for a powerful webinar featuring DeKeitra Griffin, Jahn Jaramillo & Vanessa Leja sharing insights on HIV criminalization, disclosure & ending stigma.

Listen. Learn. Act.
HIV is not a crime. ✊

#HIVIsNotACrime #EndHIVStigma

REGISTER: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/43c8d2...

African Rainbow Family marks National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day 🖤
We stand for awareness, access to care, and an end to HIV stigma in Black communities. Knowledge, compassion, and equity save lives.

#EndHIVStigma #AfricanRainbowFamily

Undetectable equals Untransmittable was named plainly during Mandy Mango’s Whatcha Packin’ interview with Michelle Visage.

Watch from the 3:09 mark
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#UequalsU #UndetectableEqualsUntransmittable #EndHIVStigma

People living with HIV (PLHIV) have the same rights to healthcare, employment, education, and social participation as anyone else. It is important to treat everyone with care, respect and dignity.

#EndStigma
#HIVAwareness
#ProtectPLHIV
#EndHIVStigma

1.10.2010 I was diagnosed with HIV;
16 years later, I remain HIV+ undetectable, I'm living, and I'm here.

I'm taking today to feel all the things: to cry, to laugh, to dance, to be GRATEFUL.

Here's to more years of not only surviving, but thriving💪🏽

#UEqualsU #EndHIVStigma

In Cambridge, Kitchener, Waterloo, Guelph, and Wellington County, people living with HIV thrive when we challenge stigma, uplift dignity, and ensure access to care, housing, and social support.

#CommunitySupport #StrongerTogether #EndHIVStigma #Guelph #WellingtonCounty #KWAwesome

U = U means Undetectable = Untransmittable—when a person living with HIV takes their medication consistently and has an undetectable viral load, they cannot transmit HIV through sex.
Let’s end stigma and spread facts, not fear.
#UequalsU #HIVAwareness #EndHIVStigma #KnowTheFacts #HealthEducation

Across our region, many people delay testing, treatment, or support because they fear judgment. Reducing stigma in Waterloo Region and Guelph-Wellington helps people get the care they deserve.

#EndHIVStigma #SupportNotStigma #HIVAware #CommunityCare #WRDSB #GuelphCares

Testing day, so time for a men's room dick pic. #gay #gaydick #gaycock #softcock #gettested #knowyourstatus #endHIVstigma

HIV continues to impact people right here in Waterloo Region and Guelph-Wellington. Local public health units report new cases every year — reminding us that awareness and compassion matter.

#HIVAwareness #WaterlooRegion #GuelphWellington #EndHIVStigma #StrongerTogether

Introducing Positive by Design: a new quilt created by people living with HIV today.
It celebrates survival, confronts stigma, and stands beside the AIDS Memorial Quilt to show our journey from loss to empowerment.
We are not victims. We are activists.
#PositiveByDesign #EndHIVStigma #UequalsU

HIV stigma thrives in silence, shame, and rejection. We thrive in compassion, truth, and dignity. You are bigger than stigma. You belong.
🧪 Test. Know your status. Choose compassion.
#WorldAIDSDay #EndHIVStigma

My wish for this World AIDS Day is for us to have more real conversations about sex before activity occurs. Educate yourself about HIV and other STIs, and share it with your community/networks. Help bring an end to HIV!

#WorldAIDSDay #EndHIV #EndHIVStigma

End the stigma
HIV treatment works
#Prep
#WorldAidsDay
#EndHIVStigma

#EndHIVStigma
#WorldAIDSDay

Today is #WorldAIDSDay! As we celebrate today, let’s take time to recognize the global efforts towards a cure, lives lost, and community resilience through funding disruptions.
#pitthivresearch #hivawareness #worldaidsday2025 #uequalsu #endhivstigma

Wearing my red ribbon on World AIDS Day ❤️🩸

#WorldAIDSDay2025 #WorldAIDSDay #EndHIVStigma

Ending with this:

HIV is not a moral failing.

It’s a virus shaped by systems, inequity, and bad policy decisions. Ending AIDS is possible with science + funding + justice + solidarity.

Use today to learn, donate, organize, or get tested.
#WorldAIDSDay #UequalsU #EndHIVStigma

The UK Government’s HIV Action Plan will provide people with the support they need, leaving nobody behind.

The UK has a historic opportunity- we can be the first country to end new transmissions of HIV by 2030. Let’s work together to make this vision a reality.

#WorldAIDSDay #EndHIVStigma

People living with HIV can now serve in all Armed Forces roles (EXCLUSIVE) On World Aids Day, the UK is now the first NATO nation to allow people living with HIV to serve fully deployed.

#WorldAIDSday the good news keeps on coming 😀www.attitude.co.uk/news/people-living-hiv-n... #endHIVstigma #HIV

National AIDS Trust Here you’ll find reliable facts about HIV, including up-to-date statistics and key details about transmission, testing and treatment.

For policy info, campaigns & further support links, visit the National AIDS Trust: nat.org.uk
Together, we honour the past and power a stigma-free future. #WorldAIDSDay #EndHIVStigma #LGBTHistory #UequalsU #CommunityPower #EndHIV2030 [7/7]