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When I was first diagnosed. My viral load was around 2700 with a t-cell count of 197.
At that time, anything below 200 was supposed to be diagnosed as AIDS.
Fortunately I had a doctor who said “I am not putting that label on a 25 year old who I know can beat this”.
At that time, anything below 200 was supposed to be diagnosed as AIDS.
Fortunately I had a doctor who said “I am not putting that label on a 25 year old who I know can beat this”.
Over the first year, I thought every cough or cold meant it was over.
I wasn’t educated nor had the resources available to know that with treatment I could not only survive but thrive.
I lived with my HIV diagnosis in silence, imagining my mortality daily.
I wasn’t educated nor had the resources available to know that with treatment I could not only survive but thrive.
I lived with my HIV diagnosis in silence, imagining my mortality daily.
By 2013 I educated myself on HIV and built an amazing circle of friends to help me get into treatment.
That same year is became undetectable and in care.
I also felt I needed to educate my community and start doing the work so that no one else would every felt the way I did.
That same year is became undetectable and in care.
I also felt I needed to educate my community and start doing the work so that no one else would every felt the way I did.
By 2015, I was working as a community healthcare worker in the HIV field.
That same year I became the director of testing and counseling while also starting a journalism career.
I began writing about the HIV epidemic from a Black queer perspective.
That same year I became the director of testing and counseling while also starting a journalism career.
I began writing about the HIV epidemic from a Black queer perspective.
It’s not lost on me the importance of me being publicly HIV positive as a public figure.
Advocating and supporting those in need.
We Lost so many Black queer creatives to the epidemic, I now live because of them. Their spirit rests in me as do their stories.
Advocating and supporting those in need.
We Lost so many Black queer creatives to the epidemic, I now live because of them. Their spirit rests in me as do their stories.
I truly believe the epidemic will no longer be in our communities in my lifetime.
I continue the mission of educating my communities on sexual health and responsibility.
I am but one person and one voice. But that’s all it takes sometimes to make changes that will last forever.
I continue the mission of educating my communities on sexual health and responsibility.
I am but one person and one voice. But that’s all it takes sometimes to make changes that will last forever.
I once was where many of you are. Newly diagnosed. Feeling Alone. Suffering in silence.
I choose to live publicly so you know you are not alone. To combat stigma & shame.
I want you to know we will get through this and get to a day where HIV is no longer an epidemic. Together.
I choose to live publicly so you know you are not alone. To combat stigma & shame.
I want you to know we will get through this and get to a day where HIV is no longer an epidemic. Together.
