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  • National Latinx HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: Positivo

    National Latinx HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: Positivo

    on this last day of latinx heritage month and even more importantly, on this national latinx HIV/AIDS awareness day, i am highlighting a campaign i created with a philadelphia community based organization 10 years ago called “positivo.” “positivo” launched in october 2013 and featured various different images, north philadelphia residents…

  • National Latinx HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

    National Latinx HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

    To me, National Latinx HIV/AIDS Awareness Day means a day to bring some light to the darkness that has been overshadowing our Latinx community for decades. A day where you can have some cafecito y chisme in the morning or afternoon with your comai or compai, and with your familia…

  • Immuno-Heavy | Aces Lira

    Immuno-Heavy | Aces Lira

    The knots of responsibility weigh on me.Anxiousness creepsfor cuddles,when all I want is peace.You said you understood and I was tied, convinced. I know that people grow.You never grew out of selfishness.Telling me you want something serious butOpening myself you changed your mind.Words:promising but gestures:confusing.Slight hints over time of your…

  • National Latinx HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: Carlos & José | Gran Varones Fellows

    National Latinx HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: Carlos & José | Gran Varones Fellows

    When you’re living with HIV, finding community can be hard. When you do, sometimes having HIV is the only common factor. When you do come across a group of people who look like you, around your age, had similar familial backgrounds, history, traditions, traumas and triumphs, you finally feel like…