Shelley Turner on Living with HIV as a Black Woman For months, people living with HIV/AIDS have found counsel and advice through the advocate work of Shelly Turner, a social worker at Equality Ohio. Shelley herself is a person living with HIV, so...
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The Current State of Ohio’s Criminal Code Does Nothing to Protect the Public from the Spread of HIV
By Rev. Michael Schuenemeyer The current state of Ohio’s criminal code does nothing to protect the public from the spread of HIV. Instead, it reaps the unintended consequences of creating vulnerabilities and perpetuating stigma. Stigma has proven to be a formidable and pernicious obstacle...
My Story: JM Triplett
“The test came back positive for HIV.” These are the dreaded words that I heard one humid day in July. The middle-aged white nurse practitioner nervously shifted on her feet, then softly murmured, “ Do you need to call any potential partners to let...
Positive Thoughts About a Negative Situation – Nushawn Williams
Many may have heard the name; many may have not. But a multitude of people may have heard about a young man labeled an HIV monster back in the late '90s. I remember the moment so clearly. Myself diagnosed in '84...when I heard this...