Disclosing one's HIV status
It’s hard for women. Our girlwithhiv says “I wish that disclosing one’s HIV status was as easy as choosing a flavour of ice cream, or as simple as deciding whether it ought to be one scoop or two...
View ArticleStanding up to be counted can make a difference
Should HIV meds be free? Our UK contributor girlwithhiv recounts how she objected to paying for her drugs and how the charges were eventually waived. A few years ago, I had an article published in a...
View ArticleOpen letter
Girlwithhiv with an open letter to the man who is trying to have her prosecuted for non-disclosure of her HIV status Dear Mr X, I do not hate you for trying to have me prosecuted with the vexatious...
View ArticleOut of the shadows
Our girlwithhiv finds finds that’s she’s termed ”non infectious” by her medical team but her legal battles continue and she feels obligated to reveal her real name What a positive, enlightened...
View ArticleA step into the unknown
Our girlwithhiv on HIV and fertility treatment. "For the first time in months, I felt hopeful.women with HIV can have a baby free of HIV," An earlier version of this article first appeared in the...
View ArticleWhat World Aids Day 2013 means to me: the criminalisation of HIV
Our girlwithhv says “I know that on World Aids Day, I will be caring for my small child, while the (police) have still not made a decision to prosecute me for non-disclosure me with up to eight years...
View ArticleAmazingly fortunate
Our girlwithhiv asks “What does it feel like to be a mother living with HIV with a child born free of the virus?” I am absolutely passionate about the reproductive rights of women living with HIV. In...
View ArticleWords fail me…
Our UK correspondent is advised that the police are not pursuing charges in her non disclosure case involving her ex-partner. But the damage is done . . Two days before World Aids Day 2013, I was...
View ArticleThank you!
Our girlwithhiv with a shout-out to those who have helped her during a difficult time in her life involving allegations of nondisclosure by her ex-partner. This article previously appeared in...
View ArticleJournalists and HIV
On the power of the media our girlwithhiv says “Journalists and editors are imbued with an important role in society. They can significantly influence the way their readership interprets and digests...
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