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Telling the world you are HIV positive is daunting for anyone, even more so if you are a woman. HIV-positive women remain more isolated and stigmatized than men with HIV. Perhaps it's because most women with HIV have children and worry that their children could experience discrimination. So to disclose on the Internet takes a certain fearlessness. The extraordinary women featured on this page are committed to being a voice for women who are terrified of telling another soul that they are HIV positive. Read their stories and you'll find that their strength will be contagious!

Charlene

Laboratory Technician,
Washington, D.C.

Luana Clark

Barbara Choser Cusack

Author and Small Business Owner,
Orlando, Fla.

Jane Fowler

Founder and Director,
HIV Wisdom for Older Women,
Kansas City, Mo.

Alora Gale

Boulder, Colo.

Teniecka Hannah

Student,
Colorado Christian University,
Colorado Springs, Colo.

Precious Jackson

Women's Health Educator,
Center for Health Justice,
West Hollywood, Calif.

Fortunata Kasege

Volunteer,
Campaign to End AIDS,
Houston, Tx.

Michelle Lopez

Treatment Administrator,
Community Healthcare Network,
Bronx, N.Y.

Raven Lopez

Student, Murry Bergtraum High School,
Bronx, N.Y.

Nina Martinez

Student, Emory University,
Rollins School of Public Health,
Atlanta, Ga.

Joyce McDonald

Artist, Joyce McDonald Ministries,
Brooklyn, N.Y.

Mindy

Founder, Hetero Pos Atlanta,
Atlanta, Ga.

Marcya Gullatte Owens

HIV Community Consultant & Motivational Presenter,
Ill.

Gracia Violeta Ross Quiroga

HIV Activist, Co-Founder of Bolivia's First HIV/AIDS Organization,
La Paz, Bolivia

Shelley Singer

HIV Prevention Educator and Activist,
Los Angeles, Calif.

Loreen Willenberg

Landscape designer,
Calif.

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