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Adrienne’s HIV Blog – Hivine’s Weblog

Kieryn Graham — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 22:54:17 +0000

Adrienne’s HIV Blog is written by Adrienne Seed, who was diagnosed with HIV in 2002. She is an HIV activist, artist, writer and sculptor. Other HIV-positive women also contribute to the blog, which focuses on HIV-related news and stories. Posts are often written with a humorous bent. The blog is updated several times per week.

Living In The Bonus Round

Kieryn Graham — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 22:46:22 +0000

Living In The Bonus Round is a blog written by Steve Schalchlin, who is widely regarded as one of the first HIV/AIDS bloggers. He is a respected songwriter, musician, playwright, and actor with HIV who put his struggles of living with HIV/AIDS into music. His blog discusses his daily life with HIV/AIDS, opinion on events, and other news and topics. He updates his blog a few times per week.

Shawn & Gwen

The AIDS Beacon Staff — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 22:32:12 +0000

Shawn Decker was infected with HIV as a child through a blood transfusion for his hemophilia. Since then, Shawn has written a book about his experiences growing up with HIV, including discrimination and dating. Now married to Gwen Barringer, who does not have HIV, both Shawn and Gwen use their relationship to educate people about sex education, HIV prevention, and living with HIV. In their blog, the couple discusses their life together, their HIV prevention work, and their thoughts on national news and events. The blog also includes advice for others with HIV. The blog is updated several times per week.

The Naked Truth: Young, Beautiful and (HIV) Positive

The AIDS Beacon Staff — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 22:28:23 +0000

Marvelyn Brown was diagnosed with HIV when she was 19 years old. Now 26, Marvelyn has become an activist for HIV awareness and has written a book about her experiences as a black woman with HIV. She is also the CEO of Marvelous Connections, which focuses on spreading HIV awareness and education across the nation. In her blog, Marvelyn records her work as an activist and the issues she faces as an HIV-positive woman. She also provides advice to others with HIV. She usually updates her blog every few months.

My HIV/AIDS Awareness

Meerat Oza — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 21:52:34 +0000

My HIV/AIDS Awareness is a blog by Kelly Markell, a father who has an HIV-positive son. After learning of his son’s diagnosis, Markell was motivated to help others make lifestyle changes and take control of their disease by becoming informed and educated about HIV and AIDS. The website is dedicated to providing support and information to individuals living with HIV and AIDS, and features a blog, information center, and store.

Project KengiKAT

Shruti Kalra — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 20:00:22 +0000

Project KengiKat is written by Kengi Carr, who spent over two years being homeless. During this time, he was also diagnosed as HIV positive. Kengi has developed two outreach programs, “Do Something Saturday” and “Unpluggin’ HIV,” to help those who are HIV positive and homeless or low-income. His blog shares his experiences with homelessness and HIV, as well as the experiences of others who have confronted similar challenges.

My Fabulous Disease

Salina Yuan — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:13:01 +0000

Mark S. King is a columnist and advocate for gay rights and people with HIV/AIDS. His site, “My Fabulous Disease,” discusses the challenges faced by people living with HIV, especially those who are gay. King, who is gay, was diagnosed with HIV at the age of 26. He also overcame an addiction to crystal methamphetamine. His website is updated every few days, and posts often have a humorous or quirky bent. The site also features columns, a regular blog, and a number of video blog entries.

Who’s Positive Journal

Shruti Kalra — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:12:07 +0000

Who’s Positive is a non-profit organization that started out as an outreach program for youth, but now spreads awareness about HIV/AIDS. Their Web site also serves as a place for HIV-positive individuals to share their experiences and to support one another. The organization has a journal that is regularly updated by the founding member of the organization.

Still Arriving

Salina Yuan — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:10:49 +0000

This blog features James McLarty-Lopes, a 27 year-old HIV-positive patient, who posts biweekly about his disease, side effects, medication regimen, and his general feelings. He gives advice through his own experiences about how newly diagnosed patients can come to terms with HIV and how HIV/AIDS patients do not have to let their condition lower the value and quality of their lives. He also discusses political factors like the health care debate. Lopes has recently admitted that along with being HIV positive he is also trying to recover from crystal meth addiction.

HIV This Week

The AIDS Beacon Staff — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:10:03 +0000

Managed by the Chief Scientific Advisor to UNAIDS, this is a monthly journal blog that touches on key HIV/AIDS news and issues from cases all over the world from a factual standpoint, while also presenting various community, national, global, and faith-based responses. HIV This Week also discusses a variety of other aspects of the disease, including dealing with pediatric HIV/AIDS, human rights and ethics, social exclusion, and the cost of HIV treatments.