My HIV Story: a peer researcher's journey

James

Social justice advocate... grateful recovering addict, great-grandfather & HIV health researcher

“It’s brought me out of my isolation… and helped stop my intravenous drug use.”

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“…growing up positive you always have one foot out the back door."

“…growing up positive you always have one foot out the back door."

“…growing up positive you always have one foot out the back door."

“…growing up positive you always have one foot out the back door."

“I live openly with HIV ’cause if I don’t keep it a secret it’s no one else's to tell"

“I live openly with HIV ’cause if I don’t keep it a secret it’s no one else's to tell"

“I live openly with HIV ’cause if I don’t keep it a secret it’s no one else's to tell"

“I live openly with HIV ’cause if I don’t keep it a secret it’s no one else's to tell"

“She shed tears, and I did too....”

“She shed tears, and I did too....”

“She shed tears, and I did too....”

“She shed tears, and I did too....”

"Yet in light of one's diagnosis, the human desire to be loved cannot be extinguished."

"Yet in light of one's diagnosis, the human desire to be loved cannot be extinguished."

"Yet in light of one's diagnosis, the human desire to be loved cannot be extinguished."

"Yet in light of one's diagnosis, the human desire to be loved cannot be extinguished."

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