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Talking about sexuality often comes with a stigma, and people often feel they can’t talk about it freely for fear of being shamed. But in this episode, we discuss sexuality in an open, safe space to start reducing the stigma around it. Lauren Miller, Health Equity Program Coordinator at NMAC, comes live from the Biomedical Summit in Las Vegas and talks with three guests about their journeys.  Together, they talk about the experiences that shaped their views on sexuality, the availability of sex education, and the stigma women face from wanting to learn more about their sexuality. They also discuss sex work and the stigma people face when choosing to work in the industry.  Guests: Zahara Bassett, CEO and Founder of Life is Work Latonia Wilkins, Case Manager for Thrive SS Regina Livingston, Executive Director of the Unspoken Treasure Society This event is part of a special partnership with the CDC PACT Program. To connect with us further, or to find more resources on race and HIV/AIDs, visit our website. You can also find us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

Misinformation and fear drive HIV stigma; ending stigma is the only way to end the HIV epidemic. Dernell Green talks with Terrell Parker about the importance of understanding and combating HIV stigma and how disclosure can work toward empathy, support, and education for those living with HIV.  Terrell shares his own experience of being diagnosed with HIV, how stigma impacted disclosing this information to his circle and sexual partners, and how he navigated the stigma he faced. Dernell and Terrell also discuss the importance of providing accurate information about HIV to younger generations, the need for open, honest conversations about sex to maintain sexual health, and how stigma creates barriers to people receiving care. To connect with us further, or to find more resources on race and HIV/AIDs, visit our website. You can also find us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

Monkeypox (MPV) has become an unprecedented epidemic and a crisis. In this episode, we hear a live town hall where we discuss how to address disparities in accessing MPV vaccines and treatment

Viruela del mono(MPV) se ha convertido en una epidemia y una crisis sin precedente. En este capítulo escucharemos a un ayuntamiento en vivo, donde platicamos sobre las disparidades en el acceso a las vacunas y tratamiento del MPV.

In Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities, there are amazing people who have dedicated their lives to the people of these communities living with HIV. In this episode, Peter Tuiolosega Silva of Kumukahi Health + Wellness on Hawai'i Island talks with advocates David Utuone and Carolyn Kuali`i about what Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities need most when it comes to today’s advocacy for people living with HIV.

We can only stop HIV by working together. In today’s episode, we come live from the Biomedical HIV Prevention Summit to hear from leaders all over the nation about how they’re working in their communities to stop the spread of HIV and end HIV stigma.

Among the people who are diagnosed with HIV, many are young people. In this episode, host Gabriella Spencer talks with Marshun Redmond of NMAC to discuss how we can take steps towards understanding the problems with HIV/AIDS among youth, and celebrate the effort young people are making to fight the battle against HIV/AIDS.

Women and girls often face the highest level of stigma of people living with HIV. In this episode, host Gabriella Spencer gathers with a panel to discuss how we can better support and advocate for women and girls living with HIV.

Terrell and guests honor National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, a day that provides an opportunity to increase HIV education, testing community involvement, and treatment among black communities.

It’s a new year and we have big plans to end the HIV Epidemic. In this episode, all RTWNMAC hosts sit down together and each share what they will be doing in 2022 to end the epidemic.

Today, we commemorate Transgender Day of Remembrance by honoring the victims of transgender violence in 2021. To honor their lives, we address the increasing epidemic of violence against the transgender and gender non-conforming community.

En este episodio centrado en el Día Nacional Latinx para la Concientización sobre el SIDA (#NLAAD), el presentador Damián Cabrera tendrá una conversación con el activista Alexi Díaz sobre la experiencia del VIH alrededor de la latinidad. Ellos estarán hablando sobre los efectos dispares de la epidemia del VIH en poblaciones de hombres latinos/hispanos a la vez que exploran las intersecciones entre el VIH, la cultura y la construcción del género. Además, discutirán la importancia de desarrollar campañas centradas en las voces de la comunidad como herramienta eficaz para aumentar el conocimiento sobre el VIH y maneras de practicar una sexualidad saludable. In this episode focused on the National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day (#NLAAD), the host Damián Cabrera has a conversation with the advocate Alexi Díaz about the experience of HIV around la Latinidad. They will be discussing the disproportionate effects of the HIV epidemic on Latino/Hispanic male populations while exploring the intersections between HIV, culture, and the gender constructs. In addition, they will discuss the importance of developing campaigns focused on the voices of the community as an effective tool to increase HIV awareness and ways to engage in healthier sex.