Positively Aware : the Monthly Journal of the Test Positive Aware Network

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During a holiday break in 2013, I told my mother about my decision to start taking Truvada as PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis). I sat on her couch and also explained that I was going to share my PrEP-taking journey on Facebook to educate more people like myself. I waited for an argument to erupt. Discussion about sexual health and freedom were usually met with negative feelings in our household.

Longtime national HIV treatment advocate Moisés Agosto, a native of Puerto Rico, says the challenges facing Latinos in the epidemic haven’t changed much over the decades. Problems with housing, jobs, and education, along with other social determinants of health, continue to hurt prevention and treatment: Immigration status. Language barriers. Access to physical and mental health care. Access to food.

Since its founding in 1990, the Latino Commission on AIDS has become the largest organization in the U.S. advocating for the health needs of the Latino community in response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Also known as Latino AIDS, the commission works with community organizations in developing HIV education, prevention programs, and capacity building. The commission, which began in New York City, now serves Latino communities in more than 40 states and Puerto Rico. Guillermo Chacón has been president of Latino AIDS since 2009...

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