#PWNCares

In October of 2014, PWN-USA spearheaded the first-ever National Day of Action to End Violence Against Women Living with HIV to draw attention to the high rates of interpersonal violence, abuse, and systemic brutality faced by women living with HIV – including the murder of women following the disclosure of their HIV status. Ten years later, we talked to a group of PWN members about the ways in which violence against women living with HIV has shown up in their lives. This is what they had to say.

Featuring panelists Davina Conner, Kamaria Laffrey, Octavia Lewis, MPA, Maggie Shapiro and Shannon Weber in the 8th video in the PWNCares series by and for women living with HIV and a virtual coffee table discussion on the nuances of motherhood while living with HIV.

Featuring Tranisha Arzah, Keiva Lei Cadena, Alicia Diggs, and Kamaria Laffrey in the 7th video in the PWNCares series by and for women living with HIV and a virtual coffee table discussion on what it means to advocate for yourself in health care and service provider settings to make sure you are getting the care and services you need and deserve.

Featuring panelists Tranisha Arzah, Davina “Pozitively Dee” Conner, Thandi Harris, Tiffany Marrero and Bre Anne Rivera in the sixth video in the PWNCares series, a unique multimedia series by and for women living with HIV sponsored by ViiV’s Positive Action for Women, and a dynamic virtual coffee table chat on the nuances of dating with HIV.

Featuring Bre Campbell, Alicia Diggs, Thandi Harris, Tiffany Marrero and Angel Stetson. Antiretroviral medication is a must for women living with HIV to reach viral suppression. Important as this is, how do we maintain our health and wellness past just being undetectable? Join our courageous panelists for a discussion of taking care of mental health as well as physical health.​

Featuring Jada Cardona and Tiommi Luckett. An HIV diagnosis isn’t easy for anyone; if you’re trans, the challenges can be even greater. In our fourth video in the #PWNCares series, two dynamic women of trans experience living with HIV share the obstacles they have overcome and offer insight they have learned since their own diagnoses.

Featuring Barb Cardell, Stacy Jennings, Shyronn Jones and Venita Ray. Four dynamic women living with HIV explore the complexities of disclosure to family, friends, dates and employers–and give real-talk suggestions about how to decide who to tell and when.

Featuring Stacy Jennings, Shyronn Jones and Tiommi Luckett. Did you know that a person living with HIV who maintains an undetectable viral load through adherence to their prescribed medications CANNOT transmit HIV to their sexual partners–even without condoms? This changes everything.

Featuring Tiommi Luckett, Venita Ray and Teresa Sullivan. Women living with HIV experience intimate partner violence (IPV) at twice the rate of women in the general population, and women in abusive relationships are 48% more likely to acquire HIV. Hear from survivors of intimate partner violence and HIV and explore the intersections of HIV, IPV and structural violence.