Trans Justice

PWN-USA Stands with our Trans and Gender Diverse Family on TDOV and Every Day

On this Transgender Day of Visibility (TDOV), Positive Women’s Network-USA reaffirms our daily commitment to our trans and non-binary family, and our dedication to elevate and center transgender leaders within our organization and across the HIV field. PWN was founded [...]

2022-03-30T10:38:56-04:00March 30th, 2022|gender justice, Trans Justice|Comments Off on PWN-USA Stands with our Trans and Gender Diverse Family on TDOV and Every Day

2021 Trans Day of Resilience/Remembrance PWN Statement

Image by Micah Bazant with Forward Together Tomorrow, November 20th, marks the 22nd year of Trans Day of Remembrance/Resilience, where we remember, honor, and uplift the lives of our trans siblings who were taken too soon from us. Globally, [...]

2021-11-19T09:52:16-05:00November 19th, 2021|Trans Justice, Uncategorized|Comments Off on 2021 Trans Day of Resilience/Remembrance PWN Statement

PWN Honors Resilience on Transgender Day of Remembrance

Art by Glori Tuitt + @fwdtogether We Read Their NamesWe read the names of precious lives lostTo open our eyes to the enormous costOf bigotry, religion, ignorance, and hate,And honor those who too soon met their fate.Sisters [...]

2020-11-20T15:20:40-05:00November 20th, 2020|Trans Justice, Uncategorized|Comments Off on PWN Honors Resilience on Transgender Day of Remembrance

Organizing Spotlight: PWN-USA Soars High with R.I.S.E. Training Academy

April 30, 2020: How are you centering the voices of women of trans experience of color living with HIV? How does your organization support the leadership of folks of trans experience? What is currently underway to ensure that women of [...]

2020-04-30T19:46:01-04:00April 30th, 2020|Economic Justice, racial justice, reproductive justice, Trans Justice|Comments Off on Organizing Spotlight: PWN-USA Soars High with R.I.S.E. Training Academy

Join PWN in Honoring Trans Resilience Today for TDOR

November 20, 2019: For 20 years, November 20 has been observed as Trans Day of Remembrance (TDoR), a day for for various communities to come together to honor the lives of transgender people that were lost to violence. PWN-USA envisions [...]

2019-11-19T20:26:09-05:00November 20th, 2019|Trans Justice|Comments Off on Join PWN in Honoring Trans Resilience Today for TDOR

Today Is the 6th Annual Day of Action to End Violence Against Women Living with HIV! Here’s Everything You Need to Get Involved.

TODAY, October 23, 2019, is Positive Women's Network - USA's sixth annual Day of Action to End Violence Against Women Living with HIV. Sign On to Endorse the Day of Action to End Violence Against Women Living with HIV More [...]

2021-11-16T10:02:43-05:00October 23rd, 2019|National Day of Action to End Violence Against Women with HIV, PLHIV Sexuality, reproductive justice, Trans Justice, Trauma, Violence|Comments Off on Today Is the 6th Annual Day of Action to End Violence Against Women Living with HIV! Here’s Everything You Need to Get Involved.

Trump-Pence Administration Proposed Rule Would Weaken the Affordable Care Act’s Non-Discrimination Protections for Abortion Care and People of Trans Experience

May 24, 2019: Today, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a proposed rule reinterpreting the scope of Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Section 1557 is the non-discrimination section of the ACA. It bars health [...]

2019-05-24T21:14:10-04:00May 24th, 2019|Access to Care, reproductive justice, Trans Justice|Comments Off on Trump-Pence Administration Proposed Rule Would Weaken the Affordable Care Act’s Non-Discrimination Protections for Abortion Care and People of Trans Experience

Thinking Beyond Jail Cells

State Violence Won’t End Interpersonal Violence. What Will?by Kelly Flannery, PWN If/When/How Reproductive Justice HIV Legal FellowMay 23, 2019: Over 60% of women living with HIV in the U.S. have experienced intimate partner violence at some point in their lives. [...]

2019-05-23T15:03:47-04:00May 23rd, 2019|Criminalization, Intersectionality, Trans Justice, Violence|Comments Off on Thinking Beyond Jail Cells

PWN Continues to Stand with Trans Service Members

April 12, 2019: Today, the Trump Administration’s ban on transgender troops in the military went into effect. The ban is reminiscent of the discriminatory “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” law, which was repealed in 2011, in that it allows transgender troops to [...]

2019-04-12T16:33:21-04:00April 12th, 2019|Trans Justice|Comments Off on PWN Continues to Stand with Trans Service Members

SCOTUS Green Lights Discrimination against Trans People in the Military

January 22, 2019: The Supreme Court of the United States has given the Trump administration the green light to discriminate against people of trans experience. Positive Women’s Network-USA (PWN-USA)  strongly condemns this latest assault on the rights and dignity of [...]

2019-01-22T20:55:45-05:00January 22nd, 2019|human rights, policy agenda, Trans Justice|Comments Off on SCOTUS Green Lights Discrimination against Trans People in the Military

Catch PWN at the Biomedical HIV Prevention Summit

November 27, 2018: PWN-USA members and staff will be at the Biomedical HIV Prevention Summit in beautiful Los Angeles, California, representing U.S. women living with HIV. We hope you will join us for some of these discussions and presentations if you [...]

2018-11-27T22:33:08-05:00November 27th, 2018|HIV epidemic, human rights, Intersectionality, Prevention Justice, racial justice, reproductive justice, sex work, Stigma, Trans Justice, Trauma, U=U, Violence|Comments Off on Catch PWN at the Biomedical HIV Prevention Summit

We #SayTheirNames Today, Tomorrow, and Until We All Are Free

Positive Women's Network - USA Recommits to Trans Rights, Safety, and Justice on Trans Day of Remembrance and Resilience November 20, 2018: Christa Leigh Steele-Knudslien. Viccky Gutierrez. Zakaria Fry. Celine Walker. Tonya Harvey. Phylicia Mitchell. Amia Tyrae Berryman. Sasha Wall. [...]

2018-11-20T22:41:52-05:00November 20th, 2018|Intersectionality, Trans Justice, Violence|Comments Off on We #SayTheirNames Today, Tomorrow, and Until We All Are Free

Stand with Us Today on the 5th Day of Action to End Violence Against Women Living with HIV.

Dear PWN Community,Today, October 23, 2018, is the fifth National Day of Action to End Violence Against Women Living with HIV. This year’s Day of Action falls at a time when a crucial part of our community—people of trans experience—are [...]

2018-10-22T22:51:16-04:00October 23rd, 2018|human rights, Intersectionality, National Day of Action to End Violence Against Women with HIV, Trans Justice, Trauma, Violence|Comments Off on Stand with Us Today on the 5th Day of Action to End Violence Against Women Living with HIV.

#AIDS2020ForAll Call to Action

Take the pledge! No #AIDS2020 in Trump's USA! #AIDS2020ForAll AIDS2020ForAll.org Sign on and let IAS know that if all are not welcome, then none of us are. We must stand with those of us living with and impacted by [...]

2018-08-02T20:36:15-04:00August 2nd, 2018|AIDS 2018, AIDS 2020, HIV epidemic, human rights, immigrant rights, Intersectionality, Research, sex work, Trans Justice|Comments Off on #AIDS2020ForAll Call to Action

Bay Area, U.S. & Global Human Rights Advocates Demand 2020 International AIDS Conference Be Removed from U.S.

**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE**Contact: Cecilia Chung +1.415.902.0216, [email protected] Naina Khanna +1.510.681.1169, [email protected] George Ayala +1.213.268.1777, [email protected] AREA, U.S. AND GLOBAL HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCATES DEMAND 2020 INTERNATIONAL AIDS CONFERENCE BE REMOVED FROM U.S. They cite danger for potential participants and human rights violations in the U.S. [...]

2018-07-23T14:13:12-04:00July 23rd, 2018|AIDS 2018, AIDS 2020, Criminalization, human rights, immigrant rights, immigration, Intersectionality, racism, sex work, Trans Justice|Comments Off on Bay Area, U.S. & Global Human Rights Advocates Demand 2020 International AIDS Conference Be Removed from U.S.

PWN-USA Releases Policy Agenda Updated to Protect & Advance Human Rights in 2018 and Beyond

**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE** Contact: Jennie Smith-Camejo, [email protected], 347.553.5174POSITIVE WOMEN’S NETWORK – USA RELEASES POLICY AGENDA UPDATED TO PROTECT AND ADVANCE HUMAN RIGHTS IN 2018 AND BEYONDThe updated policy agenda, over a year in the making, is responsive to the current political [...]

2018-07-18T20:15:41-04:00July 18th, 2018|Criminalization, HIV epidemic, human rights, immigrant rights, Intersectionality, policy agenda, Trans Justice, Violence, Women-centered Care|Comments Off on PWN-USA Releases Policy Agenda Updated to Protect & Advance Human Rights in 2018 and Beyond

PWN-USA Focuses on the Challenges Facing Newly Diagnosed Trans Women Living with HIV in the 4th Video in the #PWNCares Series

**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE** Contact: Jennie Smith-Camejo, jsmithcamejo(at)pwn-usa.org, 347.553.5174POSITIVE WOMEN’S NETWORK – USA FOCUSES ON THE CHALLENGES FACING NEWLY DIAGNOSED TRANS WOMEN LIVING WITH HIV IN THE 4TH VIDEO IN THE #PWNCARES SERIES The video will be premiered during a virtual coffee table chat [...]

2018-07-09T20:37:42-04:00July 9th, 2018|HIV epidemic, Intersectionality, PWNCares, Stigma, Trans Justice|Comments Off on PWN-USA Focuses on the Challenges Facing Newly Diagnosed Trans Women Living with HIV in the 4th Video in the #PWNCares Series

Most Impacted Communities Take Center Stage at #HINAC3

June 19, 2018: The long-anticipated HIV Is Not a Crime III Training Academy, organized by the SERO Project and Positive Women’s Network – USA, took place June 3-6 at IUPUI in Indianapolis. What a remarkable three days it was!Anchored by [...]

2018-06-19T18:30:10-04:00June 19th, 2018|Criminalization, HIV Is Not a Crime, human rights, Intersectionality, racial justice, racism, resistance, Trans Justice|Comments Off on Most Impacted Communities Take Center Stage at #HINAC3

PWN-USA Honors Transgender Day of Remembrance

TDOR artwork courtesy of Forward Together. Visit their page for more artwork and writing by trans artists!Today, November 20, is the National Transgender Day of Remembrance, or TDOR as it is commonly called. The transgender community, especially transgender women of [...]

2017-11-20T17:50:31-05:00November 20th, 2017|human rights, Trans Justice, Violence|Comments Off on PWN-USA Honors Transgender Day of Remembrance

Our Resistance Recess Toolkit Has Lots of Ideas and Resources to Take Action This August Recess!

August 8: We did it! Through people power, we killed the efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act! At least for now, and just by one vote. We have lots of work ahead of us. All members of Congress are home for the August [...]

This May Day, Join the HIV Community Movement for Expanded Sanctuary

A Joint Statement from Counter Narrative Project, HIV Prevention Justice Alliance, Positive Women’s Network – USA, TransLatin@ Coalition, Treatment Action Group, the US People Living with HIV Caucus and Venas Abiertas Leer en español aquí you have to understand, that [...]

2017-11-29T22:08:47-05:00May 1st, 2017|human rights, immigrant rights, immigration, Intersectionality, resistance, Trans Justice, Uncategorized|Comments Off on This May Day, Join the HIV Community Movement for Expanded Sanctuary

On #NWGHAAD, PWNers Assert and Celebrate #BodilyAutonomy

March 16, 2017: For National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (#NWGHAAD), PWNers from coast to coast hosted and participated in events, in person and online, raising awareness and educating our communities about HIV and its impact on women and girls and [...]

On #NWGHAAD, We Celebrate #BodilyAutonomy

March 10, 2017: Today is National Women & Girls HIV Awareness Day. In honor of the approximately 300,000 women living with HIV in the United States, please join Positive Women's Network - USA in asserting and celebrating the bodily autonomy of [...]

#WhyWeMarch: Toward Liberation and Justice

Art by Jennifer Maravillas January 20, 2017: Today, a thin-skinned, authoritarian narcissist who lost the popular vote by almost 3 million votes is being sworn into the highest office in the United States, and arguably the most powerful position [...]

2017-11-29T22:44:07-05:00January 20th, 2017|Count Me In, Criminalization, human rights, Intersectionality, racism, reproductive justice, resistance, Trans Justice, Uncategorized|Comments Off on #WhyWeMarch: Toward Liberation and Justice

Trans Resilience & Resistance in Changing Times

November 18, 2016: Transgender Day of Remembrance—or Transgender Day of Resilience, to give full credit to the power, strength, creativity and determination our brothers and sisters of trans experience have shown in the face of relentless persecution—is observed November 20 of [...]

2017-11-30T23:06:50-05:00November 18th, 2016|Access to Care, HIV epidemic, human rights, Intersectionality, Stigma, Trans Justice, Trauma, Uncategorized, Violence, Women-centered Care|Comments Off on Trans Resilience & Resistance in Changing Times

I (Still) Believe that We Will Win.

November 15, 2016: Today, we grieve. Tomorrow, we fight. Resistance in the face of terror is nothing new for our communities. Our bodies are transgressive: Black, brown, and otherwise pigmented; queer; HIV-containing; border-crossing. Our bodies and those of our ancestors have [...]

2017-11-30T23:09:41-05:00November 15th, 2016|Access to Care, Criminalization, Economic Justice, human rights, Intersectionality, Trans Justice, Trauma, Uncategorized, Violence|Comments Off on I (Still) Believe that We Will Win.

Positively Trans Meets at White House, Advocates for Inclusion and Leadership of Trans* Community in HIV Policy

Tiommi (right) and Arianna Lint (left) at White House, Feb. 10, 2016 by Tiommi Jenae Luckett Going to the White House was truly something I never had on my radar to do for personal reasons. However, that was [...]

2017-11-17T20:56:47-05:00February 15th, 2016|Intersectionality, Leadership stories, National HIV/AIDS Strategy, Trans Justice, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Positively Trans Meets at White House, Advocates for Inclusion and Leadership of Trans* Community in HIV Policy

“We Gonna Be Alright”: An HIV Activist at the 1st National Movement for Black Lives Convening

By Waheedah Shabazz-El, PWN-USA Director of Regional Organizing   Introduction Waheedah Shabazz-El. “Unapologetically Black” was a major theme amongst more than 1,500 Black activists and organizers in attendance at the 1st National Movement for Black Lives Convening, held [...]

2017-12-01T16:27:47-05:00August 10th, 2015|Black Lives Matter, Criminalization, Economic Justice, HIV epidemic, human rights, Intersectionality, Organizing Tools, Prevention Justice, Stigma, Trans Justice, Violence|Comments Off on “We Gonna Be Alright”: An HIV Activist at the 1st National Movement for Black Lives Convening

"We Gonna Be Alright": An HIV Activist at the 1st National Movement for Black Lives Convening

By Waheedah Shabazz-El, PWN-USA Director of Regional Organizing   Introduction Waheedah Shabazz-El. “Unapologetically Black” was a major theme amongst more than 1,500 Black activists and organizers in attendance at the 1st National Movement for Black Lives Convening, held [...]

PWN-USA Salutes Progress and Identifies Opportunities for Women in the New National HIV/AIDS Strategy

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Olivia Ford, [email protected] / 347-553-5174 July 31, 2015 –Yesterday, the White House Office of National AIDS Policy (ONAP) unveiled the newest version of the US National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS, or Strategy), updated to 2020. Positive Women’s Network – [...]

Updating the National HIV/AIDS Strategy: Vote for the Recommendations Most Vital to Women with HIV!

Can you believe it's been almost FIVE YEARS since the first National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS) was released in July 2010? The NHAS is a plan created under President Obama to comprehensively address the domestic HIV epidemic. The first NHAS included [...]

2015-05-18T16:08:00-04:00May 18th, 2015|Access to Care, Criminalization, Economic Justice, HIV epidemic, human rights, Intersectionality, National HIV/AIDS Strategy, PLHIV Sexuality, Prevention Justice, Research, Stigma, Trans Justice, Trauma, Uncategorized, Violence, Women-centered Care|Comments Off on Updating the National HIV/AIDS Strategy: Vote for the Recommendations Most Vital to Women with HIV!

PWN-USA’s 2014 – 2016 Strategic Plan

Every day, PWN-USA inspires, informs and mobilizes women living with HIV to advocate for changes that improve our lives and uphold our rights.  In 2013, we went through an extensive strategic planning process and listened to hundreds of stakeholders.  Over [...]

Peace at Home and in the World for Women and Girls Living with HIV

By Waheedah Shabazz-El, PWN-USA Board Member and woman openly living with HIV One cannot deny the devastating impact of physical bruising, scarring, mutilation or death of women and girls due to violence because these unsightly images represent some of the [...]

2013-11-30T12:08:27-05:00November 30th, 2013|Criminalization, human rights, Stigma, Trans Justice, Trauma, Violence, World AIDS Day|Comments Off on Peace at Home and in the World for Women and Girls Living with HIV
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