#BichoYYo: "No toasts, no wishes: concrete actions to stop the pandemic!"

In Latin America, new cases of HIV+ are increasing, and to stop the pandemic, new laws protecting the rights of people living with the virus and ensuring an adequate supply of medication are key.

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By Lucas Gutiérrez and Jon Amarillo

 

Every Thursday on Presentes, a new episode of Bicho and I:
#BichoYYo52: Can we accompany someone with HIV?
#BichoYYo51: #LivingWithHIV 1 year of Bicho and Me: Thank you for making us go viral!
#BichoYYo50: HIV/AIDS Day: activism isn't just once a year
#BichoYYo49: Bicho and I: Is she pregnant and does she have HIV?
#BichoYYo48: “We march for our Pride”
#BichoYYo47: “We have rights, we will assert them”
#BichoYYo46: Report discrimination in the healthcare system
#BichoYYo45: BichoYYo: Let's live until the cure for HIV
#BichoYYo44: What to do if your HIV test comes back positive
#BichoYYo43: HIV comes out of the closet
#BichoYYo42: All these bugs are out there (you can only avoid them with prophylaxis)
BichoYYo#41: What does it mean that the virus is undetectable?
#BichoYyo#40: “An HIV test is never a bad idea”
BichoYyo#39: Why the health budget cuts put us in danger
BichoYYo#38: How long has it been since you had an HIV test?
BichoYYo#37: There are millions of us living with HIV. Why do we seem invisible?
Bug and Me #36: Bug and Me: Let's talk about other sexually transmitted infections
Bicho y yo#35: #HIV: Bicho y Yo gives you truthful info about condoms (unlike the Albino Dino)
#BichoYYo #34: “We are not finished, we are present, with information and action”
Bicho and I #33: Bicho and I to Dr. Abel Albino: “AIDS is not a virus, your words are”
Bicho and I #32: #LivingWithHIV Bicho and I and the words: “How would you prefer I call you?”
Bicho and I #31: With HIV they want me "healthy": I prefer to be a monster
Bicho and I #30: It's not our World Cup, HIV is not a game
Bicho and I #29: Bicho and I against the patriarchy: “It’s going to fall! Or better yet: we’re going to knock it down!”
Bicho and I #28: Laying the cards on the table
Bicho and I #27: The drama of the "little prick"
Bicho and I #26: Debts and progress 35 years after HIV
Bicho and I #25: #LivingWithHIV Bicho and I: From Words to Deeds
Bug and I #24: In the medical world, containment is everything
Bicho and I #23: “No one is obligated to say they live with HIV”
Bug and Me #22: Until the cure, always!
Bicho and I #21: Take a hug 
Bicho and I #20: Lunch at the #BigTable
Bicho and I #19 go to the movies: 120 beats per minute
Bug and Me #18: Your question is annoying
Bicho and I #17: “Yes, I live with a strain of HIV”
Bug and I #16 “It’s not contagious!”
Bicho and I #15: #8M Three women living with HIV explain why they stop
Bicho and I #14: #LivingWithHIV “Where is Bicho?”
Bicho and I #13: “We are not carriers”
Bicho and I #12: “How can you not tell me you have a Bicho?”
Bicho and I #11: HIV and AIDS are not the same
BichoYYo#10: Bicho, me and medication: “People with HIV are much more than a pill”
BichoYYo #9: We urgently need our medication
Bicho and I #8 The Dangers of Activism
Bug and I #7 Superpowers for an X-Men cover
Bicho and I #6 “Happy New Year!”
Bicho and I #5: “Nine years with Bicho”
Bug and I #4: “The scapegoat”
Bicho and I #3 “Without Grindr there is no paradise”
Bicho and I #2 “The best thing about medication”
Bicho and I #1: the comic strip that tells in the first person what it's like to live with HIV

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