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#LivingWithHIV Bite and I: From words to deeds
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Living with HIV #Bicho and Me: In the medical world, containment is everything
The first time I saw an infectious disease specialist, she tried to bribe me. She told me my tests were fine, but that I should get them done at a lab she trusted, and that if I mentioned her name, I'd get a discount. I had all the paperwork, but I didn't know anything—not what a CD4 count was, what a viral load was, nothing.
Uruguay has the first state census of trans people
In Uruguay, the trans population experiences multiple situations of vulnerability while the comprehensive law for trans people remains in the drawers of Parliament.
Bicho and I: "No one is obligated to say they live with HIV"
By Lucas Fauno Gutiérrez (script) and Jon Amarillo (illustrations). The question always sounds like “Why didn’t you tell me?” but it never resonates with “Why aren’t you comfortable sharing your HIV status with me?” The demand is extortionate with “You have to take care of me,” and very rarely is it shared with “It’s the responsibility of…”
The debt of the province of Buenos Aires with the #TransWorkQuota law
Thirty-one months after the quota was approved, the Buenos Aires provincial government still hasn't signed the implementing decree to put it into effect. "Every day that passes without the law being enforced is another night that our female colleagues take to the streets, exposed to violence," said Sasha Sacayán, brother of Diana Sacayán and an activist.
Letter to Tiziana, the trans girl who made history in Salta
Pía Ceballos, a trans activist from Salta, wrote an open letter from one trans generation to another.
#LivingWithHIV Bicho and I: Until the cure, always!
Since I made my HIV status public, many people tell me about family members or acquaintances who died with HIV or even AIDS in the closet. These are stories silenced within families, shared in hushed tones by grandmothers or aunts—realities that will also die with the few who know about them.
#LivingWithHIV Bicho and I: Take a hug
Adhering to treatment means taking medication every day, following a schedule, and being consistent. But in addition to the logistics, thinking about side effects, going to pick it up month after month, and so many other factors, there's the emotional aspect.
Living with HIV: Bicho and I have lunch at the #Mesaza
In episode #20, Bicho and I have lunch "with privileged people" and discuss PrEP. By Lucas Gutiérrez and Jon Amarillo.