#LivingWithHIV Bicho and I #13: "We are not carriers"
In this installment of the comic strip that tells in the first person what it's like to live with HIV, Bicho and I dismantle one of the strongest definitions with our *bicho dictionary*.
In this installment of the comic strip that tells in the first person what it's like to live with HIV, Bicho and I dismantle one of the strongest definitions with our *bicho dictionary*.
With a script by Lucas Fauno Gutiérrez and illustrations by Jon Amarillo, the duo Bicho and I put on the Sailor Moon uniform and appeal to her lunar magic scepter to answer the question: How can you not tell me that you have a bug?
Early Thursday morning, Adriana Bonetto was murdered in her home in Rincón, Santa Fe. The main suspect is a man with whom she had been in a relationship for several months. Family and friends of the trans woman are demanding justice and organizing a march for next week.
In this installment, Bicho and I tell us about the differences between HIV and AIDS syndrome.
Adriana Bonetto, 45, lived in San José del Rincón (Santa Fe province), where she was murdered. She was found dead early this morning, wrapped in a bloodstained sheet, with multiple stab wounds to various parts of her body. This was reported today by the Santa Fe Public Prosecutor's Office.
In this installment of Bicho and I—the tenth in Presentes!—we talk about medication, its pros and cons. Adhering to treatment isn't always easy. Several factors—emotional, social, and personal—come into play.
More than 400 people, convened by the National Front for the Health of People with HIV, gathered at 2:00 PM in front of the Ministry of Health for an open assembly to analyze the situation following last week's reports of a shortage of medications for HIV patients in several Argentine provinces. On Thursday, the government issued a statement declaring the problems with the delivery of supplies resolved and announcing that deliveries would return to normal next week.
By Lucas Gutiérrez and Jon Amarillo
The National Front for the Health of People with HIV—comprised of more than 50 organizations from across the country—is on alert and has called for an open assembly this Friday, January 26, at 2:00 p.m. in front of the National Ministry of Health (Av. 9 de Julio and Moreno) to demand better healthcare and the availability of all treatments for people living with HIV. This is the second time in just over a year that this situation has arisen.
Script: Lucas Gutiérrez Drawings: Jon Amarillo