HIV, UNAIDS and the uncertain future...
Why the HIV response still needs UNAIDS
Scientific progress can change our lives, but only when the systems around us make that progress available.
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This is where I work through the questions that stay with me.
Some pieces will be analytical. Others will be personal. I write about power, leadership, health, identity, philanthropy and the ordinary practices that help us stay human while doing demanding work.
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I love life, but I want life without pain
For more than eight years, I took eight HIV tablets a day. My viral load was undetectable, yet I could go days without sleeping. Some mornings, the pain was so severe I could not walk. It took about a year of asking, researching alternatives and reaching out for help before my treatment changed. Now, I take two tablets a day, and I am finally sleeping. I am grateful. But I keep thinking about people who are suffering and do not have the connections I had. In this article, I share the struggle behind that change, and why a chance at a better quality of life should not depend on who you know.
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The World Kept Turning Without Me. How Rude.
"Women did not invent patriarchal expectations, and women are not responsible for fixing them alone. But we can refuse to become patriarchy’s unpaid training department." Read my most recent article on the revolutionary act of taking time off!
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Darling, Our Shoes are Too Damn Big for You
Leadership is not only about technical expertise. It is about identity, visibility and the right to speak for ourselves. Too often, marginalized communities are told that others must lead on our behalf -- mhhm -- to protect us, represent us or provide the expertise we supposedly lack. But real solidarity should do three things: build capacity, share power and make space for community-led leadership. “Nothing about us without us” must be more than a slogan. Read my latest article: Darling, Our Shoes Are Too Damn Big for You.
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