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PWN-USA leaders on Positive Women’s Rights in the New Era of Science
PWN-USA leaders discuss HIV-positive women’s rights in the era of treatment advances and new science From the BETABlog: Access to health care, and the quality of that care, are also of critical...
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The Real Cost of Shame
National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day 2013: The Real Cost of Shame Boston, MA — Yesterday, March 10th marked National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day and March 8th marked...
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Tyler Perry’s “Temptation” and People Living with HIV
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Waheedah Shabazz-El, Founding Member, iamshabazz@yahoo.com, (267) 231-2647 Sonia Rastogi, Communications Director, sbrastogi@gmail.com, (408) 306-6805 Tyler Perry’s...
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Closing the Gaps for Women through Prevention: A Tremendous Victory to Uphold...
By Sonia Rastogi A ray of hope in the war on women came on August 1, 2011, when the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) officially adopted the Institute of Medicine’s (IOM) guidelines...
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Why Not Me? How I became an advocate for women on HIV and reproductive issues
Why Not Me? How I became an advocate for women on HIV and reproductive issues -by Michelle Anderson My name is Michelle Anderson and I live in Dallas, TX. Here is my story on how I transformed into an...
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Gina Brown: “I can still remember hearing the words, ‘you have AIDS and...
By Gina Brown My name is Gina Brown and I am a woman living with HIV. I was diagnosed 17 years ago while pregnant with my daughter. I can still remember hearing the words, “you have AIDS and you’re...
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If Sandra Fluke’s a slut, what am I? HIV and (Institutional) Violence Against...
by Naina Khanna I still feel sick thinking about the Blunt amendment. Not two weeks ago, a bill that would have exempted employers from having to pay for birth control failed to pass the...
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Why Tyler Perry’s Temptation Kills Women With HIV
This full article ran on poz.com on April 19, 2013 by Naina Khanna I have been sitting with and following the reactions to Tyler Perry’s Temptation over the last couple weeks. Within the HIV...
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Mother’s Day 2013
This Mother’s Day, the Positive Women’s Network – USA reclaims and redefines motherhood from our perspective. As a network for all women living with HIV, including transgender women, we are: Women who...
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Sneak Preview! Findings from a National Survey on Sexual and Reproductive...
UNSPOKEN: Sexuality, Romance, and Reproductive Freedom for Women Living with HIV in the United States Findings from a National Survey by Positive Women’s Network – United States of America (PWN-USA)...
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PWN-USA Survey Finds Violations of Sexual and Reproductive Rights of US WLHIV
This summer, as part of a project to assess the state of sexual and reproductive health and rights for women living with HIV in the US, PWN-USA launched a national survey. The survey was taken by...
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PWN-USA Releases Groundbreaking Report on Sexual and Reproductive Health and...
PWN-USA Releases Groundbreaking Report on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights for US WLHIV To read full report click here Despite significant advances in treatment and reduction in...
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Women, Violence and HIV
By: Loren Jones As the oldest and only girl born to a welfare mom who had six children in nine years , way back in 1952, in North Philadelphia, I long ago accepted violence as a way of life. I didn’t...
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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...
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On World AIDS Day, Getting to Zero Discrimination: Women with HIV Call for an...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT: Sonia Rastogi, sbrastogi@gmail.com December 1, 2013 Oakland, CA – “Violence takes many forms, including but not limited to physical and sexual violence. Violence...
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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...
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Healthy Women Make Healthy Communities: Reflections on a Time Before Ryan...
By Margot Kirkland-Isaac I was truly saddened when I received the news that the President’s proposed 2015 budget sought to eliminate Ryan White Part D. It is unacceptable to me to think that, after all...
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We Still Need Family-Centered Programs for Women With HIV: My Part D Story
By Evany Turk Women are a vital part of our community. Women wear lots of hats and control much of the household, and when a woman is diagnosed with HIV that doesn’t stop. Unfortunately she now has...
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Ending the Spectrum: A Timeline of Women’s Struggles Through a Gender and...
By Teresa Sullivan, PWN-USA Board of Directors “We, as women living with HIV, envision a life free from violence, coercion, and discrimination for all people. We, as women living with HIV, demand an...
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Services for Women and Youth with HIV Gutted Yet Again!
PWN-USA Responds to the President’s Budget Proposal to Eliminate Ryan White Part D FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Olivia Ford, oford.pwnusa@gmail.com / 347.553.5174 February 3, 2015 – Brooklyn, NY –...
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