#knowyourstatus

"It is bad enough that people are dying of AIDS, but no one should die of ignorance." - Elizabeth Taylor.This World Aids Day, come together to support individuals who are living with HIV, fight HIV together, and remember those who have died from an AIDS-related illness. And commit to ensuring the rights of those living with HIV, putting an end to new cases of the disease, and combating stigma and prejudice against those living with the virus.

lol it’s been like three years since we broke up. I get tested for STDs every three months when I get my PREP lab work done.

“David Wojnarowicz (Silence = Death),” Andreas Sterzing, 1989. This portrait of the artist David Wojnarowicz was made by Andreas Sterzing in 1989, a year in which AIDS was estimated by the Centers for Disease Control to be the second leading cause of death among men 25 to 44 years of age. Wojnarowicz started out as an avant-garde painter and filmmaker in Lower Manhattan, but his work became far more politically charged after he discovered, around 1987, that he was H.I.V. positive. His sewn-up mouth became a recurring image in his art and activism, a gesture that took the slogan “Silence = Death,” which had been adopted as a rallying cry by AIDS activists and serves as the picture’s subtitle, to its logical, literal extreme. The task of educating the public about the crisis was largely left to activists and artists like Wojnarowicz. “I think what I really fear about death is the silencing of my voice,” he once said. “I feel this incredible pressure to leave something of myself behind.” #WorldAIDSDay #DavidWojnarowicz #Wojnarowicz #AndreasSterzing #SilenceEqualsDeath #KnowYourStatus https://www.instagram.com/p/CW-BftRMIui/?utm_medium=tumblr

In 1988 people thought you could tell if someone had #HIV by looking at them. Crazy in 2019 right? RIGHT?! Fast, free and nearby testing sites can be found at www.hiv.gov - Know Your Status

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 💧1 Glass Before A Meal Helps Digestion ⠀ ⠀ 💧 1 Glass Before Taking Bath Lowers Blood Pressure ⠀ ⠀ 💧 1 Glass Before Bed Helps To Avoid Stroke Or Heart Attack ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀

This year is the 30th anniversary of the first observance of World AIDS Day. It is just as important to know your status and practice safe sex as it was 30 years ago. This pamphlet was produced by the Champaign-Urbana Gay-Community AIDS Project around 1986. [Safe sex / written and distributed by Champaign-Urbana Gay-Community AIDS Project. BASK 613.95 Sa172]

today marks another step in my self love journey by starting #PrEP to lower my risk of contracting HIV. Countless people like me - Black and Brown trans and queer artists, lovers, humxns have been lost to the HIV/AIDS epidemic, and continue to be disproportionately affected by the crisis. Incredible strides have been made - drugs and studies that have cemented the fact that undetectable=untransmittable, the creation of pre-exposure prophylaxis drugs, and better education for folx starting at an early age. May we never lose another generation of LGBTQ+ lovers and fighters again. 🌈 I’m at a higher risk being trans masculine and queer and loving on the folx I love, and I owe it to myself to do what I can to engage in the safety measures I have the privilege to access. A pill a day ain’t nothin but a thing, and I’m grateful for all of the financial assistance programs that exist for this drug. ⭐️ Being silent (silenced) or shamed about our sexuality, sexual health, and statuses helps no one. I spent too long in the closet hiding, on my knees trying to pray the gay away, and thinking that I was “bad” simply for being. Owning and living in this body, and sharing it in ways that feel good and safe is my favorite way to radically embrace my whole self and the communities I love. I’m a slut for safety 🖤 #truvada #sexualhealth #UequalsU #knowyourstatus #worldaidsday #queer #transgender #nonbinary #selflove https://www.instagram.com/p/Bq-e8ILF3En/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1j5gb1ty8r23j

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