"Living, loving, and playing"
Andrena
4:31 PM: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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“Find yourself in those things that make you human.”
Ruele Okeyo
12:21 PM: Nairobi, Kenya
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“My transgender non-HIV-positive girlfriend supports all I do, as I do her. This is just another fabulous day with HIV.”
Robert
2:10 PM: Wilton Manors, Florida
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“I am a person who has been living—more like thriving—with HIV for 32 years. I love softball. I pitch and I catch and my number is 69. LOLOL!”
Enrique
11:00 AM: New York, New York
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“Advocating against voter suppression to ensure Texas Black women and other women of color maintain the fundamental right to vote at every level of government.”
Michelle
7:12 PM: Austin, Texas
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“I think there’s over 100 years of living with HIV in this photo. I’ve known these two amazing humans for decades, and they’ve lived lives of love-filled service forever.”
Gregg
10:10 AM: Alameda, California
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“Who would have thought I would give birth to a baby? That was one of the first questions I asked when I was diagnosed 13 years ago. My baby was born today.”
Ciarra
9:48 AM: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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“Being transgender, gay, and HIV-positive are all parts of me but they aren’t the whole of what defines me. I am a leader, a healer, a therapist, a friend, a trailblazer, an entertainer, and a role model.”
Elijah
9:55 AM: Phoenix, Arizona
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“Heading home after spending the day at the largest HIV community center in Boston, the Boston Living Center. Providing meals, peer support, case management.... all life-saving services to me!”
Jo Ann
3:51 PM: Boston, Massachusetts
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24 hours in the lives of people affected by hiv

A Day with HIV portrays 24 hours in the lives of people affected by HIV—and that’s all of us.
On Thursday, September 22, what will your picture be?
Days
Hours
Minutes
Seconds
"Living, loving, and playing"
Andrena
4:31 PM: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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“Find yourself in those things that make you human.”
Ruele Okeyo
12:21 PM: Nairobi, Kenya
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“My transgender non-HIV-positive girlfriend supports all I do, as I do her. This is just another fabulous day with HIV.”
Robert
2:10 PM: Wilton Manors, Florida
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“I am a person who has been living—more like thriving—with HIV for 32 years. I love softball. I pitch and I catch and my number is 69. LOLOL!”
Enrique
11:00 AM: New York, New York
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“Advocating against voter suppression to ensure Texas Black women and other women of color maintain the fundamental right to vote at every level of government.”
Michelle
7:12 PM: Austin, Texas
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“I think there’s over 100 years of living with HIV in this photo. I’ve known these two amazing humans for decades, and they’ve lived lives of love-filled service forever.”
Gregg
10:10 AM: Alameda, California
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“Who would have thought I would give birth to a baby? That was one of the first questions I asked when I was diagnosed 13 years ago. My baby was born today.”
Ciarra
9:48 AM: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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“Being transgender, gay, and HIV-positive are all parts of me but they aren’t the whole of what defines me. I am a leader, a healer, a therapist, a friend, a trailblazer, an entertainer, and a role model.”
Elijah
9:55 AM: Phoenix, Arizona
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“Heading home after spending the day at the largest HIV community center in Boston, the Boston Living Center. Providing meals, peer support, case management.... all life-saving services to me!”
Jo Ann
3:51 PM: Boston, Massachusetts
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24 hours in the lives of people affected by hiv

A Day with HIV portrays 24 hours in the lives of people affected by HIV—and that’s all of us.
On Thursday, September 22, what will your picture be?
Days
Hours
Minutes
Seconds

shoot

On Thursday 22 September, take a photo of whatever you’re doing that day. Use your smartphone or digital camera.

share

Post the picture to your social media with a caption that includes: the time and location of your photo what inspired you to take it the hashtag #adaywithhiv

send

Go to adaywithhiv.com to upload your photo and caption,or email them to photo@adaywithhiv.com. Send or upload them by Sept. 25. Your picture will be included in the online gallery and displayed throughout the year.

YOU COULD APPEAR IN THE NEXT ISSUE OF POSITIVELY MAGAZINE—OR ON THE COVER!

A selection of high-resolution pictures from the online gallery will appear in a special section of the NOV+DEC issue of Positively Aware magazine.

Four picture-quality photos will be chosen for different versions of the magazine cover.

For more information, email photos@adaywithhiv.com.

The goal is to get everyone to take their picture all on the same day, and share their story. A Day with HIV brings people together to showing that people living with HIV are like everyone else.

No. We’re all affected by HIV—this campaign is for everyone.

Everywhere—wherever you are. Thanks to social media, A Day with HIV happens all over the world. In 2021, people from 15 countries took their photos and shared their stories.

Many people take selfies, but the power of pictures is that they have a story to tell. What’s going on in that photo? How does it make you feel? It can be a simple snapshot or an artful image. Another way to think of it is, what moment of your day do you want to share?

Many people take selfies, but the power of pictures is that they have a story to tell. What’s going on in that photo? How does it make you feel? It can be a simple snapshot or an artful image. Another way to think of it is, what moment of your day do you want to share?