The Hill was swarming today. We kicked off the morning with a rally in front of the Capitol Building. People living with HIV, accomplices in the work, activists, lobbyists, CEOs, and politicians alike- all shouting: “SAVE HIV FUNDING!” “ACT UP! FIGHT AIDS!” Powerful speeches were given by long-term survivors of HIV, urging us all to …
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The heaviness got heavier today as we grappled with the reality of what a world without PEPFAR and USAID looks like for people living with HIV. 

I arrived to DC on the heels of the news that the HHS Office of Infectious Disease & HIV Policy as well as the HHS Office of Minority Health, the Data Division supporting Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program, had just been eliminated.