VIH'Gilance

22/02/2026

Ce soir c'est la tristesse qui domine suite au décès de Fred Navarro, ancien president d'Act Up.
Sa vie fût jalonnée d'épreuves, sa vie fût un combat sans fin au bénéfice de la lutte contre le VIH et des patients - es, une très belle personne à qui je souhaite de reposer en paix là haut dans les étoiles.
Pensée sincère à ses compagnons de lutte et ses proches. 😥

19/02/2026

En effet dramatique pour les associations et les patients-es 😥

18/02/2026

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🇺🇸“Scott Kalwishky (1970 - 2003) was an adventurous, fun, caring, intelligent and soulful man, musician, programmer and stone-cold hottie with a genuinely sparkling personality. We first met virtually in junior high on a pre-Internet BBS where we two closeted 1980s gay boys had also created cool girl alter egos unbeknownst to one another.

I met Scott in person a couple of years later at a high school jazz band camp. I was at first a little afraid of his confidence and how his smile stirred some of those feelings I’d been working hard to repress but it was so easy and fun to talk with him as we got to know each other that first afternoon.

It was really cool when we discovered we both had Commodore 64s and were on the same BBSes but we ended up in head-turning hysterics after he admitted he was “Sherri Valdez” and I confessed that I was “Susan Kitty”. As we were lying in the dark of our dorm room that night listening to ’s ‘Black Celebration’ I was already pretty sure he would be one of my best friends.

As tremendous an impact as he had on my life, there are so many others who have also been positively affected by Scott’s loving nature. It’s been so long since he passed but I still think of him nearly every day and so frequently wish we could talk. I am sort of glad that he’s not been here to witness Roseanne’s and Morrissey’s disappointing falls from grace but I am forlorn that he isn’t around for us to obsess together over Twin Peaks.

Despite being very out and proud, Scott came out later to his family and chose not to share his HIV status with them which was still rather new for him to process. His family’s heartbreak learning of of status after he died alternately dissuades me but ultimately encourages me to publicly share what has made some families feel shameful.

Scott always strived to live honestly and we all know that the only true shame in this disease is how it’s been allowed to tear people away from us. He is already loved and remembered by many and as we are all witnessing on The AIDS Memorial.” — by Mark Reynolds

18/02/2026

🎙️VIH et allaitement : où en sommes-nous ?

Aujourd'hui, nous faisons le point sur l'application des recommandations pour les personnes séropositives souhaitant allaiter. Près de deux ans après les publications de la Haute Autorité de Santé (HAS), les choses bougent ! 🚀

Dans cet épisode, nous abordons les avancées concrètes : ✅ La mise en place d'un observatoire et d'une cohorte. ✅ L'adaptation des services hospitaliers. ✅ Les enjeux de l'allaitement mixte, de la prophylaxie pour l'enfant et du secret médical.

Un immense merci à nos intervenants pour leur expertise et leurs retours de terrain précieux : 👨‍⚕️ Pr Laurent Mandelbrot (Hôpital Louis-Mourier) 👩‍⚕️ Pr Jeanne Sibiude (Hôpital Trousseau) 👨‍⚕️ Pr Pierre Frange (Hôpital Necker) 👩‍⚕️ Dr Perla David-Chevallier (Hôpital du Kremlin-Bicêtre)

🎧 Écoutez le podcast complet ici : https://www.comitedesfamilles.net/podcasts/vih-et-allaitement-point-sur-la-recherche-et-les-retours-de-terrain

17/02/2026

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🇺🇸 “At a time in my young life I needed someone to help me understand who I was. I was bullied everyday in high school and was extremely shy. I believed every word they said to me and I was feeling very down about myself. It wasn’t until a fateful day that I took a job at restaurant that I met this extraordinary human being named Carlos Prado, who just happened to live a few blocks away from where I was living at the time. We became fast friends and in a few months he became my best friend.

Carlos didn’t mind that I hitched my wagon to his big bright star. It was he who literally took my hand and led me out my darkness and into to the light. We were inseparable. He would drive us everywhere up and down the coast in beautiful California! He took me to my very first bar and I will never forget that day. I never seen guys dancing together so I was too shy to get on the dancefloor. I finally got the courage to dance when the music suddenly stopped. The dj announced the world premiere of a new Donna Summer song. It was MacArthur Park!!! The full 18 minutes version!! That was my first song I ever danced to and at my very first gay bar. Carlos was right there with me. We were both huge Donna Summer fans!! I still shed tears whenever I hear that song and when dance I feel he is still dancing with me!!! To this day it is my very favorite song of all time.

Another thing about Carlos that was very unique about him he was able to spin his green eyes real fast counter clockwise!! Watching people’s reactions was priceless!! He also helped me with my appearance and we joined a gym which I am still actively going to.

I remember the day Carlos told me he had contacted HIV - I cried my eyes out and I still do whenever I think of him. People like him come only once in a lifetime and burn ever so brightly with there positive energy. That was him my best friend who I adored so much.

February 16th is his birthday he would have been 65. He passed away when he was 32. I miss him terribly. I’m so thankful that he came into my life when he did. I treasure the moments we shared together!!

Happy Birthday Carlos Alberto Prado. Your light will never fade away as long as I’m alive!!!” 📖 by Paul Pagano

17/02/2026

Comment ne pas être en colère et écœurée face à ça 😡😡😡

13/02/2026

Très beaux messages de nos amis-ies canadiens et Oui une personne seropositive peut-être aimée et a le droit d'aimer alors, en avance, très belle Saint Valentin à tous et à toutes ❤️❤️❤️

13/02/2026

En quatrième de couverture du numéro 134 de 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗱𝗲𝘀, Bruno pose à visage découvert et nous explique 𝗶ndétectable = 𝗶ntransmissible (𝗶=𝗶) avec ses mots 💬

Aujourd'hui, une personne séropositive avec une charge virale indétectable ne peut transmettre le VIH. Grâce aux traitements, la présence du virus dans l’organisme est si faible qu’elle n’est plus détectable. Le VIH est alors 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗦𝗠𝗜𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗕𝗟𝗘 : que ce soit par voie s3*suelle ou d'une quelconque autre manière 🙌

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Le numéro 134 de 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗱𝗲𝘀 est disponible sur aides.org
🔗 www.aides.org/remaides/numero-134

📸​ Nina Zaghian

12/02/2026

Nous ne pouvons que remercier toutes ces personnes qui ont su être là dans les pires moments.

10/02/2026

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🇺🇸 “My father Joe Bushnell (August 22, 1966 - February 10, 2019) was diagnosed with AIDS a few years ago. It was a long and emotional road. I remember that call like it was yesterday. The rushed feeling I had as I drove four hours north of my home as quickly as I could. How worried I was to find out what had my dad so sick and in the hospital. I’ll never forget how I felt when I got there and the doctors had told me that his CD4 count was at 11.

I think he knew that he was sick but was too scared to get himself checked, too worried about the backlash he would receive from friends and family, scared of judgment, scared to speak it into the universe because that somehow always makes things actually true.

I remember bringing him back to Houston with me. The happiness we felt from having each other close drowned out the sadness of us knowing that we were truly not promised tomorrow. I found a place called Legacy. They specialize in patients with HIV and had a long waiting list. If there was anything that we didn’t have, it was time. I didn’t wait. I got my dad dressed, picked him up, carried him to the car, and we drove.

When we got there, I was out of breath, my eyes were full of tears. I carried my dad upstairs and to the reception desk. Before I could get the words out, one of the men working the desk could see what state my father was in. He knew that my dad needed help. He ran to the back to get a wheelchair and someone directed us into a room to check his weight and vitals. I could not be more grateful for the way we were treated and taken care of at Legacy. Without them my dad would not have made it another month.

Fast forward a few months and my dad was getting better. He was putting on weight, his CD4 count had gone up. Feeling better, he moved out of my apartment and in with a friend who he spent his last years with. I could not be more thankful knowing that my father passed away with someone full of so much sympathy and kindness who cared for him as much as I did.” 📖 by Amber Bushnell

09/02/2026

Tristesse et colère.

Enquête sida

07/02/2026

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