Johana Quesada

  • Happiness Is My Birthright (Even With An HIV+ Diagnosis)

    Happiness Is My Birthright (Even With An HIV+ Diagnosis)

    At 21-years-old, I found myself as a single mother, a broke college student, and a newly diagnosed patient with HIV. The emotions that flooded me in the months to come included guilt, shame, and an unbearable depression that society told me I should feel after contracting an STI. I thought women weren’t affected by HIV?…