While medical advances have improved quality of life, life expectancy, and disease management for people with HIV since the beginning of the epidemic, significant disparities exist, particularly among people of color and the LGBTQ+ community. Black women continue to be diagnosed with HIV at disproportionately high rates compared to white and Latina women. To Black Women’s Working Group member Leisha McKinley-Beach, National HIV and AIDS Consultant, “Black women continue to be diagnosed late— 21% with a concurrent HIV and AIDS diagnosis—and are often shocked when they receive their diagnosis. As a community that has been disproportionately impacted since the start of the epidemic, a new HIV narrative is crucial to reinforce sex positivity, sexual freedom, empowerment, and autonomy.” According to a recent study , PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) uptake, which is a medicine taken by people who don’t have HIV that can substantially reduce the risk of acquiring HIV if they are exposed,...