This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity. P.J. Moton-Poole has worked in public health for 16 years, serving communities through educating and increasing access to HIV prevention, care, and treatment. “I have always desired to be a luminous connector, using everything I have learned up to this point to continue to light a path forward and build a better road for those who come behind me, particularly those who belong to the same communities that I belong to or come from,” he says. “As a Black queer man living with HIV, I bring a unique perspective to this role [because I’ve] lived many of the struggles faced by the communities we serve at ViiV [Healthcare] .” The communities he helps in his role as Senior Manager of U.S. External Affairs are the ones most disproportionately impacted by HIV — Black and Latinx communities, people living in southern states, women, youth and men who have sex with men. Moton-Poole manages grants and programs that assist community...
