HIV is changing this planet. It encourages tough conversations about sex, sexual orientation, healthy relationships and trust. It invigorates those young and old to challenge the status quo of
silence. It is the social justice issue, ushering millions of lives affected by HIV to front lines of political battlefields. Literature is one very important tool in the HIV arsenal. By
writing and sharing we ado our voices to chorus of light and illumination. As HIV/AIDS may be wish us for a very long time, many more voices are needed and many more stories will unfold. It is
through this unfolding that we realize the life-affirming power that already exists and waits for our awakening. Lora Branch Director of Administration Chicago Department of Public Health STL
HIV AIDS Division
