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The Naked Truth: Marvelyn Brown & Jonathan Perry

2 comments | Thursday, January 10, 2008








HIV/AIDS activists Marvelyn Brown and Jonathan Perry are featured in the new issue of HIV Plus magazine in one of the most revealing and honest pieces I've read in a long time on living with HIV, the stigma that is still attached to the disease and the continuous challenge to send effective prevention messages to the black community.

These two individuals are living proof that HIV/AIDS is no longer a death sentence and that life goes on, and if you're Marvelyn it goes on with fabulous handbags!

Both Jonathan and Marvelyn have appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show and are frequently called upon to speak all over the country to raise HIV/AIDS awareness. While they may deliver their messages differently and disagree on issues from time to time their is one thing they definitely agree on, HIV does not discriminate.

"Everybody feels like they're Superman. One of my friends was telling me that when she got HIV, she said, "Lord, why me?" All I could think is Why not you! Don't sit back and ask God to save you when you're not willing or even interested in helping yourself", says Jonathan.

"I would agree with that", says Marvelyn. I wasn't always good in English, but I use math in my everyday life. It's a process of elimination. I put it on intravenous drug users, prostitutes, gay men. Therefore, HIV didn't affect me. The most shocking part for me finding out that I was HIV positive was finding out the H stood for human."

Great point Marvelyn. The entire article can be read in the latest issue of HIV Plus magazine but of course I have it for you here and it's a great read. Thanks Marvelyn and Jonathan for exemplifying the courage needed to tell their story in order to help others.

posted by Darian

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2 Comments:

<$BlogCommentAuthor$> said...

darian, i really thank you for this post.

I remember the conversation we had a while ago when i first got to the a' about transparency. you asked me why i did it. well you know the answer to that. we can be as different as we want but at the end of the day we have to understand that it’s not about what makes us different because our stories transcend the borders and boundaries we create to make them unique to us. as you share your story you’ll see, many have endured before you. continue sharing and you’ll see, more will endure because of you!

again, thank you

i appreciate you and thank god for you.

January 11, 2008 4:03 PM

 
<$BlogCommentAuthor$> said...

you continue to inspire me.

January 11, 2008 4:04 PM

 

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