Juan Michael Porter II
@juanmichaelii.bsky.social
Black gay man; living with HIV since 2015.
Podcast host of the International AIDS Society.
Freelance journalist and consultant.
juanmichael.com
#IDsky #Medsky
Podcast host of the International AIDS Society.
Freelance journalist and consultant.
juanmichael.com
#IDsky #Medsky
Because HIV disproportionately harms Black people, we've gone from picking cotton in fields to picking pills out of bottles as a cash crop for pharmaceutical companies, which use our blood as collateral to enrich their coffers.
Things can be different:
www.thebody.com/article/soli...
Things can be different:
www.thebody.com/article/soli...
October 3, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Because HIV disproportionately harms Black people, we've gone from picking cotton in fields to picking pills out of bottles as a cash crop for pharmaceutical companies, which use our blood as collateral to enrich their coffers.
Things can be different:
www.thebody.com/article/soli...
Things can be different:
www.thebody.com/article/soli...
Making fun of the current president may feel good but it is not activism. Rather, if it's the only way that you're activating, I think you can follow up with something more effective.
September 25, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Making fun of the current president may feel good but it is not activism. Rather, if it's the only way that you're activating, I think you can follow up with something more effective.
I'm grateful to everyone who fought so that people living with HIV could survive. And though it might be easier to run away, I will continue to fight for liberation in their names.
It's the only way any of us will have a chance to live, dance, & thrive.
#JMPII
It's the only way any of us will have a chance to live, dance, & thrive.
#JMPII
September 21, 2025 at 2:36 PM
I'm grateful to everyone who fought so that people living with HIV could survive. And though it might be easier to run away, I will continue to fight for liberation in their names.
It's the only way any of us will have a chance to live, dance, & thrive.
#JMPII
It's the only way any of us will have a chance to live, dance, & thrive.
#JMPII
It's National Dance Day in the States.
Celebrate as you will―even if you're in a tiny space that limits your movement. Even if your body is limited in what it can do.
Just #dance, for the sake of dancing.
Celebrate as you will―even if you're in a tiny space that limits your movement. Even if your body is limited in what it can do.
Just #dance, for the sake of dancing.
September 21, 2025 at 3:05 AM
It's National Dance Day in the States.
Celebrate as you will―even if you're in a tiny space that limits your movement. Even if your body is limited in what it can do.
Just #dance, for the sake of dancing.
Celebrate as you will―even if you're in a tiny space that limits your movement. Even if your body is limited in what it can do.
Just #dance, for the sake of dancing.
Let's invest our energy in liberating our communities and avoid cultivating our minds for white supremacy.
AKA: If all you're doing is talking about white supremacy, you're not doing anything for the people who rely on you for safety, comfort, & love. Water the flowers instead of the weeds.
AKA: If all you're doing is talking about white supremacy, you're not doing anything for the people who rely on you for safety, comfort, & love. Water the flowers instead of the weeds.
September 18, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Let's invest our energy in liberating our communities and avoid cultivating our minds for white supremacy.
AKA: If all you're doing is talking about white supremacy, you're not doing anything for the people who rely on you for safety, comfort, & love. Water the flowers instead of the weeds.
AKA: If all you're doing is talking about white supremacy, you're not doing anything for the people who rely on you for safety, comfort, & love. Water the flowers instead of the weeds.
I'll be in Korea for the next two weeks. My responsiveness is slower than usual. But if you know how to send a punk, queer, trans owl ― you can definitely reach me.
Meanwhile, get your legs up, put a ring on it, and smile.
Meanwhile, get your legs up, put a ring on it, and smile.
September 10, 2025 at 1:13 PM
I'll be in Korea for the next two weeks. My responsiveness is slower than usual. But if you know how to send a punk, queer, trans owl ― you can definitely reach me.
Meanwhile, get your legs up, put a ring on it, and smile.
Meanwhile, get your legs up, put a ring on it, and smile.
I spoke to the CIHR Pan-Canadian Network for HIV and STBBI Clinical Trials Research about continuing the mission to contain #HIV, even without PEPFAR or support from the U.S.
www.ctnplus.ca/news/picking...
www.ctnplus.ca/news/picking...
September 9, 2025 at 9:28 PM
I spoke to the CIHR Pan-Canadian Network for HIV and STBBI Clinical Trials Research about continuing the mission to contain #HIV, even without PEPFAR or support from the U.S.
www.ctnplus.ca/news/picking...
www.ctnplus.ca/news/picking...
I keep getting stares because of my shirt.
I guess people need a reminder that #HIV Is Not a Crime.
Thank you SERO Project for the shirt and for empowering us all to share this message.
#NoHIVStigma
I guess people need a reminder that #HIV Is Not a Crime.
Thank you SERO Project for the shirt and for empowering us all to share this message.
#NoHIVStigma
September 2, 2025 at 11:43 AM
I keep getting stares because of my shirt.
I guess people need a reminder that #HIV Is Not a Crime.
Thank you SERO Project for the shirt and for empowering us all to share this message.
#NoHIVStigma
I guess people need a reminder that #HIV Is Not a Crime.
Thank you SERO Project for the shirt and for empowering us all to share this message.
#NoHIVStigma
Him: But you don't look like you have HIV.
Funny thing. Yeah I do
When we have access to antiretroviral therapy, #HIV looks like having a family, learning to cook, having sex, & dancing at home in your undies.
B/c of the science of viral suppression & U=U, we aren't just surviving―we're thriving.
Funny thing. Yeah I do
When we have access to antiretroviral therapy, #HIV looks like having a family, learning to cook, having sex, & dancing at home in your undies.
B/c of the science of viral suppression & U=U, we aren't just surviving―we're thriving.
August 29, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Him: But you don't look like you have HIV.
Funny thing. Yeah I do
When we have access to antiretroviral therapy, #HIV looks like having a family, learning to cook, having sex, & dancing at home in your undies.
B/c of the science of viral suppression & U=U, we aren't just surviving―we're thriving.
Funny thing. Yeah I do
When we have access to antiretroviral therapy, #HIV looks like having a family, learning to cook, having sex, & dancing at home in your undies.
B/c of the science of viral suppression & U=U, we aren't just surviving―we're thriving.
We have to continue confronting HIV stigma. I spoke to @thebuckeyeflame.com's “This News Is So Gay” podcast about a terrible Fox Carolina:
“Man charged after knowingly exposing woman carrying his child to HIV without telling her, police say.”
HIV transmission didn't occur; why is this a problem?
“Man charged after knowingly exposing woman carrying his child to HIV without telling her, police say.”
HIV transmission didn't occur; why is this a problem?
August 21, 2025 at 8:22 PM
We have to continue confronting HIV stigma. I spoke to @thebuckeyeflame.com's “This News Is So Gay” podcast about a terrible Fox Carolina:
“Man charged after knowingly exposing woman carrying his child to HIV without telling her, police say.”
HIV transmission didn't occur; why is this a problem?
“Man charged after knowingly exposing woman carrying his child to HIV without telling her, police say.”
HIV transmission didn't occur; why is this a problem?
Excited to help facilitate this incredible training with Robert Suttle for Equality Federation:
Beyond Stigma - Policy Responses to Criminalization
It's today at 2 PM (EST). Have you registered yet?
Register:
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Beyond Stigma - Policy Responses to Criminalization
It's today at 2 PM (EST). Have you registered yet?
Register:
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
August 21, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Excited to help facilitate this incredible training with Robert Suttle for Equality Federation:
Beyond Stigma - Policy Responses to Criminalization
It's today at 2 PM (EST). Have you registered yet?
Register:
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Beyond Stigma - Policy Responses to Criminalization
It's today at 2 PM (EST). Have you registered yet?
Register:
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Kenya Moussa; 2025 Celebrate & Honor Black Women in the HIV Movement Honoree
August 18, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Kenya Moussa; 2025 Celebrate & Honor Black Women in the HIV Movement Honoree
Thank you, @pwnusa.bsky.social for trusting me to design this year's "Celebrate & Honor Black Women in the HIV Movement" campaign.
Let's all give Myra Franks, Tiommi Luckett, Ebony Gordon, Elder Antionettea Etienne, and Kenya Moussa their flowers!
www.pwn-usa.org/celebrate-an...
Let's all give Myra Franks, Tiommi Luckett, Ebony Gordon, Elder Antionettea Etienne, and Kenya Moussa their flowers!
www.pwn-usa.org/celebrate-an...
August 18, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Thank you, @pwnusa.bsky.social for trusting me to design this year's "Celebrate & Honor Black Women in the HIV Movement" campaign.
Let's all give Myra Franks, Tiommi Luckett, Ebony Gordon, Elder Antionettea Etienne, and Kenya Moussa their flowers!
www.pwn-usa.org/celebrate-an...
Let's all give Myra Franks, Tiommi Luckett, Ebony Gordon, Elder Antionettea Etienne, and Kenya Moussa their flowers!
www.pwn-usa.org/celebrate-an...
I am the managing editor for SERO Project's publication for incarcerated individuals: Turn It Up! I'm excited to share our pitch call for this year's issue: "Aging on the Inside."
Basic info:
Rate: $150 per article
Word count: 400-600 words
Contact info: tiu@seroproject.com
See the slides for more
Basic info:
Rate: $150 per article
Word count: 400-600 words
Contact info: tiu@seroproject.com
See the slides for more
August 13, 2025 at 5:57 PM
I am the managing editor for SERO Project's publication for incarcerated individuals: Turn It Up! I'm excited to share our pitch call for this year's issue: "Aging on the Inside."
Basic info:
Rate: $150 per article
Word count: 400-600 words
Contact info: tiu@seroproject.com
See the slides for more
Basic info:
Rate: $150 per article
Word count: 400-600 words
Contact info: tiu@seroproject.com
See the slides for more
I'm excited about moderating this webinar for the U.S. PLHIV Caucus. It's the first time I'm hosting a call for the Caucus and my first time moderating anything since the end of June.
Hopefully I'll see you there on Thursday, July 31. 6 PM (EST).
Register:
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Hopefully I'll see you there on Thursday, July 31. 6 PM (EST).
Register:
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
July 28, 2025 at 7:15 PM
I'm excited about moderating this webinar for the U.S. PLHIV Caucus. It's the first time I'm hosting a call for the Caucus and my first time moderating anything since the end of June.
Hopefully I'll see you there on Thursday, July 31. 6 PM (EST).
Register:
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Hopefully I'll see you there on Thursday, July 31. 6 PM (EST).
Register:
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Today is #HIVZeroStigmaDay. #HIV stigma occurs when someone discriminates against you because of your Sero status.
You're not defined by your status & there is no place in our world for HIV discrimination. Join us & our network in saying no to HIV Stigma.
Learn more at: zerohivstigmaday.com
You're not defined by your status & there is no place in our world for HIV discrimination. Join us & our network in saying no to HIV Stigma.
Learn more at: zerohivstigmaday.com
July 21, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Today is #HIVZeroStigmaDay. #HIV stigma occurs when someone discriminates against you because of your Sero status.
You're not defined by your status & there is no place in our world for HIV discrimination. Join us & our network in saying no to HIV Stigma.
Learn more at: zerohivstigmaday.com
You're not defined by your status & there is no place in our world for HIV discrimination. Join us & our network in saying no to HIV Stigma.
Learn more at: zerohivstigmaday.com
I was diagnosed with #HIV 10 years ago. I'm alive because of HIV medications. Without them, I will die. In fact my whole community will.
And I don’t just mean people living with HIV. I mean everyone.
Fight for HIV care & save the world from another AIDS Crisis.
And I don’t just mean people living with HIV. I mean everyone.
Fight for HIV care & save the world from another AIDS Crisis.
July 11, 2025 at 4:15 PM
I was diagnosed with #HIV 10 years ago. I'm alive because of HIV medications. Without them, I will die. In fact my whole community will.
And I don’t just mean people living with HIV. I mean everyone.
Fight for HIV care & save the world from another AIDS Crisis.
And I don’t just mean people living with HIV. I mean everyone.
Fight for HIV care & save the world from another AIDS Crisis.
Tomorrow marks my final day hosting @gbgmc.bsky.social's "Fighting for Our Lives" webinar.
I conclude my run w/ Numan Afifi, speaking about how
APCOM has maintained services for LGBTQIA+ people in Asia.
When: June 26, 10 AM (EST)
Where: Zoom
Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
I conclude my run w/ Numan Afifi, speaking about how
APCOM has maintained services for LGBTQIA+ people in Asia.
When: June 26, 10 AM (EST)
Where: Zoom
Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
June 25, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Tomorrow marks my final day hosting @gbgmc.bsky.social's "Fighting for Our Lives" webinar.
I conclude my run w/ Numan Afifi, speaking about how
APCOM has maintained services for LGBTQIA+ people in Asia.
When: June 26, 10 AM (EST)
Where: Zoom
Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
I conclude my run w/ Numan Afifi, speaking about how
APCOM has maintained services for LGBTQIA+ people in Asia.
When: June 26, 10 AM (EST)
Where: Zoom
Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
. @gbgmc.bsky.social shines a light of remembrance for #AIDSCandlelightMemorial.
Thank you, @gnpplus.bsky.social for creating this year's theme: “We Remember. We Rise. We Lead.”
We honor our ancestors by fighting to enjoy the lives they deserved to live.
Say their names and learn more about them.
Thank you, @gnpplus.bsky.social for creating this year's theme: “We Remember. We Rise. We Lead.”
We honor our ancestors by fighting to enjoy the lives they deserved to live.
Say their names and learn more about them.
May 18, 2025 at 3:03 PM
. @gbgmc.bsky.social shines a light of remembrance for #AIDSCandlelightMemorial.
Thank you, @gnpplus.bsky.social for creating this year's theme: “We Remember. We Rise. We Lead.”
We honor our ancestors by fighting to enjoy the lives they deserved to live.
Say their names and learn more about them.
Thank you, @gnpplus.bsky.social for creating this year's theme: “We Remember. We Rise. We Lead.”
We honor our ancestors by fighting to enjoy the lives they deserved to live.
Say their names and learn more about them.
As a Black gay man living with #HIV, I'm proud to belong to a brilliant community of people who love and lift each other up even when it feels like society is imploding.
May 17, 2025 at 7:21 AM
As a Black gay man living with #HIV, I'm proud to belong to a brilliant community of people who love and lift each other up even when it feels like society is imploding.
@gbgmc.bsky.social is proud to celebrate #IDAHOBIT.
Our mission is to empower Black gay men all over the world. But that doesn't mean we've left our lesbian, bisexual, & transgender siblings behind.
We fight for our community everyday.
#GayRights #TransRights #LesbianRights #BiRights #NoHate
Our mission is to empower Black gay men all over the world. But that doesn't mean we've left our lesbian, bisexual, & transgender siblings behind.
We fight for our community everyday.
#GayRights #TransRights #LesbianRights #BiRights #NoHate
May 17, 2025 at 7:19 AM
@gbgmc.bsky.social is proud to celebrate #IDAHOBIT.
Our mission is to empower Black gay men all over the world. But that doesn't mean we've left our lesbian, bisexual, & transgender siblings behind.
We fight for our community everyday.
#GayRights #TransRights #LesbianRights #BiRights #NoHate
Our mission is to empower Black gay men all over the world. But that doesn't mean we've left our lesbian, bisexual, & transgender siblings behind.
We fight for our community everyday.
#GayRights #TransRights #LesbianRights #BiRights #NoHate
I'm proud to stand in solidarity with my LGBTQIA+ siblings all over the world.
May 17, 2025 at 7:18 AM
I'm proud to stand in solidarity with my LGBTQIA+ siblings all over the world.
@gbgmc.bsky.social has seen the future:
It's Black, Brown, Queer & Beautiful.
Tuesday May 13th at 10 AM (EST). 4 PM (Paris)
@dinahbons.bsky.social shows us how #HIV care look when it's led by Black & Brown trans women.
Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
It's Black, Brown, Queer & Beautiful.
Tuesday May 13th at 10 AM (EST). 4 PM (Paris)
@dinahbons.bsky.social shows us how #HIV care look when it's led by Black & Brown trans women.
Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
May 9, 2025 at 11:40 AM
@gbgmc.bsky.social has seen the future:
It's Black, Brown, Queer & Beautiful.
Tuesday May 13th at 10 AM (EST). 4 PM (Paris)
@dinahbons.bsky.social shows us how #HIV care look when it's led by Black & Brown trans women.
Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
It's Black, Brown, Queer & Beautiful.
Tuesday May 13th at 10 AM (EST). 4 PM (Paris)
@dinahbons.bsky.social shows us how #HIV care look when it's led by Black & Brown trans women.
Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
My favorite thing about hosting @gbgmc.bsky.social's webinar is: I take my marching orders from our attendees.
On May 8, I speak to @jidemacaulay.bsky.social about working with Faith Partners to fight #HIV & holding those who spew homophobia accountable.
Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
On May 8, I speak to @jidemacaulay.bsky.social about working with Faith Partners to fight #HIV & holding those who spew homophobia accountable.
Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
May 6, 2025 at 7:31 PM
My favorite thing about hosting @gbgmc.bsky.social's webinar is: I take my marching orders from our attendees.
On May 8, I speak to @jidemacaulay.bsky.social about working with Faith Partners to fight #HIV & holding those who spew homophobia accountable.
Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
On May 8, I speak to @jidemacaulay.bsky.social about working with Faith Partners to fight #HIV & holding those who spew homophobia accountable.
Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
I'm thrilled to speak w @mynameisjro.bsky.social about crafting effective messaging & the power of authentic storytelling.
When: Tues, May 6 (10 AM EST)
Where: @gbgmc.bsky.social's "Fighting For Our Lives" Webinar.
Who: Activist & Comms Pro, Jason Rosenberg
Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
When: Tues, May 6 (10 AM EST)
Where: @gbgmc.bsky.social's "Fighting For Our Lives" Webinar.
Who: Activist & Comms Pro, Jason Rosenberg
Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
May 5, 2025 at 5:20 PM
I'm thrilled to speak w @mynameisjro.bsky.social about crafting effective messaging & the power of authentic storytelling.
When: Tues, May 6 (10 AM EST)
Where: @gbgmc.bsky.social's "Fighting For Our Lives" Webinar.
Who: Activist & Comms Pro, Jason Rosenberg
Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
When: Tues, May 6 (10 AM EST)
Where: @gbgmc.bsky.social's "Fighting For Our Lives" Webinar.
Who: Activist & Comms Pro, Jason Rosenberg
Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...