On World AIDS Day, we remember and honor those we have lost to HIV and celebrate those who have relentlessly worked to normalize living with the disease and those who have fought for access to treatment to all people in need.
This tender portrait by Laura Aguilar, from her Latina Lesbian series, shows a woman named Julia in Los Angeles with handwritten text that reads:
"Most of my life I have been a 'professional lesbian.' I have worked with gay and lesbian issues, including AIDS for the last nine years. I feel we should work together for equal protection under the law and that we should accept the increasing diversity in our community."
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