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Angelikah Demonikah is a 25 year old HIV activist from Minneapolis, Minnesota. She was recently featured in the documentary “Me, Myself and HIV” for MTV's Staying Alive campaign, which premiered on World AIDS day. She is currently in school pursuing a degree in Social Work.

For the past decade Jenn has been living with HIV. Her pregnancy with her daughter gave her an even bigger reason to try to reach out to others any way she could. Jenn feels her main mission in life is to help others keep their hopes and dreams alive. She also wants to let them know that just because you are diagnosed with HIV doesn't mean your life is over...just different.

Larry is Director for National Organizing of Housing Works, the nation's largest minority controlled HIV & AIDS non profit organization. Larry works to develop and support grassroots advocacy and activist networks which influence politicians and policy that lead to addressing the factors that lead to ending the HIV & AIDS epidemic in the United States and abroad. Diagnosed himself while a freshman football player at Norfolk State University, Larry has a distinct passion that flows far beyond just spreading awareness - actions must be derived through education, purpose, and passion which ultimately and unapologetically lead to measurable outcomes.

A native of Washington DC, Larry is an aspiring professional photographer specializing in non-profit photography, essay work, and civil/social justice photojournalism. His shots allows us to see the humanity in art by illustrating the art in humanity - from complex to creative, passionate to passive, the human spirit is featured throughout his work and gives us something far below the surface.

Larry, who was recently named one of Poz Magazine's 'The Poz 100' has one son attending college and currently lives in the Historic Capitol Hill neighborhood in NE Washington D.C.

Learn more at www.housingworks.org

Jane is a twenty eight year old, HIV postive woman who lives in NY in a community that is still very uneducated and unaware of HIV and the reality that HIV does not stereotype, she uses her story and voice to educate people trying to dispell certain stigma's still attached to HIV/Aids. Jane is an HIV activist and advocate, a single mother to an amazing son, a college student working on her bachelors in clinical laboratory science and planning to get her PhD in bio-engineering to do HIV/Aids research, she is a Dab the Aids Bear Ambassador of Hope, she is a member of the anti stigma committee started by the Nebraska Aids Project as well as a participant of the campaign, and a blogger who's articles are being used by MTV Staying Alive for their World AIDS Day campaign. Jane is currently working on her autobiography, and the launch of S.P.E.A.K. a non-profit project aimed at helping to raise awareness.

Starting in 2007 while still enrolled in college at LSU, Ryan Dixon began to star in adult films using the stage name 'Kameron Scott'. After graduation in 2008 he moved to Florida where his career in the Adult film industry really began to prosper. His rise to success was stopped just as suddenly as it began with his HIV positive diagnosis in December of 2008. He now devotes his time working with a non profit to educated the young gay population of South Florida in the dangers of unsafe sex.

During this hour of POZIAM RADIO the hosts and guests will be discussing Meth and HIV/AIDS. With the astonishing rise in new infections in the gay community due to meth use, we felt it was important to dedicate a show to the subject. Our friends from www.tweaker.org will be joining us for the first part of the show to talk about Meth and how it affects our bodies,our sex and our overall lives. The second part of the show we will be joined by POZIAMer Greg B. who will be sharing his story of Meth use,Recovery and HIV.

HIV positive Canadian Bradford McIntyre promotes HIV and AIDS awareness and promotes messages of positive living with HIV.A long time survivor living with HIV since 1984, Bradford announced publicly in 1994 that he was living with HIV.

"My work creating HIV and AIDS awareness globally has provided for many people, a face living with HIV and this has helped to bring hope to people infected that they too can live!" Bradford has appeared on national television and radio, in numerous newspaper and magazine interviews and documentaries; promoting HIV and AIDS awareness. Along with local, national and international speaking engagements, Bradford's articles on HIV and AIDS have been published in newspapers, magazines and on web sites around the world. Bradford's global impact is shown through a comprehensive, informative website. When you visit his website Positively Positive-Living with HIV/AIDS (www.PositivelyPositive.ca), you will discover a wide variety of life affirming and supportive topics. He collaborates with individuals, groups and organizations throughout the world. Since 1994, whenever possible, Bradford has volunteered his time and energy to participate in HIV and AIDS causes.

Michelle Anderson is an African-American woman who has been living for HIV since 1999. She currently resides in Dallas, Texas and is very active in her community as Co-Chair of Campaign to End AIDS Texas , The Afiya Center Peer Educator , Public Speaker , as well as a board member for AIDS Services of Dallas, and ADAP Advocacy Association where she is the Treasurer. Michelle has dedicated much of her personal life to educating others on HIV/AIDS throughout the greater Dallas area and beyond. She plans to finish her degree in Social Work where she will be able to continue to spread the message, and educate people regarding HIV/AIDS. Michelle is has stepped out of the box and is currently Ms. Duncanville Plus America 2010 and 2011. She plans to use her title to become the voice of positive women of color. Michelle has experience as a group facilitator and has attended many conferences where she received training in Advocacy, Project LEAP (Learning, Empowerment, Advocacy, Participation), and Common Threads.

Mondo Guerra, the rocking 32-year-old breakout star from the eighth season of Project Runway, turned tear ducts to geysers during a past episode, when he revealed his HIV-positive status. Which was a secret he'd been hiding from his deeply religious family for ten years. Once the sobbing subsided, and Mondo laid claim to his much deserved third win in a row (the first turkey in Project Runway history!), a bigger question loomed in the minds of viewers: How did his deeply religious family take the news when they saw it? And did they watch the big reveal live with the rest of America, or were they prepped beforehand? In an interview with Stylelist, Mondo said he told his family just five days before the episode aired. During the challenge the contestants were asked to create a textile pattern inspired by old family photos, evoking "something deeply personal." Guerra created black, yellow and magenta plus-sign print pants, explaining, "The symbolism in the pants are these pluses are positive signs and I've been HIV positive for ten years. When I saw these pictures of my family, it brought back a lot of emotion, so I wanted to pull from the past but also give something back of who I am now."

11th Hour is brining back a concert version of our first Barrymore nominated show! tick, tick...BOOM! is Jonathan Larson's autobiographical tale of a young composer on the brink of turning 30 and falling into oblivion. Featuring 11th Hour favorite, Alex Keiper and 11th Hour co-founders Michael Philip O'Brien and Steve Pacek, tick, tick...BOOM! takes you on Larson's incredible, though tragic journey leading to the creation of the Broadway blockbuster, RENT. tick, tick...BOOM! in concert will be benefiting the Mazzoni Center for LGBT Health and Well-being and 11th Hour's upcoming production of RENT.