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Juan Michael Porter II

Juan Michael Porter II is an award-winning journalist. He spent five years at TheBody.com and TheBodyPro, where he was swiftly promoted from staff writer to senior editor ― making him the first person living with HIV to hold the position. Juan Michael serves on the External Advisory Committee of Canada’s Community-Centered Knowledge Mobilization Hub and is the host of the International AIDS Society’s podcast, HIV Unmuted. He has written for PBS, SF Chronicle, Philadelphia Inquirer, Christian Science Monitor, NY Observer, and POZ and has held fellowships with Maynard Institute for Journalism Education, Poynter Institute for Media Studies, National Critics Institute, and the International AIDS Society.

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Juan Michael's Latest Articles

Is it safe for me to move to Ohio as a Black gay man living with HIV?

"Knowing about HIV criminalization in the state, I decided to test attitudes on the apps."

With uncertainty over the future of Ryan White HIV funding, here’s what we know

A memo sent out to Cleveland-based HIV providers calls into question the future of Ryan White HIV funding.

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