Centers All Black Women

BGSR affirms the value and humanity of Black women to support the practical application for centering Black women in discourse and programming related to HIV.
Women of diverse experiences will be charged with taking up space, sharing experiences, and co-leading initiatives that model Black women being seen, heard, and valued as leaders in health and healing.

Community Developed 

Key stakeholders joined together to co-create a collective representation of what led to the Risk to Reasons framework and what we represent in the led, community. Black women, living with HIV, leveraging their talents in the arts (dance, poetry, vocal performance), education, healthcare, and public health fields, leading organizations focused on HIV, maternal health, mental health, heart health, social justice, and health equity, and most importantly the legacy of so many that come before them; our student population who will serve as Curators on their campuses and in community. 

Pleasure Positive

BGSR activities use sex-positive framework and examine factors beyond the context of risk, deficit, and problem, to disrupt HIV and associated stigma. 
Black girl joy and pleasure are situated at the core of activities, to normalize happiness and humanity in the same space as care and prevention. We will assert and validate the full range of how Black women show up, seek pleasure, heal, communicate, love, and live –in health.