Diane and Jacob Anderson-Minshall

Working as a receptionist at one of the world’s largest HIV organizations has let this activist walk her talk.

This amazing organizer and activist might be making her biggest dent with old fashioned tea parties — with a modern twist.

This Latina activist has given lesbians with HIV a voice and given a face to women affected by the epidemic, a rarity in the media and beyond.

Poz since the 1980s, Lisa Tiger has used education and storytelling to show what it's like to be a Native American living with HIV today — and to push others to include Native traditions in the testing to treatment care continuum.

Cofounder of the artists’ collective #GenAIDS, this artist utilize art to connect with the younger generation and popular culture, pushing for an artistic revival in which the reflection of HIV and AIDS is not about fear and death but rather celebration of life. 

The national training and leadership director for the Positive Women’s Network-USA has had an impact on numerous organizations.

This grassroots activist has become an expert in the intersection of HIV and homelessness.

Seeing Mary Bowman on stage is a life changer for many young people with HIV.

This memoirist is busy combatting HIV stigma and health inequality in rural South Carolina.

This social worker and activist has impacted others with HIV far beyond her own Louisiana community.

She's still the world’s reigning HIV-positive beauty queen.

Millions of women rely on Dawn Averitt's Well Project every year making her impact way beyond what anyone had expected decades ago.

This mother of four kids has spoken about HIV in front of heads of state (including former president Bill Clinton), been honored by President Obama, and traveled to remote villages in South Africa to talk about HIV.

This research powerhouse has focused on the resiliency and capability of people, particularly when faced with stigma and discrimination, criminalization, and human rights abuses. And she somehow manages to do this tough work with an enduring smile on her face.

A fierce advocate for women living with HIV, this 50-plus African-American Muslim woman and retired U.S. postal worker is a force to be reckoned with.

This agitator is making real change in Arkansas and the rest of the U.S.

This trans activist has fought relentlessly to keep transgender women at the center of national and local HIV prevention and care strategies.