Background: Even with the Undetectable equals Untransmittable campaign (U=U) campaign, women living with HIV continue to experience intersecting forms of stigma. We explored how the somatic experiences of viewing a film about U=U and women could help individuals gain deeper understandings of HIV and alter learned prejudices.
Methods: HIV Made Me Fabulous is a film that utilises embodied storytelling to tell the story of a trans woman living through social and historical traumas of HIV.
Despite the fact that HIV can be controlled with medication to undetectable levels where it cannot be passed on, stigmatization of women living with HIV persists. Such stigmatization pivots on stereotypes around sex and sexism and has force in women's lives. Our aim was to create an inspirational resource for women living with HIV regarding sex, relationships, and sexuality: www.
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