Alfredo was diagnosed with HIV in 2013, when he was only 20 years old. Since then, Alfredo has been part of the movement that works to create a world where “HIV infections are rare but, when they do occur, every person, regardless of age, gender, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, or socio-economic circumstances, will have access to high quality life-extending care, free from stigma and discrimination.”
Stories create impact. For decades, people living with HIV have shared their personal stories to help reduce stigma, increase awareness of treatment and prevention strategies, and help guide people living with HIV (and their loved ones) through this new chapter in their lives.
Alfredo has been a speaker at college campuses for National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day activities and as a guest speaker in undergraduate classes. He has also been part of media campaigns with LATV (a Latino-owned TV network) and AIDS/LifeCycle (the fundraiser cycling event for the San Francisco AIDS Foundation and the Los Angeles LGBT Center).
Alfredo is a Lambda Literary Emerging LGBTQ Voice Fellow, an alumna of Tin House Workshop, and Write It Out! His words have been published in A&U magazine. He is currently working on a novel.
Molecular HIV Surveillance (MHS) is an umbrella term that describes a wide range of practices focused on the monitoring of HIV variants for scientific research, public health surveillance and intervention. However, in many cases, MHS is being conducted and HIV data is being shared in ways that puts the rights and safety of people living with HIV in jeopardy. Alfredo co-wrote a briefing paper about MHS (available in English, Spanish, French, and Russian), on behalf of Positive Women’s Network and HIV JUSTICE WORLDWIDE, to support people living with HIV, activists, legal experts, and human rights campaigners understand the complexities and consequences of MHS. You can learn more by watching the media campaign video titled “A Perfect Storm” or by reading the report by clicking here.
Through his work on MHS, Alfredo co-wrote an article published in the Journal of the International AIDS Society. You can read the pre-print here.
