My HIV Story: Indigenous, queer and thriving!

Colt

Advocate of Queer & Indigenous Health

Young, queer & thriving with HIV

“Growing up queer, growing up Indigenous, and then now growing up positive you always have to have like one foot out the back door while one foot in because you don’t really know how things are going to shake out right? So yeah, you always have to be cautious about who you disclose to and who you don’t disclose to.”

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With respect, The Positive Effect gratefully acknowledges that in our collaborations across Canada we work in many of the traditional territories of indigenous peoples. Our central offices inside Toronto's St. Michaels Hospital stands on the traditional territory of many nations including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples. We strive for respectful partnerships with Indigenous peoples as we search for collective healing and true reconciliation.