Book Synopsis
From the beginning of the AIDS crisis to current times, The Epidemic: Living with HIV in the 21st Century depicts the stories and lives of people living with HIV/AIDS and how they dealt with the stigma and discrimination that comes along with being a person living with HIV/AIDS as well how they battled or succumbed to the issues that affect people living with HIV/AIDS such as ostracism, loneliness, depression, suicide, and substance abuse. These stories also explore different issues related to being HIV positive such as pregnancy, lack of HIV/AIDS education, teenage HIV, women and HIV, LGBT homeless youth, HIV/AIDS treatment, being born with HIV, injection drug use, heterosexuals and HIV, and being black and HIV positive.
About The Author
Isaac Joseph is an HIV/AIDS advocate, activist, and a person living with HIV. A native of Houston, TX he is committed to spreading awareness on the issues surrounding HIV/AIDS and people living with HIV/AIDS.In 2015 he founded ProjectRED an organization committed to fighting against HIV/AIDS stigma and discrimination.
Outside of spreading awareness, Isaac loves to cook, sing and entertain. His favorite food is any with a lot of cheese, especially Pizza with pineapple. He loves spending time with his family especially Duchess, his miniature schnauzer.