History
The HIV Youth Project was created in August 2007 in response to the dearth of online resources directed towards HIV-positive youth. Further realizing that what resources were available inadequately addressed the needs of queer-identified communities of color, William quickly recruited Albert and Henry to help found the Project and develop the website. Together, they launched the HIV Youth Project in October 2007.
Objectives
The Project aims to create, connect and foster a sense of community for HIV-positive youth, by youth. Although our attention is focused on queer-identified communities of color, we welcome all marginalized groups, including but not limited to women and the differently abled. Our primary goals are to provide a welcoming, safe and supportive social space to help newly-diagnosed youth come to terms with their status by capitalizing on the Internet’s unique dynamic of semi-anonymous free expression.
Staff
Born and raised in San Francisco, William is a queer Asian American college student. Email him at william@hivproject.org.
Albert is a San Francisco Bay Area native living in Los Angeles. He graduated from UCLA in 2006 and hopes to go to law school next year. Email him at albert@hivproject.org.
Henry is in limbo between college and the real world. He likes being a non-profit whore and aspires to be the ultimate Filipino folk dancer. Email him at henry@hivproject.org.
User-driven
We encourage our viewers to contribute in any way they can. If you would like to contribute articles and/or links, please register for a user account. After we clear your account, you will be able to submit content which you feel would benefit the site and our audience. All submissions will be further reviewed by our staff before publishing. We reserve the right to not publish any content we find inappropriate.
Privacy Policy
We at The Project take your privacy very seriously. While we do require a name and valid email address in order to register for a user account, we do not collect or record any personally-identifying information about our viewers. Furthermore, we will never divulge or sell any information we collect without your expressed consent. For our contributors, we understand that there remains an incredible amount of stigma and discrimination and we respect your choice to post content anonymously.
