Outspoken advocate for HIV, particularly in the Deep South. Founder: A Brave New Day (peer-positive advocacy org) and AIDS Action in Mississippi (policy-driven org). Member Community Planning Group and Care and Services Council. I am now single, hoping for LTR. I love to take road trips: hiking, camping, beaches, mountains, etc. A long HIV journey -- 20 yr diagnosis, with many ups and downs. I am strong-willed and insist on living life to the loudest and fullest. Graduate of Rice University and U of Arizona. Raised in the Mississippi Delta, lived in NYC 15 years, + Tucson, S. Barbara