HIV/AIDS: The Impact on Latinas and Latino Youth
¿Qué tiene que ver conmigo? What does it have to do with me?

Guadalupe, a first generation U.S. born Latina, had everything going for her. She was valedictorian of her high school class, received a full ride scholarship to Emory University, and was dating her high school sweetheart. Guadalupe not only excelled academically her first year at Emory, but she also became president of the Latina sorority. Guadalupe organized the sororities’ annual HIV/AIDS informational fair bringing free testing and information to the student body. Guadalupe got tested, but her results were unexpected and devastating. She was HIV positive. Guadalupe was taking precautions to avoid getting pregnant, but she never thought she was at risk for getting HIV since she was in a monogamous relationship. Later, she found out that her boyfriend had cheated on her and that he was also HIV positive. Thinking back Guadalupe realized that she was always shy about discussing ‘safer sex’ with her boyfriend since growing up her mom did not talk to her about the dirty word, sex. Plus, her boyfriend always said sex felt better without a condom and questioning him about not wearing a condom would mean she thought he was cheating on her.

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