Chicagoan recalls challenges of overcoming HIV stigma by Matt Simonette

For Chicagoan Terence Steward II, living with HIV “drove” how he lived his life during his twenties.

“I was super-private, discreet, by myself, depressed, very ‘smoky’ and mysterious,” Steward recalled. “I kept to myself. I was in the Twilight
Zone. Coming out of college, I had no idea how to handle myself. What I did was by trial-and-error, and day-by-day.” Read More