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Juan Michael Porter II

Juan Michael Porter II

Juan Michael Porter II

Health journalist, HIV advocate and host of HIV unmuted, the IAS podcast  
TheBody, USA

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Juan Michael Porter II is a health journalist, HIV advocate, culture critic, educator and the new host of the IAS podcast, HIV unmuted. He is the Senior Editor of TheBody.com and TheBodyPro – and the first person openly living with HIV to hold the position. Juan Michael’s reportage combines data dives, personal narratives and policy analysis to address the real-world consequences of ever-shifting legislation on people's health outcomes. He has written for the PBS, SF Chronicle, Philadelphia Inquirer, Christian Science Monitor, NY Observer, American Theatre, Positively Aware and Documentary Magazine. He is an alumnus of the Maynard Institute for Journalism Education, Poynter Institute for Media Studies and National Critics Institute.

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