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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Juan Michael Porter II
Quick links to our activities
Closing scientific gaps
Collaborative Initiative for Paediatric HIV Education and Research (CIPHER) Global HIV Vaccine Enterprise Towards an HIV CureDisseminating the latest research
IAS Educational Fund Journal of the International AIDS Society (JIAS)Improving health services
Community-Led Monitoring Differentiated Service Delivery Heart of Stigma Mark Wainberg Fellowship Programme Person-Centred Care Youth HubThe IAS promotes the use of non-stigmatizing, people-first language. The translations are all automated in the interest of making our content as widely accessible as possible. Regretfully, they may not always adhere to the people-first language of the original version.