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Apr 11, 2024 · Hydeia Broadbent shattered stereotypes, challenged stigmas, and fostered a greater understanding and empathy for those living with HIV/AIDS.
Feb 22, 2024 · Hydeia Broadbent, a prominent HIV/AIDS activist known for her inspirational talks in the 1990s as a young child to reduce the stigma surrounding the virus she was born with, has died. She was...
Mar 19, 2024 · Author and activist Rae Lewis Thornton reflects on her friendship with late activist Hydeia Broadbent and the impact she had on HIV activism.
Jul 27, 2012 · Hydeia Broadbent was diagnosed as HIV-positive at age three. By the time she was six, she was already sharing her story publicly to lessen the stigma around the disease. On the final day of the...
Mar 2, 2018 · In honor of National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day on March 10, amfAR spoke to Broadbent about disclosing publicly at such a young age, HIV disparities among women, and the hardest...
Feb 21, 2024 · Broadbent became a fixture in HIV/AIDS advocacy before medications became available that could make living with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, a more manageable chronic illness.
Hydeia is one of few young activists to follow in his footsteps and speak out on an international level about being affected by the HIV/AIDS virus. Broadbent is also considered a pioneer as the first African-American youth to speak up and speak out about the epidemic.
