“I was in a relationship and he received his diagnosis while we were together… When he received his diagnosis, I went and got tested. Nobody ever mentioned anything to me about PrEP. The clinician even asked, ‘Are you going to stay in this relationship?”  

Latonia shares her experiences as a Black cisgender woman in a mixed status relationship trying to access and maintain PrEP care while encountering stigma, misinformation, and coverage barriers.

“[My gynecologist] looked at me and said, ‘Girl, at our age you should know better.’ I said, ‘I do know better, that’s why I’m asking for a refill.” 

Latonia overcame barriers to PrEP access through telehealth, but her insurance still did not cover labs.

“A National PrEP Program would prevent me from jumping through hoops to access PrEP.”  

Hear more of Latonia’s story, and how a National PrEP Program could expand access to telehealth, increase provider knowledge, and address cost barriers to labs and provider visits.