From HIV.gov blog, “I am a Work in Progress. I am a Work of ART.”
Appearing before a vibrant mauve background, Jasmine looks right at us, a confident "I-got-this" look in her eyes. After a quarter-turn, she puts her tiara on and swirls her cape. Curves of pink and purple swoop in. A turquoise moon appears above her left shoulder. Jasmine speaks.
“Transgender activist and ballroom house mother. Try all that on for size. But before I was a pageant queen, I was vulnerable. I denied my HIV status for five years, and it almost killed me.”