Co-presented by Treece Fi's La Vida Pride LGBTQ+ support initiative and Stonewall Village NYC.

For generations of LGBTQ+ people, the HIV/AIDS crisis has shaped our collective experience of love, loss, grief, activism, and survival. Through it all, poetry has given voice to what often seemed impossible to express—from the heartbreak and despair of an epidemic that devastated our community to the extraordinary courage, resilience, and hope that emerged. 

On World AIDS Day, join Team Treece's David Traupman and Paul Nagle of Stonewall Village NYC for an interactive community conversation about how poetry chronicles our journey from unimaginable grief to unexpected joy. We'll explore what that journey teaches us about perseverance, living with purpose, and embracing the possibilities of the present.

No poetry expertise is needed—just an open mind and a willingness to explore what it means to live fully, love expansively, and age with pride.