“There were a lot of years when we were diseased pariahs. One of the ways to reclaim yourself from that kind of categorization is to state I am fully who I am, and you can’t make me ashamed.” — Doc
“I used to be in the fashion industry, and when that stopped because of HIV I had to find something to give me the reason to wake up. Painting keeps me going.” — Juan-Manuel
“Now I’m even more dependent upon the system. I don’t know if I’m going to receive any help because I’m not deemed valuable.” — Steven
”When I was first diagnosed I set a goal of living to 30. Then at 30 I set a new goal for 35. Probably somewhere around 40 I thought, ‘I’m not going to die of this.’” — Eric
SLIDESHOW: Meet the 13 Long-Term Survivors of Film Festival Favorite “Desert Migration”