HIV Complexities Project

The HIV Complexities Project is led by and for people living with HIV (PLHIV) and complex chronic conditions. The project has a broad reach, and includes:

An online support group for PLHIV with complex chronic conditions. 2026 applications are due May 20!

Resources in English and Spanish in our HIV Complexities Toolkit, for PLHIV and complex chronic conditions like Long COVID and ME/CFS.

Spanish version / Versión en español: El Toolkit del proyecto sobre Las Complejidades del VIH ofrece guías para personas que viven con el VIH y padecen enfermedades crónicas complejas como el COVID persistente o la Encefalomielitis Mialgica/Síndrome de Fatiga Crónica (EM/SFC).  

Support for national networks of PLHIV, including the central U.S. Caucus of PLHIV, to strengthen their capacity to include disabling complex chronic conditions in their work.

Curricula for HIV peer navigators, community health workers, providers and advocates, developed in partnership with the Citizens’ Public Health Literacy (CIPHER) project at Columbia University.

Accessible public health education to provide timely, accurate and actionable information on HIV and complex chronic conditions.

See below for news and updates, or sign up for our Action Network to stay in the loop!

This project is possible thanks to the generous support of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and ViiV Healthcare’s Positive Action Community Grants.


News & events

The Intersections of HIV and Chronic Illness: Join us 4/30/26
Thurs April 30, 6-7:30pm ET on Zoom News from our HIV Complexities Project: We're excited to share that our senior fellow Gabriel San Emeterio and our founding director JD Davids will be featured at …
Gabriel San Emeterio speaks on HIV, disability, and the NYC Trans Archives
LCJ Senior Fellow Gabriel San Emeterio is the Disability, language justice, and HIV director and board member at the NYC Trans Archive. Gabriel will be speaking about their work with the archive, with a …
HIV Complexities: A community conversation, 10/16/25
Join us for a conversation that spans generations and settings, both urban and rural, about living with HIV and dealing with complex chronic conditions, which often share symptoms like chronic fatigue, pain, cognitive dysfunction, …