Positive Women’s Network–USA (PWN–USA) is a national membership organization led by and for cis and trans women, transgender and gender diverse people living with HIV. Founded in 2008, PWN–USA builds leadership, provides peer-led support and training, and conducts federal and state advocacy to reduce HIV-related stigma, protect health and reproductive rights, and advance gender and racial justice for people living with HIV.
Advocacy on HIV care and prevention access, retention in care, and treatment; protections against HIV-related stigma and discrimination; reform or repeal of punitive HIV criminalization laws; sexual and reproductive health and rights for people living with HIV; funding for federal and state HIV programs and community services; gender- and race-conscious policies addressing violence, housing, and social determinants of health for women and gender-diverse people living with HIV.
Primarily supported by philanthropic foundation grants, government grants and contracts, individual donations and membership contributions, with occasional project-specific corporate or pharmaceutical program support.
Operates regional PWN chapters and partnerships with national and local HIV advocacy, reproductive justice, and community-based service organizations; leadership and spokespeople are women and gender-diverse people living with HIV who serve on PWN boards, staff, and working groups.
Non-profit organization (national membership advocacy organization; operates as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization)
