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JD Davids

(He/Him)
  • Publisher and Writer, The Cranky Queer
New York
As seen in: HuffPost, The Guardian, Yahoo News UK, WN.com, LGBTQ Nation, POZ, TheBody, Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder, TAGline, TheBodyPro.com and
Covers:  chronic illness, disability, transgender, HIV, ACT UP, COVID-19, Long COVID, ME/CFS, LGBTQ, pharmaceutical, research, sexual health and liberation, social movements, community organizing, parenting
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JD Davids (he/him) is a chronically ill and disabled writer, storyteller and strategist with decades of work in world-changing social movements, policy advocacy and sexual liberation.

Most recently, he founded and co-directed the national Long COVID Justice project. He currently is a MA candidate in Biography and Memoir program at CUNY Graduate Center.

He identified as an “illder” -- a term he coined to represent those mentoring each other in confronting chronic illnesses and an ableist societ…

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With Data and Determination, HIV Science Conference Urges Commitment to Trans Lives

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By JD Davids
| POZ Verified
A lot has happened at the annual Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) over the past 32 years. The premier U.S.-based HIV science conference seeks to improve the state of global HIV prevention, treatment and care by bringing together top lab and clinical researchers across their specialties, hosting the release of groundbreaking data and vibrant discussions on research spanning test tubes and labs to medical clinics and outreach vans.
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Why I'm Getting Arrested on Monday at the White House, and How You Can Help

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By JD Davids
| Substack
On Monday, I will be arrested at the White House for the first time since the 2010 protest during the International AIDS Conference. I will do so as a disabled and chronically-ill person living with Long Covid and ME/CFS (myalgic encephalomyelitis, which affects about 50% of people with Long COVID — I’ve probably had it for decades but was diagnosed in 2017).
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Don’t dismiss Omicron as ‘mild’. Take it from a Covid long-hauler

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By JD Davids
| Yahoo News UK Verified
Photograph: Susana Vera/Reuters On Wednesday, the New York Times – and others – published what appeared to be good news. “Omicron infections seem to be milder, three research teams report” read the headline. Many readers must have been relieved to see this news, especially with cases sky-rocketing even as the holiday season is in full swing. As someone living with post-viral conditions exacerbated by Long Covid, I read the story carefully.
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