
Posts by Derek Canas:


Life Update
So end of last year I met a wonderful woman. She has now become my fiancé. It started as a online relationship and has grown into such a fun relationship. She’s shown me how to relax and be calm. She is so talented as a graphic designer photographer and more. We are currently decorating our […]
Time to sue for discrimination ?
I lost my scholarship to HealtheVoices due to being unvaccinated. Legal advice appreciated.
HEALTHeVOICES
So I just had to drop out of the conference as I’m unvaccinated. Guess the didn’t read the Pfizer documents. I’m so over Covid. It’s taken away so much and I was really excited for the conference. Really thinking about my advocacy work and where to go from here as I’ve never landed a big […]

Toy Drive 2021 Wrap Up
The #EndTheStigma Toy Drive campaign had another successful year. Along with Vixen Creative Marketing, Golden Isles Olive Oil, iHeart Media, Caliber Home, and David Guynn, the campaign collected over 300 toys and evaded The Grinch with help from GCPD… Thankfully his heart grew three sizes once he saw the toys delivered to SEGHS. So on […]
Medical Hell
Well after two Esophageal dilation procedures I’m back to struggling to eat and take meds. Yesterday I found out my Viral load is rebounding and my CD4 is dropping and I’m back in the AIDS classification. I came home from the appointment and just screamed at the meds and at myself in the mirror. I’m […]

‘HIV’ versus ‘AIDS’: Here’s Where Top HIV/AIDS Advocates Stand
https://www.thebody.com/article/where-top-hiv-aids-advocates-stand-hiv-versus-aids?fbclid=IwAR3mNIDnbSG8NtlJTEfu2N6L66NqRZegjvjmOl09VVSR5nNoAfVc1cxNtnI Honored to be among the people featured in this video.