A community stronger than HIV.

SUPER:	Danny is an actual SYMTUZA^® patient. Danny has been compensated by Janssen. This is not medical advice.
DANNY:	As an artist, the stage is my second home. When I’m on the stage, I’m the queen of the world. My name is Danny, I’m 33 years old and I live in Boston. I was born and raised in Medellin, Colombia. The drag queens and the transgender community there is very stigmatized and I grew up thinking the same bad stereotypes. When I come to the United States, I was working with this group and they did this competition and they asked me to dress up to do a performance for the Ms. Colombia. And I won, I won Ms. Colombia and that just give me life. That is how Dayana was born. When I was diagnosed with HIV, I was so scared. I was scared about how my family would react. But, I received a lot of love. And that was beautiful. It’s normal to struggle, it’s normal to feel down. So that’s why it’s important to have emotional support. The diagnosis was an opportunity to take care of myself, to move forward in life. Performing as Dayana, it helped me to move forward with my visibility as a person living with HIV. She makes me feel powerful. Yeah, Dayana is freedom. Danny, thank you. For giving me life. Pretty sure that we both can just get far far, and just achieve whatever we want. I has been undetectable and I’m still undetectable.
SUPER:	Undetectable is defined as <50 copies/mL.
DANNY:	Before I was in some other treatments. The biggest reason to change was the number of pills that I was taking a day.
SUPER:	Take SYMTUZA^® (darunavir/cobicistat/emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide tablets 800mg/150mg/200mg/10mg) one time a day with food. Do not miss a dose of SYMTUZA^®.
DANNY:	SYMTUZA^® is convenient for me because it’s one pill. One time a day is perfect.

SUPER:	Nathan is an actual SYMTUZA^® patient. Danny has been compensated by Janssen. This is not medical advice.
NATHAN:	Clothing is so important. It represents who I am. I look for unique pieces, I want something different, maybe not everybody is wearing. And if they are, how can I rock it different? My name is Nathan. I reside in Houston, Texas, and I'm 44 years old. Fashion is a way for me to explore, be creative, be daring sometimes, and you know, be free. I have a love for fashion, clothes, and shoes. That came from my mother. I remember as a child, my mom just dressing us up, going shopping and getting excited about getting something new to wear. After my HIV diagnosis, I did share with my mom and my sister, and that was probably the scariest thing. They reaffirmed that they loved me, and they didn't judge me. That was very beautiful and powerful. I do have a chosen family. Chosen family is someone that's not related to you by blood, that you have a special connection with. It is people that have come into your life, you believe in them, they believe in you. They're there to support each other and give love. I have several what we call gay kids or kids that are in the community. And then it’s a host of good friends that are part of that chosen family circle. On this journey, I appreciate the support of the community and my chosen family. I didn't have to take this journey by myself. 20 years ago, I did not think I would be here. I honestly thought I would live to be 30, and so here I am, 44... thriving. The medicine is doing what it's supposed to do, keeping my numbers where they are, and that's what's most important. I took an active role by really doing some research, checking out what's out there, what's available, what the side effects are.
SUPER:	Take SYMTUZA^® (darunavir/cobicistat/emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide tablets 800mg/150mg/200mg/10mg) one time a day with food. Do not miss a dose of SYMTUZA^®.
NATHAN:	My experience with SYMTUZA^® has been good, I just take one pill a day. I love it.

SUPER:	Helen is an actual SYMTUZA^® patient. Helen has been compensated by Janssen. This is not medical advice.
HELEN:	I cried because of the trauma that I had gone through. I said, I'm not going to let another woman go through what I went through. That’s when I started advocating. My name is Helen. I live in Dallas, Texas, and I'm 56 years old. When I got diagnosed, I was pregnant with my son. The doctor, he said that if I choose to keep the pregnancy, I might die or the child might die. But then I had a child at the house, you know, my daughter. If I die what’s going to happen to her? All I knew was that I had hope. They wanted me to, um, to get rid of the pregnancy. And at that time, I had just made up my mind that, no, I'm not going to do that. When I found out that my child was HIV negative, I was so happy.
HELEN:	I went 9 months not knowing what's going to happen not knowing that I'm not alone. And I made up my mind that from that time, I'm going to be available for another woman. That's how my advocacy started. My current responsibility is to listen to the voices of the women, especially black women in the community, and connect them with the services they need. HIV is not a death sentence. It is going to be OK. There's always somebody out there to help you. My advocacy work has helped me to move forward because every time I make it happen for another person, it makes me feel better. I'm a busy person. One pill a day is the biggest reason why I switched.
SUPER:	Take SYMTUZA^® (darunavir/cobicistat/emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide tablets 800mg/150mg/200mg/10mg) one time a day with food. Do not miss a dose of SYMTUZA^®.
HELEN:	As a single mom, working and trying to do everything else, it's not easy to stop, take medication, stop, take medications…
HELEN:	SYMTUZA^® fits with my lifestyle perfect.

SUPER:	Brandon is an actual SYMTUZA^® patient. Danny has been compensated by Janssen. This is not medical advice.
BRANDON:	So what we cookin’? We cookin’ baked chicken and rice and steamed veg tonight. That’s for dinner. And then we’re gonna sit it in the oven so that it can bake where the meat will fall off the bone. Right love? Okay. My name is Brandon. I’m 31 years old. Cooking is my thing. When I’m cooking soul food for my household, it always brings back memories of me growing up, how I used to be in the kitchen with my grandmother or my mom when they’re cooking their soul food. Everybody would bring in different dishes to my mother’s house. We’ll just get around the table as a family and we’ll just eat. When you have something from the south and it’s made soul food way, you’re gonna always remember it. When I found out that I was diagnosed with HIV, it’s like my world had shattered. The first person I called was my mother, cuz that’s my mom and I had to let her know. Cooking makes me not think about the things that are going on in my life. For me, it eases my mind. When I’m down, I’ll come into the kitchen to cook. Cooking with my husband every night, and preparing a dish that we always love… it’s amazing. We put our heart, we put our all into, what we’re going to sit down at the table to eat. It’s causing me to just not want to give up on life. We want to start a Caribbean soul food restaurant. Life doesn’t stop. I’m still healthy, I’m still here, and I’m just gonna keep living.
SUPER:	Take SYMTUZA^® (darunavir/cobicistat/emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide tablets 800mg/150mg/200mg/10mg) one time a day with food. Do not miss a dose of SYMTUZA^®.
BRANDON:	I choose to continue to take my medication, every day, on time. Just one pill a day, no shots. That’s it. I have heard that gaining weight can be a side effect. Me, I haven’t gained any weight. I first heard about SYMTUZA^® through my doctor. He recommended me to start the very next day, so that they can get my viral load under control. From that day I haven’t deviated from SYMTUZA^®.