Juan Michael Porter II

Juan Michael Porter II is a Black gay man living with HIV in the middle of Brooklyn. He serves as health journalist, culture critic, educators, and HIV advocate. He is the Director of Communications of Positive Women’s Network-USA as well the Communications Officer of the U.S. People Living With HIV Caucus. Previously he served as the podcast host of the International AIDS Society (HIV Unmuted), Managing Editor of SERO Project’s magazine (Turn It Up!), and the Senior Editor of TheBody.com and TheBodyPro – making him the first person living with HIV to hold the position.

He serves on the External Advisory Committee of Canada’s Community-Centred Knowledge Mobilization Hub; is a Dorian Award voter (GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics); a fellow of the National Critics Institute (Eugene O’Neill Theater Center), Poynter Institute for Media Studies (Power of Diverse Voices), Maynard Institute for Journalism Education (Maynard 200), and the International AIDS Society (HIV Research for Prevention); and is the first Black man to serve as a Drama Desk Award nominator.

News featuring Juan

Positive Health – Season 2 – Episode 1

20 Apr 2026

Positive Health returned for Season 2 with an important and wide-ranging discussion on HIV inequalities affecting Black communities across the globe. Episode 1 featured powerful conversations with acclaimed HIV advocate and journalist Juan Michael Porter II and Kenyan...

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