Paige Rawl, Author of “Positive: A Memoir” (2016) | Hood College

Paige Rawl's book, "Positive: A Memoir" documents the bullying she experienced in middle school when her peers found out she was HIV-positive. Rawl visited Hood for the First-Year Read program to discuss her book and her activism in anti-bullying and HIV/AIDS awareness.
Hood College is an independent, liberal arts college, offering 32 undergraduate majors, four pre-professional programs, 17 graduate programs, two doctorates and 11 post-baccalaureate certificates. Located in historic Frederick, near Washington, D.C., Baltimore and the I-270 technology corridor, Hood gives students access to countless internships and research opportunities.

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She is a hero! She is a warrior

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i read this book in seventh grade, i went to this super catholic all-girls school and my best friend got hiv because nobody ever educated us about sex at all. all they said was “what is sex? doesn’t matter. penis, vagina, and then you dont do it.”