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Disclosure   Cookbook   is   a    collective   culinary   experience   whose   goal   is   to   bring   HIV   positive people   together   over   a   lavish,   collectively   prepared   meal   and   engage   in   conversations   about disclosure   of   one’s   HIV   status.   Selecting   seasonal   ingredients,   developing   a luxe    multi-course menu   and   developing   recipes   in   the   days   beforehand,   facilitators  Jordan   Arseneault    and Mikiki    invite   participants   to   join   us   in   preparing   a   collective   meal,   engaged   with   and respectful   of   the   inevitable   food   sensitivities   and   realities   of   our   participants.   The   dinner preparation   serves   as   the   canvas   for   a   discussion   around   how   members   of   this   community navigate   HIV   disclosure   and   stigma. We create   environments   where our   stigmatized   group   can   discuss   the   affect   and   effects   of   disclosing   (and   not   disclosing)   considering  both actions  to be of  political   and   aesthetic   importance.

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