#Pedro Zamora

I was in the 6th Grade when the positive test result came back. And my life, for reasons good and bad, would never be the same again.

MTV Real World star Pedro Zamora would have turned 50 this week. These youth scholarships honor his AIDS education legacy.

Born on a leap year, Pedro leapt into our living rooms and our lives when he appeared on The Real World. For some of us, he never left.

I was diagnosed with HIV so long ago that it’s hard to imagine living without it at this point. An overview of my mortal journey.

The Real World was a game changer for me. And the friendship between Judd and Pedro was a glimpse into my own future.

In other AIDS Memorial news: Applications are being accepted for the Mary Bowman arts award and the Pedro Zamora youth scholarship.

POZ contributing writer Shawn Decker looks back at how Pedro Zamora’s appearance on “The Real World” inspired him.

Marvell L. Terry II of AIDS United and Charles Stephens of the Counter Narrative Project reflect on Sean Sasser’s legacy.

A look at September issues from the POZ archives

Our esteem for their HIV activism—from the red carpet to beyond—is a constant.

This special issues honors 25 years of POZ.

The National AIDS Memorial is much more than a grove.

Remembering the late Pedro Zamora—his activism and his passion for life—in his own words from 1994

Here’s how each undergraduate student plans to fight the HIV epidemic.

The National AIDS Memorial Grove gives out the scholarships, named after the MTV “Real World” star who died of AIDS-related illness.