Stand with those affected by HIV and honor those we’ve lost. Red ribbons represent hope, awareness, and a commitment to ending HIV. Order yours today. Wear one. Show your solidarity! STORE.UNTIL.ORG #WorldAIDSDay #UntilTheresACure #GiveHope #HIV #AIDS @untilorg.bsky.social #HIVawareness

Movement is medicine. 💪 Wishing y'all a blessed day. ✌️❤️ #HIV #AIDS #Exercise #HIVawareness

Motorcycles & Jesus — a way of life. The road heals, the wind prays, and every mile’s a conversation with God. After 52 years of riding, I’m still rolling with grace, fire, and faith. God is good. 🏍️🔥🙏 #TheTrueTaleOfOneToughPirate #HIV #AIDS #Faith #LiveToRide

JUST MOVE. Movement isn’t just for the body — it’s medicine for the mind and soul. After 42 years living with HIV/AIDS, I’ve learned that staying still is never the answer. You don’t have to be an athlete. You don’t have to be perfect. You just have to move. #Exercise #Movement #HIV #AIDS

Wear the Bracelet UNTIL… …UNTIL Change. …UNTIL Compassion Wins. …UNTIL There’s No Stigma. …UNTIL There’s A Cure. For 32 years, I’ve worn this bracelet — for the ones we lost, and the ones still fighting. Please learn more and join us: www.until.org @untilorg.bsky.social #HIV #AIDS #HIVAwareness

Wishing y’all a blessed weekend. Keep the faith! 🙏

I was dedicated to fitness long before I ever heard the words HIV or AIDS—and I’ve continued to train and fight for my health ever since. Fitness doesn’t just shape my body—it helps save my life. 👉 Learn more: onetoughpirate.com/exercise-hiv... #FitOver60 #MoveItOrLoseIt #HIV #AIDS #HIVawareness

This World AIDS Day, I'm proud to support Until There’s A Cure and their mission to ensure health is a human right for everyone. Please learn more and make a donation at until.org/donate.html Let's help create a world free from HIV. #HIV #AIDS #WorldAIDSDay #RethinkRebuildRise #UntilTheresACure

Happy November! 😀 Wishing y’all the very best. #KeepTheFaith 🙏

Happy Halloween, y'all! ☠️🎃👻

Over 44 million lives lost to HIV/AIDS — friends, lovers, brothers, sisters, heroes. Their fight paved the way for our survival. We owe them a debt of gratitude. Never. Ever. Forget. 🙏 🏴‍☠️ www.onetoughpirate.com 🏴‍☠️ #HIVawareness #HIV #AIDS #NeverForget

Stand with those affected by HIV and honor those we’ve lost. Red ribbons represent hope, awareness, and a commitment to ending HIV. Wear one to: -Take a stand against stigma Order yours today. Show your solidarity! STORE.UNTIL.ORG #WorldAIDSDay #UntilTheresACure #RethinkRebuildRise #GiveHope #HIV

Every breath we take. Every mile we ride. Every story we tell — it’s all borrowed time from our brothers and sisters who never got the chance to see today Full story: onetoughpirate.com/bobs-blog-life-story/f/the-torch-we-carry-as-survivors-of-hivaids #HIV #HIVawareness #AIDS #NeverForget 🙏

Sometimes the hardest fight isn’t surviving—it’s starting over—again. To rebuild, to rise, to breathe after life knocks you down. That’s where courage lives. Not in perfection, but in persistence. Never surrender! Never forget! 🏴‍☠️ www.onetoughpirate.com 🏴‍☠️ #HIV #AIDS #HIVawareness #Hope

Battle tested. Road raised. Every bruise, every mile — it’s all part of the story. Never Ever Surrender. Never Ever Forget. ➡️ www.onetoughpirate.com #OneToughPirate #HIV #AIDS #NeverSurrender #NeverForget #HIVAwareness 🏴‍☠️💪

Never Surrender! Never Forget! God’s not finished with me yet — not by a long shot. 42 years of surviving and thriving with HIV/AIDS. The road ahead’s still calling, and I’m still answering. 🏴‍☠️ www.onetoughpirate.com 🏴‍☠️ #HIV #AIDS #GodIsGood #NeverSurrender #NeverForget

I shouldn’t still be here — but I am. I contracted HIV in 1983. Diagnosed with AIDS in 1986. Told I’d be lucky to see 30. This is not luck. This is not chance. This is grace. And thanks to His grace, at 62 I'm alive and well. God is good. God is great. #Hope #Faith #HIVAwareness #HIV #GodIsGood

Staying fit over 60 while living with HIV/AIDS. This is more than muscle. It’s medicine. It’s faith. It’s proof that no matter how many times you fall, you can rise again. 👉 onetoughpirate.com/exercise-hiv... Move it or lose it. #MovementIsMedicine #HIV #AIDS #FitOver60 #MoveItOrLoseIt

I’ve lived every day with HIV/AIDS since 1983. And I’m still here. Still standing. Still fighting. 42 years of survival. 42 years of fire, faith, and fight. NEVER EVER SURRENDER. NEVER EVER FORGET. 🏴‍☠️ One Tough Pirate www.onetoughpirate.com #Hope #HIVawareness #HIV #AIDS #SurvivorStories

Words matter — especially in talking about HIV. I’m learning and changing, because the right words lift people up, not tear them down. Let’s make the shift. 💪🏴‍☠️ 👉 Read and learn more: onetoughpirate.com/bobs-blog-li... #WordsMatter #HIVAwareness #HIV #AIDS @untilorg.bsky.social #HIVLife

A Day With HIV- 2025 Today is about honor and legacy. Behind every survivor on social media are countless graves with no spotlight. We who remain carry a sacred duty: to speak, to remember, to fight stigma, and to never—EVER—forget. @adaywithhiv.bsky.social #HIV @posaware.bsky.social #HIVawareness

Through battles, doubt, and storms… my faith never wavered. My spirit never broke. I refuse to bow. I refuse to quit. 🙏 NEVER. EVER. SURRENDER. www.onetoughpirate.com

🕰️ In 1983, I was infected with HIV. In 1986, I received an AIDS diagnosis. Some said I wouldn’t last. I’ve lasted over four decades. ⚔️ Never Surrender. ⚓ Never Forget. These scars don’t just mark my skin… they mark my survival. 🏴‍☠️ One Tough Pirate. www.onetoughpirate.com #HIV #AIDS #HopeLives

"The H in HIV stands for human." Read here: onetoughpirate.com/bobs-blog-li... #HIV #ENDTheStigma #HIVawareness

Essential resources for tracking the impact of US funding cuts! These trackers follow the impact to #HIV R&D, #STI R&D & #PEPFAR #PrEP Services.

Happy Talk Like a Pirate Day, ye scallywags! ☠️🦜 To honor the day, I’m sharing a feature Cap’n Slappy (Co-founder of TLAPD)wrote about me for Pirates Magazine. 👉 Full magazine piece here — onetoughpirate.com/bobs-blog-li... 🏴‍☠️ Never EVER surrender! 🏴‍☠️ #TLAPD #HIV #AIDS #TalkLikeAPirateDay

Please join us. Wear The Bracelet UNTIL... #WearUNTILWeHaveHealthEquity. #WearUNTILCompassionWins. #WearUNTILChange. #WearUNTILHIVCriminalizationEnds. #WearUNTILTheresACure. Every scar, every loss, every prayer fuels this fight. I won’t quit. 🏴‍☠️🔥💪 #HIV #AIDS #HIVawareness @untilorg.bsky.social

Reflections of a Peaceful Warrior Every mile. Every fight. Every victory. Four decades with HIV/AIDS, still standing, still choosing faith over fear. 👉 Read full piece: onetoughpirate.com/bobs-blog-li... 🏴‍☠️ #ThePeacefulWarrior #HIVAIDS #HIVAIDSAwareness

The Torch We Carry 🔥 This legacy isn’t mine alone. It belongs to every warrior who came before, every young kid searching for answers, every person learning how to carry this weight. Read the full piece 👉 onetoughpirate.com/bobs-blog-li... #HIV #AIDS ##HIVawareness #NeverSurrenderNeverForget 🏴‍☠️

Young or old. Gay or straight. Parent or grandparent. HIV doesn’t discriminate. It’s not who you are — it’s what you do that puts you at risk for HIV. Please read more and share the message: onetoughpirate.com/bobs-blog-li... #HIV #AIDS #HIVAwareness #BobBowers #KnowledgeIsPower #HIVstigma

This shirt spells it out: Uplift, Need, Transpire, Ignite, Lead, Change. That’s not just fabric — that’s a blueprint. And it hits different in the gym, carrying their message on your chest while carrying the weight in your hands. www.until.org @untilorg.bsky.social #WearUNTILChange #HIV #AIDS

🙏 Faith. HIV. Survival. 🙏 National Faith HIV/AIDS Awareness Day 2025 is about ending stigma + telling the whole story—for believers, nonbelievers, and every survivor still standing. Read full piece 👉 onetoughpirate.com/bobs-blog-li... #NFHAAD #HIV #AIDS #Faith #HIVawareness

Never surrender. Never forget. 42 years later, I’m blessed to be on the cover of POZPlanet Magazine—still here, still fighting. 🏴‍☠️🔥 This one’s for every long-term survivor who refused to quit. Heartfelt thanks, @pozplanetmagazine.bsky.social ♥️🙏 #HIV #AIDS #HIVawareness issuu.com/pozplanetmag...

🐕 Happy International Dog Day, y'all! 🐕 🐾 Meet our pups, Mr. Hank Williams Jr. and Miss Coco Bonita. 🐾

Move it or lose it. 🏴‍☠️💪 42 years living with HIV taught me this: exercise isn’t about quantity of life, it’s about quality. You don’t have to crush it every day — just move. Survivors, fighters, thrivers: we keep going. 👉 onetoughpirate.com/exercise-hiv... 👈 #HIV #AIDS #HIVawareness #ENDHIVStigma

I embrace my role in the fight to end HIV and its associated stigma. Until there’s a cure… I wear this as a vow. I wear it like armor. I wear it like truth. Please join our efforts. Learn more at: www.until.org @untilorg.bsky.social #WearUNTILTheresACure #HIV #AIDS #HIVawarness #ENDTheStigma

Every step, lift, and stretch is an act of defiance. Against aging. Against fear. Against giving up. Your body is your ship—keep it seaworthy. ⚓💪 Whether you’re living with HIV, AIDS, or any other challenge—movement matters. 👉 onetoughpirate.com/exercise-hiv... 👈 #HIV #AIDS #HIVexercise #BobBowers

Straight. HIV-positive for 42 years. Still here. The stigma runs deep, but so does the truth. Living proof HIV doesn’t fit the stereotypes— & the fight is far from over. Full story: onetoughpirate.com/bobs-blog-%2... Never surrender! Never forget! 🙏 #HIV #AIDS #HIVawareness #EndHIVstigma

They called it a “gay plague.” I call it what it was: a death sentence wrapped in silence and shame. I lived through it. I’m still standing. Now read the truth they still don’t want to face: ➤ open.substack.com/pub/onetough... #HIV #AIDS #HIVstigma #HIVawareness #BobBowers #ZeroHIVStigma

42+ years in, this 8-ball 🎱 whip swings with every curve—just like I have. I wear the bracelet. I ride like my soul depends on it—because it does. Learn more & join us at: until.org @untilorg.bsky.social #WearUNTILTheresACure #HIV #AIDS #OneToughPirate #WearUNTILChange www.onetoughpirate.com

Make every day Zero HIV Stigma Day! 💯 #ZeroHIVStigmaDay #NeverForget 🙏

42 years living with HIV. @who.int talks zero stigma, but the language still harms. I wrote what they won’t say. No fluff. Just truth. substack.com/@onetoughpir... —Bob Bowers, aka One Tough Pirate #ZeroHIVStigmaDay #HIV #AIDS #EndHIVstigma #WordsMatter Never forget! 🏴‍☠️ www.onetoughpirate.com 🏴‍☠️

42 years living with HIV. Still moving. Still surviving. Still fighting. This is about staying strong, aging with dignity, and being living proof that hope has a body. Move it or lose it! You got this. 💪 👉 onetoughpirate.com/exercise-hiv... 👈 #HIV #OneToughPirate #AIDS #HIVexercise #MoveItOrLoseIt

Still here. Still fighting. 42+ years with HIV… and my faith’s only grown stronger. I ride with scars. I kneel with purpose. God’s not done with me yet. #HIV #Faith #OneToughPirate #HIVAIDS #Survivor #RideWithPurpose #GodIsGood 🙏

Four decades with HIV teaches you to slow down and feel the moment. This cone? Joy. This bracelet? Action. One melts. The other fights. HIV is still here. Silence kills. Wear one that speaks. 👉 until.org 👈 #HIV #AIDS #OneToughPirate #WearUNTILChange @untilorg.bsky.social #WearUNTILTheresACure

One week. Pneumonia. Three ERs. 25 pounds down. Still here. Still fighting. Still holding on to hope. This ain’t pretty. It’s proof. Never surrender! Never forget! 🙏 #OneToughPirate #HIV #AIDS #StillHere #PneumoniaRecovery

I’ve survived HIV/AIDS for 42 years—and I’m still counting. I wear The Bracelet. I wear the fire. I live the truth. I fight with faith. Still here. Still speaking—Until There’s a Cure. 👉 Join the fight to end stigma and raise awareness: www.until.org @untilorg.bsky.social #HIV #AIDS #HIVawareness

Move it or lose it. 💪 62. 42 years HIV+. Still here. Still moving. Strength is survival. Don’t wait. Get up. Get after it. Your body, your life—it’s all connected. #HIV #AIDS #Exercise #MoveItOrLoseIt

A death sentence didn’t kill me. 42 years, and counting, with HIV/AIDS. Betrayal didn’t break me. Silence didn’t stop me. This ain’t a comeback— It’s a motherf***in’ resurrection. Scars inked. Truth loaded. Faith lit. The True Tale of One Tough Pirate 📖 Coming soon. #HIV #AIDS #HIVawareness #Hope

42 years with HIV/AIDS? You’re lookin’ at him. They said I wouldn’t survive— I didn’t just survive. I rose. I became the storm. Alive. Loud. Unbreakable. Every mile’s a middle finger to shame, silence, and stigma. I’m not done. Not even close. God is good. 🙏 #HIV #AIDS #HIVawareness #Hope