JD Davids
CRANKY QUEER
“I value working with JD for his unparalleled skills, his integrity, and because he is hilarious!”
Hi. I’m JD Davids, a chronically-ill and disabled transgender writer and advocate with more than 25 years of experience in HIV/AIDS and LGBTQ health advocacy, policy and journalism.
My path has been shaped by world-changing protests & intersectional organizing in HIV & LGBTQ movements, working alongside people living with HIV & BIPOC comrades, plus research advocacy, digital health media work, a bevy of queer pleasure, radical patient & peer education & more.
Now, I’m committed to sharing information and unique approaches to living well with illness, driven by my passion for better, real-world information about health, sexuality and community and drawing on my training as an HIV treatment activist, research advocate, and in crafting a queer and trans life that didn’t and doesn’t fit any scripted roles.
“JD is a generous listener who can organize divergent perspectives into a coherent whole, making sense of what can sometimes seem like a whole lot of nonsense; and a big-picture thinker who combines bold ideas with a high level of emotional intelligence.”
[Image description: Photo of white person with short hair that’s receding at a protest, with a few people holding signs partially visible. It’s JD Davids and he is smiling a little bit while holding a sign reading Move from Protest to Power #ActivistBasics, wearing a black winter jacket.]