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Whitney Joiner

Whitney Joiner is a Senior Editor at Marie Claire magazine and co-creator of The Recollectors, a project devoted to collecting the stories of those who lost a parent to HIV/AIDS.

Whitney Joiner appears in the following:

Alysia Abbott and her father, Steve Abbott, in 1983

The Families Left Following The AIDS Epidemic

Friday, January 16, 2015

Alysia Abbott and Whitney Joiner talk about “The Recollectors,” a storytelling and community website for the many children and families left behind by parents who died of AIDS.

My Father's Secret Life

Wednesday, October 08, 2014

Whitney Joiner's father told her he was HIV-positive in 1992. When she asked if he was gay, he said no. Now, she's looking for answers about the father she never knew.