As a gay Latino immigrant living
with HIV, Lucciano Reberte
has been advocating for the
rights of LGBTQ folks and people living
with HIV since moving to New York City
from Cordoba, Argentina, 11 years ago.
Lucciano is the director of community
engagement at the Latino Commission
on AIDS, where he leads a network of
Latinx men who coordinate national,
regional, and local LGBTQ initiatives to
combat HIV/AIDS.
Among other posts, Lucciano is on the
Lucciano
E. Reberte
Oasis Latino LGBTQ Wellness
Center (Latino Commission on AIDS)
executive team of the OASIS Wellness
Center, an initiative of the Latino
Commission on AIDS, and he contributes
as a volunteer for a group of HIV and
LGBTQ activists working to address the
impact of social determinants of health
in his native Argentina.
Lucciano has long emphasized the
importance of educating others as a way
to combat HIV/AIDS. He starred in the
first-ever Spanish-language TV ad for an
HIV treatment in the United States, which
he described as a milestone in his goal
to destigmatize HIV/AIDS in the Latinx
community.
His advocacy work has led to roles on
multiple panels, including the New York
City Latino Health Advocacy Day and
the New York State AIDS Advisory Council
Subcommittee on Latino Gay and Bi
Men. Lucciano has also presented at
the United States Conferences on AIDS,
the New York State HIV Summit, and the
International AIDS Conference.
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