Most HIV research asks some version of: what are people doing wrong? For this study, we flipped the question: what are people doing right? We interviewed 51 HIV-negative Latino gay and bisexual men across five Southern cities — not about their risks, but about how they navigate HIV in their daily lives. A strengths-based lens, grounded in resilience theory. The backdrop is heavy: a real climate of fear around both HIV and homosexuality, with stigma and taboo actively getting