Bonnie Violet
Mental Health Advocate
Pronouns: (she/her)
Biography
Bonnie Violet Quintana (she/her) has been working in community based medicine for two decades in the fields of HIV/STI/HCV Prevention, Testing, Treatment, Care & Research, Substance Use Recovery & Research, Anal Cancer Research with older LGBTQ2SIA+, Medical Simulation & Experiential Learning and Queer Spiritual Care in urban and rural setting.
Bonnie Violet identifies as trans femme gender queer spiritual drag artist, content creator and digital chaplain. She shares her experience strength and hope living with HIV for 26 years, recovering from drugs, alcohol, religion and sexual assault for 16 years in clinics, hospitals, classrooms, community centers, churches, online and pretty much anywhere else she is invited.
As a queer chaplain for nearly a decade, she is present with people in death and dying to self by helping to lace one’s narrative with a spiritual thread to remind one of their resilience, strengthen faith in self, create serenity in their now and instill hope for their future.