Marvelyn Brown , 24 , wrote `` The Naked Truth : Young , Beautiful and ( HIV ) Positive '' I was so vulnerable and people could relate to that . The book tells how Brown contracted HIV at age 19 through unprotected sex . She uses her story to inspire young people . Brown : " I was a virgin when I got my first AIDS diagnosis in the summer of 1998.
Marvelyn Brown , 24 , wrote `` The Naked Truth : Young , Beautiful and ( HIV ) Positive '' The book tells how Brown contracted HIV at age 19 through unprotected sex . She uses her story to inspire young people . Brown : " I was a virgin when I got my first AIDS diagnosis in the summer of 1998.