“…Only in 2020, until June, there were 528 new cases of HIV in the elderly and 666 cases of AIDS 1 . Living with HIV, even today, is permeated by prejudice and social discrimination 2 . A sexual life without information or care makes the elderly individual more exposed to HIV, which, after infection, becomes a stressful event 3 , which leads him/her to adopt various strategies to cope with the adversities of being an elderly person with HIV.…”