AIDS Turns 35
By: Eric Brus* On June 5, 1981, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published reports about a rare form of pneumonia in…
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Transgender Vets: Higher Rates of Mental & Medical Health Issues; National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
Feb. 7 is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day By: Eric Brus* In recent years, many research studies have identified significant health disparities―including very high rates…
AIDS Project RI Participates in National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Campaign
Theme: I Am My Brother’s and Sister’s Keeper. Fight HIV/AIDS! AIDS Project Rhode Island is joining with National Black Leadership on AIDS, the Centers for Disease…
ÆQUALIS & Prudential Join Forces: Make Life Insurance Available to People Living with HIV
Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE:PRU) and ÆQUALIS, an innovative company bringing insurance products to under-served communities, have joined forces to make life insurance coverage available to…
Mutual of Omaha Denies Gay Man on Truvada Care Insurance
GLAD Files First-of-its-Kind Lawsuit Against the insurance company BOSTON, Mass.—Today, Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) filed a claim with the Massachusetts Commission Against…
Major Study Confirms Need for Early HIV Treatment
By: Eric Brus* — In late May, researchers in a major international study reported definitive evidence that early antiretroviral treatment (ART) substantially reduces HIV-infected persons’ risks…
What We’re Looking for Over the Next Five Years of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy
By: Sean Cahill* One of my proudest moments in 25 years of LGBT and HIV/AIDS activism came in July, 2010, when I joined other HIV/AIDS…
Positive Thoughts: Crossing the HIV Viral Divide
By: Diane Anderson-Minshall*/Special to TRT— It was little surprise when HBO’s Looking—a critically acclaimed but poorly rated TV series about gay men in San Francisco—introduced…
Gay & Bisexual Men See HIV as Top Health Issue Facing their Community; Majorities not Personally Worried about Getting Infected, Tested Regularly
Most Are Unaware of New Prevention Options, Such as PrEP, or Current Treatment Recommendations MENLO PARK, Cal.—More than thirty years into the HIV/AIDS epidemic, and…
Op-Ed: “Counting” Transgender and Other Gender Minority People in the U.S.
Gender Identity in U.S. Surveillance (GenIUSS) Group Releases Groundbreaking Recommendations on Best Practices for Asking Questions to Identify Transgender and Other Gender Minority Respondents on…
Healthy Living for Older LGBT Adults with HIV
By: Carl Sciortino and Lisa Krinsky, LICSW— There are three types of older people living with HIV: people who have been living with the virus…
Census Bureau Updates Interactive HIV/AIDS Database
New Prevalence Estimates from More Than 100 Countries The U.S. Census Bureau today released its annually updated interactive global resource on the prevalence of HIV infection and…
Fenway: Health Risks of LGBs Not Well Documented
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— A report released March 27 by the Boston-based Fenway Institute has found important health-related risks within the LGB community that…
29th Annual AIDS Walk & Run to Take Place June 1
BOSTON, MA – Registration is now open for the 29th annual AIDS Walk Boston & 5K Run, which will take place Sunday, June 1, 2014….
Annual Taste of the South End Raises Money for AIDS Action Committee
By: Lauren Walleser/ TRT Assistant Editor— BOSTON, Mass. — The 19th Annual Taste of the South End — a fundraiser for AIDS Action Committee of…
Arkansas Conference for Medical Sciences to Focus on LGBT Health Open to Providers & Public
BOSTON, Mass.—Harvey Makadon, M.D., Director of the National LGBT Health Education Center at The Fenway Institute and professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School will…
This Month, Get Aware—And Get Tested
By: Rebecca Haag*— It’s no mystery that having to live with poverty, homelessness, unemployment, drug addiction, or discrimination makes a person more vulnerable to HIV…
Will Black Gay & Bisexual Men use Daily Drug to Prevent HIV Infection?
By: Eric Brus*— Last month, a demonstration study was launched to determine whether black gay and bisexual men would benefit from the use of drugs…
LGBT Equality Decreases HIV Proliferation, But Is It Enough to Eradicate It?
Next week (9/27) is National Gay Men’s HIV Awareness Day Today, as was the case 30 years ago, gay and bisexual men are among those most…
LGBT Leaders Call on Community to Recommit to Fight Against AIDS
By: Eric Brus*— Last month, the leaders of 35 LGBT and HIV/AIDS organizations issued a joint letter committing themselves and their organizations to re-engaging the…
Do You Know Your Status? If Not, Get Tested for HIV & Hepatitis Today!
By: Eric Brus*— Last month, the U.S. Prevention Services Task Force (USPSTF) issued new recommendations that healthcare providers should offer routine HIV testing to all…
HIV/AIDS Stats on Gay Men and National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day
By: Eric Brus*– The level of awareness of HIV infection status has increased among men who have sex with men (MSM) testing positive for HIV…
Report: Gay & Bisexual Men More Vulnerable to HIV Transmission
By: Eric Brus*– Three weeks ago, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released its new surveillance report, Rates of diagnoses of HIV infection…