Rates of HIV Falling: Gay Men Still More Vulnerable Than Most
By: Eric Brus*— The U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that annual HIV diagnoses fell 19% in the U.S. from 2005 to…
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This Light of Ours: Judith Light Talks Longtime LGBT advocacy, More
Actress Judith Light shares how she ‘wanted to be like the gay community’ By: Chris Azzopardi*/Special to TRT— Judith Light didn’t know courage until she met…
The Frivolist Awards: 2015’s Biggest Di@ks
By: Mikey Rox*/Special to TRT— Despite our continued march toward complete LGBT equality, we’re still faced with haters trying to hold us back—and some people…
Report: Transgender Experiences in Sex Work, Decriminalization Recommended
New Data Shows Harms to the Community, Population At High-risk for HIV NEW YORK—The Red Umbrella Project (RedUP), the National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE),…
Transgender Women and HIV Prevention
BOSTON, Mass.—A policy brief released today by the National Center for Innovation in HIV Care—a program of The Fenway Institute, AIDS United, and ARCW—examines questions…
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…
Sheen’s HIV Diagnosis Puts Epidemic in the Crosshairs
By: Mike Givens*/TRT Assistant Editor— On November 17, fading movie and television star Charlie Sheen announced publicly that he has HIV. You’re probably familiar with…
Getting to Zero: The Multi-Faceted Solution to Beating New HIV/AIDS Infections
By: Al Gentile/TRT Reporter— Research, prevention, and treatments of HIV and AIDS has, in the last decade, made the disease anything but a death sentence….
NCLR, HRC, and CHLP Launch Campaign to Raise Awareness of HIV Criminalization Laws
WASHINGTON—Today, the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR), the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), and the Center for HIV Law and Policy (CHLP) launched a new…
AIDS Action Committee to Announce “Getting to Zero” Coalition to Eliminate Transmission of HIV Infection in Mass.
BOSTON, Mass.— On World AIDS Day, Tuesday, Dec. 1, AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts (AAC) will announce the formation of the Getting to Zero Coalition,…
Prevalence of HIV Infection Among Hispanics or Latinos
Plus, impact of domestic violence on LGBT and HIV-positive people. By: Eric Brus* The U.S. Centers for Disease Control recently published a new report, Diagnoses…
AFWM: To Mark World AIDS Day with Community Gathering
SPRINGFIELD, Mass.—The AIDS Foundation of Western Massachusetts (AFWM) announced today that the organization will host a community gathering to mark World AIDS Day on December…
Updated:Barnstable Sued for Blocking Legal, Life-Saving Needle Distribution Program
UPDATE (original report below): Today after a hearing, the Barnstable Superior Court (MA) enabled the AIDS Support Group of Cape Cod (ASGCC) to continue its…
Latino LGBTs Face Unique Challenges: Still Some Orgs. Lag in Support
By: Nicole Lashomb, Editor-in-Chief— BOSTON, Mass.—While celebrating Hispanic Heritage month, to honor the culture and contribution of this ethnic group, organizations still lag behind serving…
The Politics of Prescriptions: When Profits Come Before People
By: Mike Givens*/TRT Columnist— Kim Davis has had enough media attention, don’t you think? By the time you read this column, the delusional clerk…
New Focus on PrEP; White House Launches Updated AIDS Strategy
By: Eric Brus*— White House Launches Updated National HIV/AIDS Strategy On July 30, the U.S. White House issued a new strategic document to guide the…
Trans Women are 49 Times More Likely to Have HIV: Here’s Why You Should Care
By: Diane Anderson-Minshall*/Special to TRT— Let me tell you about a woman I met. Let’s call her Trina. On the surface, we have some similarities….
Trans Women are 49 Times More Likely to Have HIV & Here’s Why You Should Care
By: Diane Anderson-Minshall*/Special to TRT— Let me tell you about a woman I met. Let’s call her Trina. On the surface, we have some similarities….
Positively Trans: Assesses Needs & Realities of Transgender People Living with HIV/AIDS
OAKLAND, Calif.—Today, Transgender Law Center launched the Positively Trans (T+) survey, a first-of-its-kind community-led needs assessment to examine the legal and policy landscape as experienced…
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…
Op-Ed: Positive Thoughts – Passing the HIV Test
By: Oriol R. Gutierrez Jr./Special to TRT— Getting tested for HIV nowadays is a snap. In the era of over-the-counter rapid in-home testing, I’m befuddled…
CDC Awards Fenway Health, AIDS Action, Multicultural AIDS Coalition $3.78m for ‘Getting To Zero’ HIV Prevention Partnership
BOSTON, Mass.—The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have awarded Fenway Health, AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts, and the Multicultural AIDS Coalition $3.78 million for a five-year…
Joint Statement from the HBGC & the LCCREJ in Response to the SCOTUS Marriage Equality Decision
“The proof that one truly believes is in action.” ― Bayard Rustin BOSTON, Mass.—The Hispanic Black Gay Coalition and the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Economic Justice dream of a…