28th Annual AIDS Walk Boston & 5K Run to Take Place on 6/2/13
BOSTON, Mass.—Registration is now open for the 28th annual AIDS Walk Boston & 5K Run, which will be held June 2, 2013. The Walk & 5K…
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One-Fifth of Transgender Women Believed to be HIV Positive
By: Eric Brus*– About one in five transgender women worldwide are living with HIV, according to a major new study by Johns Hopkins researcher Dr….
Senate Passes Inclusive Violence Against Women Act
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service– Openly gay U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin was in the chair’s seat Tuesday (February 12) when the U.S. Senate voted 78…
Mary L. Bonauto receives American Bar Association’s First Stonewall Award
BOSTON, Mass. — The American Bar Association Commission on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity recognized Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defender’s Civil Rights Project Director…
AAC of Massachusetts Marks National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
Agency will sponsor two discussions about impact of HIV/AIDS in Black community and offer free HIV testing BOSTON, February 6, 2013—Tomorrow is the 13th annual…
Gayborhood News: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
By: Emily Scagel/TRT Assistant Editor– Boston, MA AIDS Action Committee disapproves funding cuts The AIDS Action Committee has released a statement voicing concern of Gov….
AIDS United Funds Six Puerto Rican Organizations for HIV Prevention Programs
WASHINGTON — Thanks to $155,000 in grant investments from AIDS United, six community-based organizations in Puerto Rico will have expanded capacity for vital HIV prevention services…
18th Annual Taste of the South End Showcases Boston’s Hottest Restaurant Neighborhood
2013 Event Includes Samplings from over 40 Celebrated South End Chefs BOSTON, Massachusetts—AIDS Action Committee announces that the 18th annual Taste of the South End…
What the Fiscal Cliff Budget Cuts Mean for HIV/AIDS Programs and Services
By: Jason Lydon*/TRT Columnist– When this newspaper hits the stands we will be in the second full day of cuts instituted by the “fiscal cliff,”…
2012: The Year We’ll Remember the Tide Turning Against HIV/AIDS?
By: Brook Rosini/Special to The Rainbow Times– For those of us who grew up in the 90s, we remember sex ed classes with videos that…
New Theme for Annual LGBT Hartford Gay & Lesbian Health Collective; Draws Big Crowd
By: Emily Scagel/TRT Assistant Editor– HARTFORD, Connecticut – The tenth annual fundraiser for the Hartford Gay and Lesbian Health Collective, the largest organization in Connecticut…
Fenway: More HIV Prevention Funding Needed for Gay Men
BOSTON, Mass. — New HIV infections held steady at about 50,000 in 2010, the CDC reported last month, but new infections among gay, bisexual and…
Healthcare Is a Human Right: Proposal for Equitable Financing of Green Mountain Care
Vermont – As people across the United States and world commemorate International Human Rights Day today, the Healthcare Is a Human Right Campaign is releasing…
ACOS Annual Art Beat Auction Fundraiser Showcases Artists, Raises Monies for HIV/AIDS
By: Clara Lefton/TRT Reporter– In October, AIDS Ocean State Care, ACOS, held its 16th annual Art Beat, an auction dedicated to raising money for those…
Kerry Marks World AIDS Day
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator John Kerry (D-Mass.), Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, today made the following statement in honor of World AIDS Day, recognized on…
Worrisome Rates of HIV Infection Among Youth: Mass. Leaders React
By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter– The number of new HIV infections the United States remains relatively stable, standing at about 50,000 people annually. But HIV, the…
End of AIDS Globally is “Feasible,” New UN Report Says
By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter– The global response to the worldwide AIDS epidemic continues making remarkable progress in HIV prevention, improved treatment, and reduced AIDS-related deaths,…
World AIDS Day 2012: Getting to Zero
By: Rebecca Haag*– The AIDS epidemic has raged for 30 years. But the prospect of ending it has never looked brighter. Science is driving toward…
AIDS Action Committee’s Annual Fundraiser: Reducing HIV Diagnoses
BOSTON, Massachusetts — Approximately 200 people attended AIDS Action Committee’s 2012 Annual Meeting held Nov. 8 at the Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology in Boston’s South End….
Hallelujah! It’s Martha Wash While “It’s Raining Men”
By: Chris Azzopardi*/Special to TRT– If you’ve been feeling cloudy with a chance of man-rain, have we got news for you. Martha Wash, the former…
AIDS Foundation of Western Mass. to Mark World AIDS Day with Community Gathering
SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts – The AIDS Foundation of Western Massachusetts announced today that the organization will host a community gathering to mark World AIDS Day on…
Fenway Health: Congrats to Pres. Obama, Hope for Health Policy Advances
BOSTON, Massachusetts — Fenway Health expressed congratulations to President Obama on his victory and a commitment to work closely with the Administration and Congress over…
Ask Lambda Legal – Blood Donations
By: Scott Schoettes/HIV Project Director for Lambda Legal– Dear Ask Lambda Legal, Q: I’m a gay man and have wanted to donate blood for some…