United Nations Report Calls for Equality for Transgender People; HIV/AIDS Reports
By: Eric Brus*— The United Nations Development Program has called for international action to secure rights and equality for transgender people. In a new paper…
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Fenway Study Enrolls Gay Men Who Have Experienced Childhood Sexual Abuse
BOSTON, Mass. — The Fenway Institute’s Project THRIVE is currently seeking gay, bisexual, and other men, who have sex with men (MSM) who have experienced childhood…
AIDS: Signs of Progress, But Worries About Cuts
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— More than 9,000 people with HIV were on a waiting list for federal assistance in buying their medications in…
HIV/AIDS Stats: Make the Affordable Care Act T’Werk for You
By: Eric Brus*— What do Beyonce, drag queens, babies in car seats, and Vice President Joe Biden have in common? They are featured in animated…
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…
Fenway Health & AIDS Action Committee’s Partnership: Better Care for HIV Patients & Tackle the Disease
Historic Partnership Will Enhance Programs and Services at Both Organizations BOSTON, Mass.—The Boards of Directors at Fenway Health and AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts (AAC)…
GLMA Applauds New AMA Policies to Improve LGBT Health
Blood Donor Criteria, Early Treatment and Partner Services for HIV, Birth Certificate Polices for Transgender People, Discrimination by Medical Students and Confidential Care for Minors…
World’s Premier AIDS Conference Finds Poor Coverage of Populations Most-at-Risk for HIV
A new report produced by a coalition of global advocacy organizations shows that the International AIDS Conference (IAC) program continues to lack meaningful coverage of…
International Networks of Gay Men Unite to Fight HIV
Global and regional MSM networks from Asia, Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, and Eastern Europe will coordinate efforts to support frontline organizations worldwide The major regional networks…
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…
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…
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…
Study Finds Greatly Elevated HIV Infection Rates Among Young Black Gay & Bisexual Men in the U.S.
Study results released today by the HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN) show disturbing rates of new HIV infections occurring among Black gay and bisexual men…