Topics :: HIV/AIDS

HIV Prevention :: The Lowdown on Current Microbicide Research

By Sean McShee | Wednesday Jun 19, 2013
HIV infection rates have continued to rise for gay/bi and other MSM, sparking interest in new prevention tools such as Treatment as Prevention for HIV-positive people and Biomedical HIV Prevention Strategies for HIV-negative people.

amfAR Funds New Round of "GMT" Grants

By Winnie McCroy | Wednesday Jun 19, 2013
In an effort to address the HIV epidemic among at-risk populations in the Caribbean, amfAR announced a new round of grants to help prevent HIV infection and expand access to treatment and care among gay men, MSM and transgenders.

Brazil Lawmakers OK Bill For Treatment of Gays

Wednesday Jun 19, 2013
A Brazilian congressional human rights committee on Thursday approved legislation that would allow psychologists to treat homosexuality as a disorder or pathology.

ACT UP Reunites To Celebrate History

By Winnie McCroy | Saturday Jun 15, 2013
Twenty-six years after the founding of the AIDS activist group ACT UP, current and former members will gather to celebrate achievements.

New HIV Network is Pozitively Healthy

By Winnie McCroy | Wednesday Jun 12, 2013
A national coalition of people living with HIV/AIDS has teamed up to form Pozitively Healthy, a national advocacy network.

APLA Screens Documentary at ’One City One Pride’

By Winnie McCroy | Monday Jun 10, 2013
The AIDS Project Los Angeles team will screen the Academy Award-nominated documentary "How to Survive a Plague," followed by a panel discussion.

Philadelphia’s Bebashi Celebrates 28 Years of Helping Women Living With HIV/AIDS

By Lana Cooper | Monday Jun 10, 2013
Philadelphia-based HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention organization Bebashi celebrated 28 years of helping women live the best life they can.

Tooker Teaches Cooking to Benefit New Orleans AIDS Task Force

By Winnie McCroy | Sunday Jun 9, 2013
The New Orleans AIDS Task Force continues to focus on the youth experience with its June 12 Young@Art Series, a three-course dinner and cooking class featuring Louisiana chef Poppy Tooker.

CDC Says Testing Makes Us Stronger

By Winnie McCroy | Saturday Jun 8, 2013
It’s National HIV Testing Month, and the CDC has responding with their Testing Makes Us Stronger Campaign. Get tested!

Groups Across U.S. Want AIDS to Become a High Priority

By Gideon Grudo | Thursday Jun 6, 2013
It’s Pride Month, and executive directors from 34 national LGBT and HIV/AIDS groups formally committed themselves on June 3 to prioritizing the fight against HIV.