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Public health
fromLGBTQ Nation
14 hours ago

"Look at who's in political control": How HIV disclosure laws are steeped in racial bias - LGBTQ Nation

Thirty-two states criminalize HIV non-disclosure during consensual sex, with Black Americans arrested and convicted at disproportionately higher rates than their representation among people living with HIV.
fromLGBTQ Nation
2 weeks ago

Meet the poster boy & mom of the early AIDS epidemic: Bobbi Campbell & Zelda Rubinstein - LGBTQ Nation

As, Dr. Bill Lipsky noted in his 2022 remembrance for the San Francisco Bay Times, Campbell had been diagnosed with Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) the previous October, becoming just the 16th person in the city to be diagnosed with the rare form of skin cancer that was suddenly popping up among young men. During those early days of the epidemic, before doctors identified HIV and AIDS, patients like Campbell were described as having "gay cancer."
Public health
LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 month ago

Religiosity is keeping HIV-positive Ugandans from getting the care they need - LGBTQ Nation

Faith-driven homophobia in Uganda deprives HIV-positive LGBTQ+ people of care and undermines efforts to control and eradicate the HIV epidemic.
Fashion & style
fromABC7 Los Angeles
2 months ago

New Hulu special fuses fashion and science to commemorate World AIDS Day

Parsons design students and top HIV scientists collaborated to use fashion as a tool to destigmatize HIV and communicate complex science.
Public health
fromBuzzFeed
5 months ago

The First Time I Saw This Term On A Dating Profile, It Felt Like A Knife To The Heart. I Hope You Never Use It.

Dating app HIV-status labels and disclosure expectations reinforce stigma and shame despite effective treatment, undetectability, and the ability to live a healthy life.
Public health
fromPortland Monthly
5 months ago

AIDS Walk Northwest Rallies Funds Amid Federal Budget Cuts

AIDS Walk Northwest marks 40 years of public solidarity, fundraising, and HIV stigma reduction while supporting Cascade AIDS Project’s essential prevention, testing, and housing services.
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fromFuncheap
7 months ago

SF LGBT Center + SF AIDS Foundation "LHiV 2 Zero" Live Cultural Experience

LHiV 2 ZERO amplifies LGBTQIA+ BIPOC voices and focuses on the experiences of those most impacted by HIV stigma.
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