Stigma Remains a Barrier in HIV Prevention and Treatment
From newswise,com… Stigma and discrimination, such as homophobia and racism, impede engagement in HIV prevention and use of biomedical tools for treatment in both HIV-negative and HIV-positive gay and bisexual men, according to a Rutgers study. The paper, published in AIDS and Behavior, examined the impact of stigma on HIV-related outcomes among gay and bisexual men in […]
Ending the HIV Epidemic: Culturally Attuned Educational Materials for American Indians/Alaska Natives
From HIV.gov… As one of several Indian Health Service activities supported by the Minority HIV/AIDS Fund (MHAF) in Fiscal Year 2020, the Urban Indian Health Institute (UIHI) is currently leading a project focused on creating culturally attuned HIV education materials—including print, digital, and video formats—for both American Indian and Alaska Native patients and the healthcare […]
Challenging HIV Stigma
From Sean Strub, POZ Magazine’s founder… Biomedical advances against HIV since the dawn of the epidemic have been nothing short of astonishing. An almost always fatal disease is now, for those with the privilege of access to treatment, a manageable chronic illness, treated with a single daily pill. A person who acquires HIV today has […]
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day in Pennsylvania: ‘We’re making progress but…’
From the Pennsylvania Capital-Star… Black people make up 12 percent of Pennsylvania’s population of about 12.8 million people. But they accounted for 49 percent of HIV diagnoses in 2018 — and to Rep. Brian Sims that’s “racist as hell.” “A racist system produces a racist result. You don’t need to look at the data to […]
Together for Love: February 7 is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
From the Chronicle online… National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD) is February 7. NBHAAD is a day to increase awareness about HIV among blacks/African Americans and encourage people to get involved in prevention efforts, get tested, and get treatment if they have HIV. HIV diagnoses have fallen in recent years among black/African American women (25% […]
Trust and stigma affect gay couples’ choices on PrEP and PEP
From aidsmap.com… Both relationship-specific and structural factors influence whether coupled gay men living in New York City choose to use pre- and post-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP/PEP) for HIV prevention. Some men – particularly those in monogamous relationships – felt that discussing PrEP and PEP in the context of a relationship could threaten the relationship by raising […]
The most insidious virus: stigma
From the Washington Blade… Stigma did not create AIDS. Yet it prepared the way and speeded its ravaging course through America and the world. First stigma delayed understanding of the disease: it’s a gay cancer, it’s a punishment from God, they brought it on themselves, so who cares? Then stigma delayed government action, research, and assistance for […]
Advocates raise awareness on National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day
From the Human Rights Campaign… To Omar Martinez, National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day is about uplifting the voices of Latinx activists and ensuring that Latinx people living with HIV and AIDS receive the best care possible moving forward while remembering Latinx people who died of HIV and AIDS. “The way to move forward is to […]
Acceptance Journeys Pittsburgh – Photo stories of love and acceptance
Faith, Michael, and Michelle “When a person comes out to you, keep in mind that the person has not changed. The relationship you established with that person stays the same. It’s just another label, and there are layers and layers of labels that we all put on ourselves and that we give to each other. […]
Fauci: Gay people lifted stigma with ‘incredible courage’ in HIV/AIDS epidemic
From the Washington Blade… Dr. Anthony Fauci said Tuesday the visibility LGBTQ people brought to themselves during the height of the HIV/AIDS epidemic helped change the tide for public perception. Fauci made the remarks during the daily White House Coronavirus Task Force briefing when responding to COVID-19’s disproportionate impact on black Americans, saying the disease […]