UNAIDS calls to quicken the pace of action to end AIDS

GENEVA/NEW YORK —The President of Uganda, Yoweri Museveni, in collaboration with UNAIDS, brought together six heads of state or government to accelerate action and get countries on the Fast-Track to end AIDS. World leaders joined around 500 partners from government, the private sector and civil society on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly…

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Lambda Legal blasts Trump judicial nominee Jeff Mateer

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Lambda Legal has blasted President Donald Trump’s nominee for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Jeff Mateer.  Mateer, who is coming under fire as news reports are surfacing past remarks that reveal a record of extreme hostility toward the LGBT community, including Mateer’s referring to transgender children as part…

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New antiretroviral therapy to be launched in South Africa, Kenya and over 90 low- and middle-income countries at reduced price

NW YORK, N.Y. – A breakthrough pricing agreement has been announced which will accelerate the availability of the first affordable, generic, single-pill HIV treatment regimen containing dolutegravir (DTG) to public sector purchasers in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) at around US$75 per person, per year. The agreement is expected to accelerate treatment rollout as part…

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Groundswell Fund honored with 2017 NCRP Impact Award for ‘smashing silos’

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Groundswell Fund, largest funder of the reproductive justice movement in the United States and the nation’s primary movement engaging women of color, low-income women, and LGBT people as grassroots activists, won the first-ever “Smashing Silos Award” from the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy (NCRP) 2017 IMPACT Awards. The public foundation was…

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Planned Parenthood Toronto launches a new campaign encouraging straight and cisgender youth to challenge homophobia, biphobia and transphobia

TORONTO – The LGBTQ Youth Initiative at Planned Parenthood Toronto will launch Send the Right Message  Sept. 26. This LGBTQ youth-led campaign provides resources for straight and cisgender youth who want to help improve the lives of LGBTQ people. As a comprehensive public campaign, activities range from TTC advertisements, to a video on pronoun use…

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