After deliberating only four hours, a jury Jan. 10 convicted a La Mesa man of six counts of practicing medicine without a license after he claimed he could cure HIV and cancer with unusual and expensive treatments. Keith Allen Barton, 52, was also convicted of two counts of grand theft, attempted grand theft and false…
Four thousand lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights advocates from across the country are expected to attend the 26th National Conference on LGBT Equality: Creating Change Jan. 29 –Feb. 2 at the Hilton Americas–Houston, 1600 Lamar Street in Houston. The Creating Change Conference is powered by hundreds of skills-building workshops, 23 Day Long Institutes, receptions, caucuses, film…
HIV Plus, the brand dedicated to helping people with HIV lead their fullest life possible, invites readers to celebrate the New Year by living their healthiest life possible. The most trusted brand in HIV and AIDS news today has launched a free Treatment Guide mobile application providing an easy, user-friendly way for people to get information…
A jury on Tuesday heard dramatic testimony from a mother who had her AIDS stricken young daughter treated by a La Mesa man who claimed to be a doctor with a cure for HIV. Keith Allen Barton, 52, was actually no physician and was impersonating another doctor with his same name, according to prosecutor Gina…
Golden Globe Award® nominee Matthew McConaughey (Mud, Magic Mike) delivers a career-defining performance as Texas cowboy Ron Woodroof in the “hugely entertaining” Dallas Buyers Club, the inspiring and powerful story of an imperfect man’s fight for survival during an uncertain time in America (Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal). Directed by Jean-Marc Vallée (The Young Victoria) Dallas Buyers Club arrives…
The theme of this year’s World AIDS Day is “Shared Responsibility: Strengthening Results for an AIDS-Free Generation.” Now more than ever, it is a fitting theme as the United States focuses, both on the domestic and global fronts, on building partnerships that strengthen our response to HIV and AIDS. Here in the U.S., we are…
NEW ORLEANS — King of Condoms, a multi-tiered IRB-approved study conducted by investigators from the University of Kentucky, in association with ProofPilot, will launch today in New Orleans. The King of Condoms campaign is both a social media marketing program and a street-based education program designed to protect young African American men who have sex with…
Queer in Aztlán A reading was held at Centro Cultural de la Raza to commemorate the release of the anthology Queer in Aztlán featuring the book contributors. The book explores issues of queer youth identity, sexuality, masculinity, homophobia, sexism and violence in Mexican and American culture, presenting a complex view of queer Chicanos/Mexicanos, and contests…
SAN DIEGO – The 2013 AIDS Walk, Run & Street Challenge San Diego has announced it will feature the Survivors Exhibit as part of its 24th annual event Sunday, Sept. 29 in Balboa Park. This moving photo series by Jae L. Hansen features men and women who are long-term survivors of HIV/AIDS, diagnosed before 1997….
SAN DIEGO – The AIDS Walk, Run & Street Challenge San Diego “Superheroes” will receive a special, limited-edition T-shirt. “Superheroes” are participants in the AIDS Walk, Run or Street Challenge who have raised $100 for local HIV/AIDS service organizations. “We really wanted to recognize those folks who go beyond registering and commit to raising at least…
