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ViiV Healthcare awards 23 small grants to help alleviate the stigma of HIV and AIDS in the MSM and transgender community globally

Steve Lee, Editor9 years ago06 mins

ViiV Healthcare Monday awarded its first round of small grants to support men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender community-led interventions to reduce stigma and discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity/expression and/or HIV status. 23 non-governmental and community-based organizations will receive up to £25,000 ($38,000) per year over a two year period…

ViiV Healthcare announces $10 million initiative to accelerate response to HIV/AIDS among black gay and bisexual men

Steve Lee, Editor10 years ago10 years ago08 mins

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.– ViiV Healthcare has announced the launch of a four-year, $10 million initial investment to fuel a concerted community response to the HIV epidemic among Black Men who have Sex with Men (MSM) in Baltimore, Maryland and Jackson, Mississippi, two U.S. cities hard hit by HIV/AIDS. The goal for this new initiative named…

HRC: Committee recommendation on change to blood donation ban continues to stigmatize gay and bisexual men

Steve Lee, Editor10 years ago03 mins

WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign, (HRC), has reacted to the decision by the nation’s Advisory Committee on Blood and Tissue Safety Availability (ACBTSA) which met to review the latest research on the current ban on blood donation from gay and bisexual men. The committee concluded that it would be reasonable to move to a…

Harvard study finds substance abuse and mental health problems in MSM interfere with HIV medication adherence

Steve Lee, Editor10 years ago03 mins

New Rochelle, NY—Men who have sex with men (MSM) account for more than 60% of HIV infections in the U.S. and 78% of new infections in men. Antiretroviral therapy can control HIV infection and suppress viral load, but mental health and substance abuse problems common among MSM can interfere with medication adherence. How conditions such…

New analysis of world’s premier AIDS conference finds poor coverage of populations most-at-risk for HIV

Steve Lee, Editor11 years ago09 mins

OAKLAND, Calif. — A new report produced by a coalition of global advocacy organizations shows that the International AIDS Conference (IAC) program continues to lack meaningful coverage of populations most-at-risk for HIV, including men who have sex with men (MSM), transgender people, people who inject drugs (PWID), and sex workers. Over 220 organizations from more than…

Safer sex: Why we need to keep talking about it

LGBT Weekly12 years ago12 years ago012 mins

“To sheath, or not to sheath, that is the question: whether it’s better to unfurl a condom or to risk suffering the slings and arrows of outrageous medical misfortune …” The warm sun streamed through the plate-glass windows along Adams Avenue. I was stalking through antique shops on the hunt for two small spindle-legged consoles,…

Mexico lifts blood ban on gay and bisexual men

Steve Lee, Editor12 years ago12 years ago12 mins

Mexico has become the first country in North America to lift the ban on blood donations from gay and bisexual men, according to the Medical Daily. Instead, the new regulations will ask prospective donors to recount their sexual history rather than their sexual orientation. Men who have sex with men (MSM) will be eligible to…

Working toward an AIDS-free generation

LGBT Weekly12 years ago217 mins

Grant Colfax, M.D. is the director of the Office of National AIDS Policy (ONAP). In this role, he is President Barack Obama’s lead advisor on domestic HIV/AIDS policy and he is responsible for coordinating HIV/AIDS policy issues for the Domestic Policy Council. Announcing Dr. Colfax’s appointment in March of this year President Obama said, “Grant…

More than half of young HIV-infected Americans not aware of their status

Steve Lee, Editor12 years ago06 mins

Young people between the ages of 13 and 24 represent more than a quarter of new HIV infections each year (26 percent) and most of these youth living with HIV (60 percent) are unaware they are infected, according to a Vital Signs report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The most-affected young…

Gay, bisexual black men at high risk for HIV

LGBT Weekly12 years ago12 years ago26 mins

(CNN) — Only one in 500 Americans is a black gay or bisexual male, but black men who have sex with men (MSM) account for one in four new HIV infections in the United States, according to a new report by the Black AIDS Institute (BAI). Just days away from the first International AIDS Conference…

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ViiV Healthcare awards 23 small grants to help alleviate the stigma of HIV and AIDS in the MSM and transgender community globally

ViiV Healthcare announces $10 million initiative to accelerate response to HIV/AIDS among black gay and bisexual men

HRC: Committee recommendation on change to blood donation ban continues to stigmatize gay and bisexual men

Harvard study finds substance abuse and mental health problems in MSM interfere with HIV medication adherence

New analysis of world’s premier AIDS conference finds poor coverage of populations most-at-risk for HIV

Safer sex: Why we need to keep talking about it

Mexico lifts blood ban on gay and bisexual men

Working toward an AIDS-free generation

More than half of young HIV-infected Americans not aware of their status

Gay, bisexual black men at high risk for HIV