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“NBHAAD remains a day where we galvanize our efforts to improve how we discuss HIV, reduce HIV stigma, and look to the future of HIV research in Black communities. Two HIV prevention efforts everyone should know about are PrEP and U=U.” – DaShawn Usher

HIV and the LGBTQ Community *This section was created as a collaboration between GLAAD and Prevention Access Campaign 2021 marked the 40-year anniversary of the first cases of AIDS being formally diagnosed and recognized. GLAAD was created on November 14, 1985, by journalists and writers determined to hold the media accountable for grossly defamatory and […]

Measuring American attitudes toward HIV and the impact stigma has on people living with HIV The HIV epidemic won’t end until we tackle the effects of stigma. We partnered with Gilead Sciences and Southern AIDS Coalition to better understand how much stigma still exists and its impact on those living with HIV. Despite making […]

GLAAD’s State of HIV Stigma Report found less than half of Americans feel knowledgeable about HIV GLAAD research found only one character in one film out of 350 films studied was living with HIV GLAAD’s research revealed characters on TV portrayed as living with HIV will not return New York, New York – Friday, […]

[…] from Sarah Kate Ellis This is the fourth year that GLAAD, in partnership with the Gilead COMPASS Initiative®, is releasing data tracking Americans’ knowledge and attitudes around HIV and HIV stigma. We have noted continued progress in important areas including awareness that medications exist to prevent HIV and treat HIV to the point of […]

Today, Black leaders from nine HIV organizations across the U.S. announced they held a virtual, private meeting with artist Jonathan “DaBaby” Kirk to discuss HIV facts and share personal stories of living and thriving with HIV. The leaders called for a meeting with the artist in an open letter on August 04 to which […]

Earlier this month, Vice Presidential candidate J.D. Vance baselessly blamed Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, for a “skyrocketing” increase in HIV. His claim is categorically false. Public health officials also confirm there is no evidence that HIV cases are skyrocketing in Springfield.  This was followed by racist and false claims about Haitian immigrants allegedly […]

[…] AIDS Awareness Day (NLAAD), first observed in 2003 by the Hispanic Federation and the Latino Commission on AIDS. This day serves to highlight the disproportionate impact of HIV on Hispanic/Latinx communities, promote HIV testing, and combat stigma surrounding the virus. This year’s theme is “Start Treatment. Stick to It. Get Better.” The campaign targets […]