Browsing: Southern Story Bank

“Since 1999, National Black/HIV Awareness Day has been observed to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS prevention, care, and treatment in Black communities.” – Darian Aaron, Communications Director of Counter Narrative Project (CNP) 

“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

Every week, The GLAAD Wrap brings you LGBTQ-related entertainment news highlights, fresh stuff to watch out for, and fun diversions to help you kick off the weekend.

The 33rd Annual GLAAD Media Awards nominees include diverse and compelling stories about transgender and nonbinary people, including three shows created by transgender people.

Fair, accurate, and inclusive news media coverage is vital to expanding public awareness and understanding of LGBTQ people. While recent decades have shown remarkable advancements in accurate reporting on issues affecting our lives and increasingly nuanced portrayals of the incredible diversity within LGBTQ communities, many reporters, editors, and producers continue to face challenges covering LGBTQ issues in a complex, sometimes rhetorically charged climate.

The U.S. South has the highest concentration of LGBTQ Americans of any region, in states without statewide laws protecting them from discrimination. 

Under Tatiana Williams’ leadership, the Transinclusive Group was awarded for exceptional service and earned a coveted grant from Gilead Sciences’ COMPASS Initiative, a program focused on ending the HIV epidemic in the U.S. South.

“We have to do a better job in educating our youth. They’re bearing the burden of this virus.” For years,…

Director Tony Zosherafatain and Executive Producer Trace Lysette talk about their new docu-series “Trans in Trumpland” coming to Topic.com.