2024 State of HIV Stigma Report

Acknowledgements

Mathew Rodriguez
Writer, Journalist and Author

DaShawn Usher
Senior Director, Communities of Color and Media, GLAAD

Julian J. Walker
Associate Director, Communities of Color and Media, GLAAD

Kayla Thompson
Communities of Color Associate, GLAAD

Ty Ballard
Junior Associate, Communities of Color, GLAAD

Tristan Marra
Vice President of Research & Reports, GLAAD

Tony Morrison
Senior Director of Communications, GLAAD

Crystal Stratford
Art Director and Head of Creative, GLAAD

Special thanks:
Gwendolyn Pointer, Rich Ferraro, Brendan Davis, Heidi Spillum, Skye Gould, Lauren Sanders, Barbara Simon, Darian Aaron, Alex Cammy, Daniel DeMartis

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