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Testing is the first step in HIV prevention , as knowledge of one’s status facilitates engagement in HIV prevention services for those who are negative and linkage to treatment services for people living with HIV. It also prevents the spread of HIV among people who are unaware of their status. Various studies have reported […]

[…] further fleshing out their LGBTQ characters. A huge standout in Paramount+ was the young adult film Three Months, which focused on a gay teen getting tested for HIV and was a GLAAD List script. Stories surrounding those living with HIV are incredibly underrepresented across all forms of media, and Three Months is an excellent […]

[…] Day, GLAAD is spotlighting some of the groundbreaking television programs, films, and documentaries that have made a meaningful impact in telling the stories of those impacted by HIV. Since 1988, each year on December 1st, World AIDS Day is observed. It aims to serve as a reminder of the global struggle to end HIV-related […]

In an expansive review of the literature, a particular emphasis was placed on HIV-related stigma where it is the most prevalent, in states that also have limited HIV coverage across the Deep South including Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, and parts of Tennessee. In the void of accurate information about HIV/AIDS, too many […]

On December 1st, in honor of World AIDS Day, Jennifer Hudson was joined by HIV activist Ian Haddock, on her daytime talkshow The Jennifer Hudson Show. Haddock is the founder and executive director of The Normal Anomaly Initiative in Houston, Texas. The non-profit aims to assist and empower Black, queer-identifying people in overcoming barriers and social […]

[…] other and can be impacted by social circumstances that worsen disease outcomes,” writes Monkeypox National Response Deputy Coordinator Dr. Demetre Daskalakis along with other health officials for HIV.gov. In one study published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), nearly 40% of people diagnosed with MPV were also living with HIV, and […]

[…] coverage of these and other non-LGBTQ focused moments should include LGBTQ people and the intersections of LGBTQ people and the respective topic. February February 7: National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Week after Valentine’s Day: Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week February 28: HIV Is Not A Crime Awareness Day March March: Bisexual Health Awareness Month Week […]

Media can also hyper-focus and sensationalize negative stories of people living with HIV, to the detriment of public health and efforts to decrease and defeat stigma. People living with HIV now live full lifespans, but the media has failed to create dynamic characterizations that transcend one-dimensional victimhood, or criminality. Black and Latinx communities not […]