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[…] The new guidelines would focus on sexual behaviors by any prospective donor, regardless of gender or sexual orientation, that pose a higher risk of contracting and transmitting HIV. The FDA is expected to adopt the proposal after a 60-day public comment period. Gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men have been […]

[…] of the past. This week we are jamming out to the impact Billy Strayhorn has had on emerging recording artist, Guy Anthony (@iamguyanthony). Guy is a well-respected HIV/AIDS activist, community leader, author and musician. With the release of his first album, Made in Detroit, Guy is slated to take on the music industry the […]

[…] GLAAD’s Head of Talent, spoke with chef Gabriele Bertaccini, who is one of the experts featured in the series. In his first interview since publicly disclosing his HIV status in the show’s first episode, Chef Gabe opens up with GLAAD about his road to self-acceptance and why positive representation for people living and thriving […]

[…] means nearly one in every five LGBTQ characters appears on a series that is tied to one of just four creatives. In 2020, GLAAD’s The State of HIV Stigma survey found that nearly nine in ten Americans believe “there is still stigma around HIV” which is keeping progress back. This year’s report shows a […]

[…] According to a December 2021 statement from GLMA: Health Professionals Advancing LGBTQ Equality, more than half of all medical schools lack any LGBTQ-focused health training beyond treating HIV. A 2018 report from the Kaiser Family Foundation noted that more than half of lesbian, gay, and bisexual people reported that they have faced cases of […]

[…] often leads to violence against the transgender community. Additionally, the CDC surveyed transgender women living in seven major U.S. cities and found that 42.2% were infected with HIV with Black transgender women impacted at a higher rate of 61.9%. This glaring public health disparity is just one example of HIV/AIDS still persisting in our […]

[…] Lives,” featuring Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi, California State Senator Scott Weiner, Dir. Department of Aging Services, SF AIDS Foundation Vince Crisostomo, Professor & Medical Director Ward 86 HIV Clinic, UCSF Monica Gandhi, MD, MPH and more. The half-hour special, will premiere December 2nd on KGO at 9 pm PT with encores on KGO-TV and […]

[…] the monkeypox virus (MPV) outbreak in the United States. Monkeypox has been disproportionately affecting LGBTQ people, particularly gay and bi men, as well as people living with HIV. Gilead has pledged up to $5 million in global grant funding to support a public education and vaccine hesitancy communications campaign, a public policy response, and a […]