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[…] Campaign, Relationship Unleashed, and leaders from the Gilead COMPASS Initiative including Southern AIDS Coalition, Emory University, the University of Houston and Wake Forest University: “People living with HIV today, when on effective treatment, lead long and healthy lives and cannot sexually transmit HIV.” “At a time when HIV continues to disproportionately impact Black Americans […]

[…] 35th commemoration of World AIDS Day, observed on December 1 of every year since 1988 and serves as a reminder of the global struggle to end the HIV/AIDS epidemic and HIV stigma. World AIDS Day is an opportunity to honor those we have lost, and is also a rallying cry to commit to working […]

[…] protections for youth in foster care by clarifying how states must meet their statutory requirements to appropriately serve LGBTQ children in foster care, and strengthen protections for HIV patients and for transgender people. 04.03.2024 In a press briefing, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre condemned the ruling by a court in Uganda that upheld […]

Tonight at the VMAs, Lil Nas X delivered a powerful performance to accelerate acceptance of LGBTQ Americans and shine a spotlight on the stigma that fuels HIV, especially across the South, where Lil Nas X is from. Lil Nas X went on to win three VMAs: best video, best direction and best visual effects […]

GLAAD, the world’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization, is releasing its third annual State of HIV Stigma Study, a national survey among U.S. adults measuring knowledge and attitudes among Americans about HIV.  The study, released on the 34th annual World AIDS Day, finds more people are comfortable interacting with […]

[…] AIDS Coalition’s Director of Community Investments, participated onstage during the performance. Mardreques wore the number 433,816 in red, representing the universal color of awareness and support for HIV, and the number of people living with HIV in the U.S. South as of 2015, which has increased substantially over the years.  Southern AIDS Coalition is […]

[…] developed in part with research gathered by Marie Tagbo, writer, content creator, activist, and former Communities of Color and Media Intern. Today, February 7, is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD). NBHAAD serves as a day of recognition and acknowledgement for the ways the HIV epidemic disproportionately affects Black communities, especially across the U.S. […]

[…] DaShawn Usher, Director, Communities of Color, and Julian J. Walker, Associate Director Communities of Color, were on the ground for the 27th Annual United States Conference on HIV/AIDS in Washington DC on September 8th to present the latest findings from GLAAD’s 2023 State of HIV Stigma Report. The conference theme this year was “A […]