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[…] 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 peo 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. […]

2024 State of HIV Stigma Report The Loss of Stories About HIV: A New Silence We know that seeing stories in media that accurately and fairly represent the LGBTQ community is key to breaking barriers and improving comfortability with LGBTQ people. For people living with HIV, consistent representation in entertainment media is crucial to […]

[…] 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 […]

We, the undersigned, represent organizations leading the fight to prevent HIV and provide care and treatment for people living with HIV, especially Black LGBTQ people across the Southern United States. We heard your inaccurate and harmful comments at Rolling Loud and have read your Instagram apology. However, at a time when HIV continues to […]