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“We have to do a better job in educating our youth. They’re bearing the burden of this virus.” For years, the public face of the HIV epidemic has been made up almost entirely of white gay men. There have been a few prominent exceptions, like Magic Johnson and Ryan White, but the bulk of […]

New guidance from the World Health Organization (WHO): “People living with HIV who achieve an undetectable level of the virus by consistent use of antiretroviral therapy, do not transmit HIV to their sexual partner.” We’ve known that Undetectable = Untransmittable for years, but now, WHO has confirmed that Undetectable + Untransmittable = Zero Risk. […]

[…] New York City on May 6, the award for Outstanding TV Journalism News Segment was presented to the Today Show for the June 2021 reported piece, “ HIV/AIDS: 40 Years Later.” Accepting the award was NBC News correspondent Joe Fryer. The story tracked the changes in treatment and the battle to reduce stigma since […]

[…] the PrEP4All Collaboration today responded to news that Facebook removed select ads which included misinformation about the use of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) as a preventative measure against HIV. The Washington Post broke the news of Facebook’s action this morning. Facebook’s action follows a public letter sent earlier this month by GLAAD, PrEP4All, and more […]

Contact: Mathew Lasky Director of Communications, GLAAD mlasky@glaad.org Three Day Summit Hosted with the Gilead COMPASS Initiative® brings together journalists, HIV experts, faith leaders and community advocates from across the U.S. South for the first time    **Visit www.glaad.org/summit to register and participate in the event** New York, NY – Monday, February 22, 2021 […]

“With an estimated 1.2 million Americans living with HIV who are often not seen, represented, or discussed, we must ensure every state in this nation has equal laws to end the decriminalization of HIV, fight discrimination against marginalized communities that restricts access to lifesaving medical care and treatment and work together to end the […]

“When you have access to medical care, HIV’s no longer a death sentence. People live long lives. They fall in love. They pursue their dreams.” The medical advancements surrounding HIV treatment and prevention have been extraordinary. With access to proper health care, those living with HIV are incapable of transmitting the virus, and PrEP, […]

2021 marks the 40th year since the first AIDS cases were reported in the U.S. Decades later, HIV/AIDS continues to be an epidemic with complex characteristics. The spread is fueled and complicated by misinformation and lack of information about the remarkable progress science and medicine have made to make HIV not only preventable, but […]