African-Americans account for 14% of the population and half of the more than 1 million cases of HIV in the United States, according to data from the … [Read more...] about HIV Testing Billboards Targeting Minority Communities Cause A Stir In LA
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WATCH: An Exclusive Look at Rodney Evans’s New Film ‘The Happy Sad’
Relationships in New York--gay, straight, white, black--are rarely simple, as Rodney Evans's new film 'The Happy Sad' makes abundantly … [Read more...] about WATCH: An Exclusive Look at Rodney Evans’s New Film ‘The Happy Sad’
Two HIV-Positive Patients Are Now Virus-Free After Bone Marrow Transplant: Researchers
Some big news out of the HIV/AIDS research world: Dr. Timothy Henrich (above), a medical researcher with Harvard Medical School and Boston's … [Read more...] about Two HIV-Positive Patients Are Now Virus-Free After Bone Marrow Transplant: Researchers
Check Out These Stunning Interactive Maps of the State of HIV/AIDS in America
Writing today in the Washington Post, pioneer AIDS activist Peter Staley calls for the LGBT community to recommit itself to fighting HIV and AIDS … [Read more...] about Check Out These Stunning Interactive Maps of the State of HIV/AIDS in America
ACT UP NY Members Hold 25th ‘Reunion’ in West Village
NY Mag's Tim Murphy posted a slideshow of an ACT UP NY reunion which was held over the weekend at 49 Grove, in the West Village. Writes … [Read more...] about ACT UP NY Members Hold 25th ‘Reunion’ in West Village
Terrence McNally On Love, Loss, “Mothers And Sons”: Video
Playwright Terrence McNally recently spoke with Tim Murphy at POZ about his new AIDS memory play Mothers and Sons that debuted this month for a short … [Read more...] about Terrence McNally On Love, Loss, “Mothers And Sons”: Video
Adam Lambert Sings National Anthem at Record-Breaking ‘Broadway Bares’: VIDEO
Adam Lambert sang the National Anthem on Sunday night at Broadway Bares 23, the annual strip-a-thon fundraiser for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights … [Read more...] about Adam Lambert Sings National Anthem at Record-Breaking ‘Broadway Bares’: VIDEO
SCOTUS Strikes Down Law Forcing Health Organizations to Make Anti-Prostitution Pledge to Get AIDS Funding
The Supreme Court has struck down a law forcing health organizations to publicly oppose prostitution in order to receive AIDS funding, the AP … [Read more...] about SCOTUS Strikes Down Law Forcing Health Organizations to Make Anti-Prostitution Pledge to Get AIDS Funding
Dallas Councilwoman Outraged Over HIV Prevention Billboard Presenting Gays as ‘Acceptable’: VIDEO
A Dallis councilwoman is complaining about a freeway billboard that depicts a Black gay couple in an embrace and encourages people to know their HIV … [Read more...] about Dallas Councilwoman Outraged Over HIV Prevention Billboard Presenting Gays as ‘Acceptable’: VIDEO
Alysia Abbott’s ‘Fairyland: A Memoir Of My Father’: Book Review
BY GARTH GREENWELL Four months after her father died of AIDS-related causes in 1992, Alysia Abbott found the diaries he kept over the twenty years he … [Read more...] about Alysia Abbott’s ‘Fairyland: A Memoir Of My Father’: Book Review