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Study Finds No Risk of HIV Transmission while on Antiretroviral Treatment

A new study published in The Lancet found zero risk of HIV transmission with a partner while on effective antiretroviral treatment (ART).The study, called PARTNER2, looked at 972 gay male couples who were s...

Sam Park Joins Positive Impact

Out legislator Sam Park has joined Positive Impact Health Centers as their new Legal Analyst to help tackle Atlanta's HIV epidemic.In the position, which was created after Positive Impact saw significant in...

Increased Risk of STI Associated with PrEP Not Due to Decreased Condom Use

A new study found an increased likelihood of contracting an STI among those who started PrEP – however, contrary to popular belief, it’s not because of decreased condom use, reported LGBTQ Nation.The study,...

Researchers Develop “Swiss Army Knife” Immunotherapy to “Kick and Kill” HIV

Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health have developed an all-in-one immunotherapy approach that may potentially lead to a cure to HIV, according to UPMC.The scientist...

Judge Rules HIV Medication Lawsuit Against Gilead Sciences Can Proceed

Superior Court Judge Carolyn Kuhl rejected requests from Gilead Sciences, Inc. to dismiss claims in a personal injury lawsuit brought by HIV positive Californians, according to the LA Sentinel.The lawsuit c...

First Ever Living HIV Positive Organ Donation is Successful

For the first time ever, doctors transplanted an organ from an HIV positive donor into an HIV positive recipient, reported the Washington Post.Surgeons at Johns Hopkins Hospital transplanted a kidney from N...

10% of HIV Cases Among Gay and Bisexual Men are Linked to STIs

A modelling study highlighted by the National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD) found that one in ten new cases of HIV in gay and bisexual men are linked to gonorrhea and chlamydia infection, reported Gay Star ...

HIV That is Undetectable is Untransmittable, Says NIAID

Researchers from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) have concluded with "overwhelming" evidence that HIV positive people with an undetectable viral load cannot transmit HIV sexual...

Ask the Doc: HIV Treatment; Substance Abuse

What is the role of peer support in an HIV treatment and prevention setting?Peers are everywhere, constantly providing guidance and comfort to those who are in situations they have been through themselves. ...

Mark S. King: Stop Bludgeoning Young Gay Men with our AIDS Tragedy

Lesley was my closest friend to become sick in the 1980s, and he fought bravely until his death from AIDS. Today, there are little rituals I have to honor his memory, and I often write about him, the first of m...

A time of reckoning: Atlanta's LGBTQ community addresses racism problem

American Psychoanalytic Association Apologizes for Classifying Homosexuality as Mental Illness

Elizabeth Warren Reintroduces Refund Equality Act

Democratic Presidential Candidates Call for End to Ban on Gay Men Donating Blood

Is gay Atlanta rapper Anye Elite about to break out?

Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman, and More Make Up Cast of Ryan Murphy’s Prom Film Adaptation

Customize Your Own Barefoot Wine Label for Pride Month

Made Introduces Pride Instagram Story Templates to Benefit Trevor Project