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Trump’s Budget Seeks Increased HIV Funds — but Housing, Global Programs Cut

With a declared goal of beating HIV/AIDS in the United States by 2030, President Trump this week in his $4.8 trillion budget request for fiscal year 2021 proposed major increases in HIV/AIDS funds, but global p...

HIV Conference Comes to Atlanta

Two-day event brings discussion to the impact of HIV/AIDS on black women and their families When it comes to the discussion of HIV in the black community, black men (especially those who have sex with men) a...

Young People are Uninformed about HIV, Survey Finds

A new survey as part of the HIV-prevention initiative Prevention Access Campaign has revealed that many millennials and Gen Z individuals lack understanding and knowledge on HIV. The survey, Owning HIV: Youn...

AIDS Quilt Moving to San Francisco

The Atlanta-based Names Project Foundation, which has served as the custodian of the massive AIDS Memorial Quilt since 1987, is turning over that task to the San Francisco-based National AIDS Memorial, official...

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 ...

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

Trump Says He Had Nothing To Do with FDA Easing Gay Blood Ban

SAGE Launches SAGEConnect to Combat Social Isolation Among LGBTQ Elders

Gov. Brian Kemp Signs Statewide Shelter-in-Place Order

Is gay Atlanta rapper Anye Elite about to break out?

High Museum Offers Virtual Content in Midst of Coronavirus

A New Crop of Music to Freshen Up Your Self-isolation

‘Call Me By Your Name’ Director Confirms Sequel with Original Cast