| Nov. 6: UK: Same-Sex Relationships and HIV Included in Sex Education | ||
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All public schools in the United Kingdom will be required to teach comprehensive sex education that includes HIV/AIDS and same-sex relationships, announced U.K. officials on November 5, reports Pink News.
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| Nov. 6: South African Health Minister Supports Country’s HIV Policy Shift | ||
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South African health minister Aaron Motsoaledi reiterated that the government, including President Jacob Zuma, is devoted to helping fight HIV/AIDS, Times LIVE reports. Motsoaledi spoke during a conference in Midrand, a section of Johannesburg, about living with HIV/AIDS.
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| Nov. 6: Precious, a Film With an HIV Plotline, Opens in Select Theaters | ||
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Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire opens in select theaters today, November 6. The film follows African-American Harlem teenager Claireece “Precious” Jones as she faces hardships such as sexual abuse, illiteracy, poverty, obesity, teen pregnancy and HIV.
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| Nov. 5: Activist Urges China to Lift Its HIV Travel Ban | ||
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Beijing-based antidiscrimination activist Lu Jun has issued a letter to China’s Ministry of Health requesting that officials honor their promise to revise laws preventing HIV-positive foreigners from entering the country, China Daily reports.
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| Nov. 5: California: Two AIDS Groups Merge to Overcome Economic Woes | ||
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Two Monterey County, California, HIV/AIDS organizations—the Monterey County AIDS Project and John XXIII—are merging to form Central Coasts HIV/AIDS Services (CCHAS) to cope with California budget cuts, reports The Salinas Californian.
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