July
13 – Timothy DuWhite, a writer, performer and poet living with HIV, premieres his performance piece Neptuneat Dixon Place in New York City. (2018)
Timothy DuWhiteTimothyDuWhite.com
16 – The Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention launch the national HIV awareness campaign “Let’s Stop HIV Together,” which aims to combat the stigma and complacency fueling the HIV epidemic in the United States. The campaign includes two POZ editors, Regan Hofmann and Oriol R. Gutierrez Jr. (2012)
26 – Rapper Nicki Minaj and pop star Ricky Martin are announced as the latest spokespeople for the MAC AIDS Fund’s Viva Glam campaign. Proceeds from the sale of the Viva Glam lipstick go toward fighting HIV and AIDS. (2011)
Rapper Nicki Minaj and pop star Ricky Martin in MAC AIDS Fund’s Viva Glam campaign
August
1 – The Incredible Hulk loses his friend Jim Wilson to an AIDS-related illness in issue No. 420, “Lest Darkness Come.” The Marvel comic tackles HIV stigma and homophobia. (2004)
“The Incredible Hulk” issue No. 420
7 – Sean Sasser, an AIDS educator and reality television personality known for his relationship with fellow AIDS activist Pedro Zamora of MTV’s The Real World: San Francisco, dies of mesothelioma, a rare lung cancer. (2013)
POZ June 1997
20 – Southern HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
29 – Faith HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
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