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5 Reasons Why I Don’t Celebrate Pride

I’m a gay Black man who used to enjoy the June festivities. But guess what, my Pride is not a Christmas tree.
By Aundaray Guess

How U.S. Immigration Policy Killed Johana Medina León

A trans woman with HIV, she fled persecution in El Salvador—then died after detainment in ICE’s “LGBTQ pod.”
By AIDS United

What Do All People With HIV Have in Common? Answer: Very Little

But despite our differences, writes Bob Leahy, the search for common ground is key.
By Bob Leahy
Andrew Spieldenner, PhD

A Deeper Love: Pride and the rise of transphobia in 2019

As we celebrate Pride, let’s be intentional and inclusive with gender identity. I want us to stand against the rise of transphobia.
By Andrew Spieldenner
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How Pride Can Counter HIV Stigma and Uplift Marginalized People

Meet queer AIDS advocate Bianca Carrillo, who says LGBTQ Pride “gives rise to expressing love for yourself and your community.”
By AIDS United

Long-Term Survivors Day and the #StrangerThings HIV Connection #HLTSAD

On long-term survival, connecting to the kid in me and why I think Stranger Things is TOTALLY and obviously about HIV.
By Shawn Decker

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Nine Students Living with HIV Make Up the 2019 Cohort of HIV League Scholars

Throughout 1-2 years, the 2019 cohort of HIV League Scholars will collectively be receiving $45k of scholarship funds towards their studies
By The HIV League
Paul Kawata and Craig Harris

Ending the Epidemics in Their Memory

Our movement is about to come full circle as we build plans to end the HIV epidemic and hopefully the syndemics of STDs and hepatitis.
By Paul Kawata

The Pressure of HIV

A recent diagnosis of high blood pressure shows how important it is to know your family’s health history.
By Aundaray Guess
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Disaster Relief Is Badly Needed, but Congress Fails to Act

Hurricanes, floods and other climate-change disasters affect HIV communities too.
By AIDS United

How the Damage From Anti-Abortion Laws Affects People Impacted by HIV

And other surprising ways that abortion rights and HIV are linked.
By AIDS United

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Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md), Chair of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

A Review of the Congressional Hearing on HIV Drug Pricing

In the form of direct quotes from the participants
By AIDS United

4 States Where Medicaid Programs Struggle to Fight Off Harmful Changes

Medicaid covers nearly 40% of people living with HIV currently in care.
By AIDS United

I Left My Hospital Bed to Make an HIV Event. What Self-Care?

Literally days after writing about self-care for POZ (“What Price Activism?”), I defied medical advice to make an event. When will we learn?
By Mark S. King

The Day My Life Received the U=U Message

William Matovu, an activist from Uganda, describes the impact of learning U=U and his advocacy as a part of the Love to Love Organisation
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Behind-the-Scenes Photos at the House PrEP Hearings

A photo journal of the #PrEP4All activists at the House hearings on Gilead, PrEP, and Truvada pricing.
By Mark S. King
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