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Antonio Lopez Is Still Chic, Sexy and Relevant

An exhibit—“Antonio Lopez: Let Me Hear Your Body Talk”—offers a rare look at the queer fashion illustrator lost to AIDS.

Household Crowding and Poverty Raise COVID-19 Risk

Among pregnant women, household density was the strongest predictor of this potentially severe respiratory illness.

CDC: HIV Transmission Rates Held Essentially Stable From 2014 to 2018

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that about 36,400 people contracted HIV in 2018.
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Spreading the Power of U=U to Prevent HIV in San Antonio

The bilingual “How Low Can You Go?” campaign offers “life-changing news” for more than 6,400 residents.

10 Florida HIV Groups Receive Emergency COVID-19 Relief

The Campbell Foundation, known for supporting HIV research, awarded the grants. Here’s how some are being used.

HIV2020 Global Conference Will Now Take Place Online

Free virtual sessions will run from June through October.

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Seven Amazing Community Groups That Support Transgender People

They’re all AIDS United grantees uplifting the importance of HIV testing.

National Transgender HIV Testing Day 2020

About 1.4 million adults in the United States identify as transgender. Many are at high risk of HIV.
Lorena Borjas, center, received the Fuerza Award from the Latino Commission on AIDS in 2019. Next to her are George Fesser and Daniela Simba.

R.I.P. Lorena Borjas, a Transgender Latinx Activist Lost to COVID-19

Watch an inspiring video about the beloved New Yorker who operated HIV-testing programs and syringe exchanges for people taking hormones.
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Bringing U=U to My Hispanic Community

Lillibeth Gonzalez shares why U=U is so important to her and how she gets the word out in her community.

National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day 2020

More than 230,000 women and girls have been diagnosed with HIV in the United States; this year’s theme focuses on prevention.

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From left: Campbell Foundation trustee Bill Venuti and executive director Ken Rapkin

Celebrating Campbell Foundation’s 25th Year of Funding HIV Research

Over $11 million has been awarded to alternative, lab-based clinical research—and $1.2 million to Holiday Hugs.

10 Years After the Affordable Care Act, More Latinos Have Health Insurance

However, Latinos are still less likely to have coverage compared with whites.
Manuel Diaz-Ramirez of La Clínica del Pueblo promotes the National Hispanic/Latinx Health Leadership Summit 2020.

U.S. Latinx Leaders Set Policy on HIV, Hepatitis and Other Health Issues

They began their national health summit in DC by honoring a trans woman recently murdered in Puerto Rico.

HIV Testing Rates Are Very Low Among Teen Gay and Bi Males

Researchers have called for improved communication about sexual orientation and HIV testing between pediatricians and adolescents.

11 HIV Groups in Florida Receive “Holiday Hugs” Totaling $25K

The gifts arrive from The Campbell Foundation, known for supporting HIV cure research.
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