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HIV and Aging: The Basics
HIV and Depression: The Basics

The Increased Health Risks of Aging With HIV

For one thing, HIV long-term survivors face a higher risk of heart disease.

$23M Grant to Study Illnesses, Aging and Death Among People With HIV

The NIH-funded research focuses on chronic conditions other than HIV and examines gender differences.

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.
Larry Kramer, New York City, 1989. 15" x 15" gelatin silver print.

Check Out the AIDS Writers Among These LGBT Portraits [SLIDESHOW]

They’re part of an exhibit of post-Stonewall photographs from Robert Giard’s “Particular Voices” series.
Openhouse community center and affordable housing for LGBT seniors in San Francisco

Coming Soon: A Mural That Honors HIV Long-Term Survivors

The permanent installation will be located in the central staircase of San Francisco’s Openhouse Community Center for LGBT elders.
NBC’s “Today” profiled long-term survivor Tez Anderson. Click to watch.

HIV Long-Term Survivors Awareness Day 2019

This year’s theme is “Empowered to Thrive.”

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Depression Is Often a Silent Partner to HIV
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What Is Chronic Inflammation and Why Is It Such a Big Deal for People With HIV?
Older, Wiser, Ready for Their Close-Up

What Works?

Long-term survivor Bob Leahy talks about what HIV looks like in 2019 versus 1989.
Laura Linney and Olympia Dukakis

How Netflix’s “Tales of the City” Addresses the Reality of HIV Today

Author Armistead Maupin also shares insights about married life, bathhouses and his scandalous relationship with Rock Hudson.
Visual artist Kaz Senju documents Tokyo’s gay bar scene through photos and interviews.

Books for Pride

LGBT and HIV themes abound in these latest offerings.

A New Book Applauds the Straight Women of HIV History (Finally, right?)

Victoria Noe’s new book brings attention, at long last, to the straight women of HIV history.

How Do Long-Term Care Facilities Treat LGBT Elders?

The Human Rights Campaign Foundation and SAGE partnered to create an equality index.

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Psychoanalyst Bradley Jones

A Psychoanalyst’s Insight on Major Issues Facing People With HIV

Long-term survivor “Dr. Bradley” also delves into his Broadway career, functional narcissism and fabulous musical memoir.
Nina Martinez

Woman Becomes Country’s First Living HIV-Positive Kidney Donor [VIDEO]

“It’s the chance of showing people that I am just as normal as you,” says long-term survivor Nina Martinez.
Amna Osman, CEO of Nashville CARES

Nashville CARES Announces New CEO: Amna Osman

She’ll replace Joseph Interrante, who is retiring after 25 years.

$17.6M in Grants to Improve the Lives of People Aging With HIV

Funding from Gilead Sciences’ “HIV Age Positively” initiative will go to these 30 U.S. groups.
Will from Chicago relies on Medicare Part D for his HIV meds.

Ad Campaign Urges Trump to End HIV and Protect Medicare [VIDEO]

The president’s proposed Medicare Part D rule will restrict access to HIV meds. AIDS United wants him to withdraw it.
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