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Advocates Born With HIV Face Ongoing Challenges
Bill to Repeal HIV Discrimination Reintroduced in Congress
AIDS Coalition Issues Statement of HIV Risk When Undetectable

3 Ways Black Faith Leaders Address HIV as a Social Justice Issue

In Los Angeles alone, more than 120 churches joined the Day of Unity, promoted by The Black Church & HIV initiative.

Long-Term Survivors

The social media buzz on Long-Term Survivor Awareness Day
Dustin Thompson of Long Beach, California, in the #ImPositive campaign

POZ Poll: Have you ever disclosed your HIV status on social media?

Dustin Thompson of Long Beach, California, in the #ImPositive campaign

Disclosing #ImPositive on Social Media to Fight Stigma

Check out these fun and inspiring posts. As one participant says: “Lots of people really need things like this.”
Clay Cane, author of “Live Through This”

Personal Proof That HIV Is Also an Emotional Disease

An excerpt from “I Am HIV,” one of the autobiographical essays in Clay Cane’s “Live Through This.”
Glenna McCarthy

In My Youth, I Laughed at Jokes About AIDS

Now I’ve experienced—and written about—growth in hardships.

Click Here to Create and Strengthen a Network for People With HIV

Sero Project launches the Network Empowerment Project, an online resource with tool kits and a directory of existing networks.
You can download NAPIHAAD posters in Chinese, Vietnamese and English.

National Asian & Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day 2017 [VIDEOS]

Are you a stigmatizer? Take a quiz to find out. Plus: Watch these videos by people with HIV as part of the Banyan Tree Project’s campaign.

As National HIV Rates Drop, This State Sees a 35% Spike

Since 1991, Arizona law has prohibited schools from promoting safer sex methods for gay people.
One of the graphics for May Day 2017

On May Day, HIV Groups Voice Support for Immigrants and Sanctuary Cities

You can sign the statement and “stand united with others who are fighting for their lives.”

Dance Party Supports Statement of HIV Risk When Undetectable [VIDEO]

The End AIDS NY 2020 Community Coalition releases a consensus statement on HIV viral load suppression.

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Stigma Busting #POZStories
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Sean McKenna, as part of a portrait series by photographer David Meanix.

Sean McKenna: Life with AIDS Isn’t So Damn ‘Fabulous’

Is life for long-term AIDS survivors worse than we would like to admit? Sean McKenna calls out those who might minimize this crisis.
A still from Mykki Blanco’s video “Hideaway”

Mykki Blanco Explores HIV Stigma in Music Video for “Hideaway”

The HIV-positive singer collaborated with W magazine and amfAR for the new work. Watch it here!
Assemblyman Daniel O'Donnell

Assemblyman Daniel O’Donnell Tackles HIV Education in New York State

O’Donnell aims to better implement the Dignity for All Students Act (DASA) and provide comprehensive HIV education for young people.
Linus Ignatius

After Testing HIV Positive, I Found Healing by Filming My Life [VIDEO]

The footage became the documentary “Positive.” Now I’m ready to turn the camera on your experiences with HIV.

HIV, Hepatitis C Advocates Slam Reporting Around U.K.’s “Spit Hood” Debate

Critics of the devices argue neither virus can be transmitted via spitting and that such suggestions reinforce stigma and misperceptions.
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