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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
A sharable social media campaign for #APIMay19, a.k.a. #NAPIHAAD

National Asian & Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day 2022

This #APIMay19, do your part to combat HIV stigma in Asian and Pacific Islander communities. Here’s how.
The cover of ViiV Healthcare’s "Risk to Reasons" 2022 report on disparities around HIV prevention

POZ Poll: Do you think phrases like “high-risk behavior” are stigmatizing?

HIV Care in Jails Doesn’t Measure Up

When the researchers asked folks about their experience of care while in jail, only 30% said it was satisfactory.
A CDC campaign for #TransHIV

National Transgender HIV Testing Day 2022

About 1.4 million people are transgender in the U.S. That’s 0.6% of the population. Yet they accounted for 2% of new HIV cases in 2019.

People Living with HIV Lend Our Expertise for Free. Let’s Stop It.

A new survey by Prevention Access Campaign wants to know how often you ever get paid to lend your expertise as a person living with HIV.
AIDS United Program Associate Clifford Castleberry

Destigmatizing HIV Among Youth and LGBTQ Folx of Color

AIDS United speaks with health navigator Clifford Castleberry for National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day 2022.

$24M in Gilead Grants to End HIV Where COVID-19 Created Barriers

Gilead Sciences’ “Zeroing In” program helps 116 grantees boost HIV innovation, education and outreach in marginalized communities.

What Puts Black People at Risk for HIV?

Social vulnerability may play a role.
Kanye West and Pete Davidson

Stigma Sucks

POZ contributing writer and long-term survivor Shawn Decker discusses the lingering stigma of HIV.

Don’t Say Gay? That’s Impossible During National #LGBTQHealth Week

Join talks about HIV, PrEP, STIs, stigma, mental health and more during National LGBTQ Health Awareness Week, March 21 to 25.

My HIV Positive Test was 37 Years Ago Today. This is What I Know Is True.

Some truths bombs from a long-term survivor about his 37 years living with HIV.

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Poet and activist Sarah Frank received the Mary Bowman Arts in Activism Award in 2022.

Poet Sarah Frank Receives the Mary Bowman Arts in Activism Award

Funded by ViiV Healthcare, the National AIDS Memorial’s award honors AIDS activist and poet Mary Bowman, who died at age 30.

Stigma and Missed Meds Go Hand in Hand

Stigmatizing comments and experiences may be partly to blame for lower adherence.
Kalee Garland

Stigma Warrior

Kalee Garland is on a mission to end HIV-related stigma.

Putting People First

We can better support those living with—and at risk of contracting—HIV by choosing our words carefully.

HIV... What’s Love Got to Do With It? Everything.

How an HIV diagnosis and matters of the heart were destined to be entwined for me.
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