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Images from Houston’s I am Life HIV campaign
“I am Life” Campaign Reaffirms That People With HIV Matter
30 Years of the AIDS Quilt
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10 Ways to Improve the International AIDS Conferences

Competing conference HIV2020 offers the recommendations to help #ReclaimTheResponse and engage those affected by HIV.
Gareth Thomas wants to tackle HIV stigma and myths

Watch Rugby Icon Gareth Thomas and ViiV Healthcare Tackle HIV

Plus: Their stigma-busting initiative gets a shout-out from POZ’s Best Celebrity Advocate 2019.
An image from “Antonio Lopez 1970: Sex, Fashion & Disco”

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.

POZ at Home: When Is Fat Not Just Fat? [VIDEO]

A discussion about hard belly and visceral fat
GMHC face masks designed by Jason Wu

HIV Groups and Celebs Want You to “Distance Yourself From Hate” [VIDEO]

Proceeds from the sales of face masks will help GMHC provide masks and meals for those in need.

POZ at Home: Coping With COVID-19 and HIV [VIDEO]

Long-term survivors Mark S. King, Venita Ray and Charles Sanchez discuss the current pandemic.

The “Plandemic” Hoax Fooled People. Birx is Still Trying.

To be bamboozled by the traveling show is one thing. To join it is quite another.
A scene from the MOBItalks digital series “Stepping Into Control”

Losing Your Virginity and Defining Healthy Love [VIDEO]

Black queer men of MOBI talk about it all—including OnlyFans, HIV and adult films—in this artful digital video series.
Gert McMullin sews masks out of extra fabric from the AIDS Memorial Quilt

See Leftover Fabric From the AIDS Memorial Quilt Made Into Coronavirus Masks

Volunteers sew the masks for frontline workers serving homeless and underserved communities.
On a CNN town hall, Magic Johnson speaks about HIV and the new coronavirus

Magic Johnson on the Parallels Between COVID-19 and HIV

Watch the sports legend on a CNN town hall. He’s got opinions—and advice.
AIDS researchers Timothy Schacker and Rowena Johnston discuss intersections between HIV and COVID-19.

How Do COVID-19 Fears Affect People Living With HIV?

Watch two AIDS experts discuss the links between COVID-19 and HIV—including hydroxychloroquine.
Elton John announces the COVID-19 emergency fund.

Rocketman Elton John Launches $1M COVID-19 Fund for HIV Care [VIDEO]

“We must keep up momentum or else the results could be disastrous for people living with 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.
An NNHAAD graphic available to share on social media

National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day 2020

The 2020 theme is “Resiliency + Action: Ending the HIV Epidemic in Native Communities.”
Rose (left) and Blanche discuss HIV/AIDS on "72 Hours" episode of "The Golden Girls"

30 Years of AIDS on “The Golden Girls”

The HIV-themed episode “72 Hours” debuted on February 17, 1990.
Lisa Lopes in TLC’s ”Waterfalls”

Did You Know TLC’s 1995 Smash “Waterfalls” Addresses HIV?

During 2020 Grammy Week, a panel of artists discussed the power of music to raise awareness.
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