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Give Young People the Sex Education They Deserve
National Youth HIV AIDS Awareness day
National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day 2020
FDA Approves Truvada as PrEP for Adolescents at Risk for HIV

Spotlight on Marissa Gonzalez: Women Making a Difference

The Well Project interviews Marissa Gonzalez for our “Spotlight: Women Making a Difference” series.

HIV Experts: Clinicians Need Better, More Diverse Sex Ed

The training would include accurate information for people affected by HIV of all genders, sexualities and races to gain patients’ trust.

Black and Latino Trans Youth More Likely to Have Been Tested for HIV Than White Youth

Study also finds that trans girls are more likely to receive gender-affirming care than trans boys.
Dua Lipa and Elton John at the 29th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party

Elton John’s Pre-Oscar Party Raises $3M to End HIV/AIDS

Dua Lipa, Lady Gaga, the cast of “It’s a Sin” and other celebs join Elton John’s virtual Oscars HIV fundraiser.

Spotlight on Destiny Smith: Women Making a Difference

The Well Project interviews Destiny Smith, Community Advisory Board member, for our “Spotlight: Women Making a Difference” series.
Whitney Thomas is the policy and communications associate at AIDS United.

Insight From an Young Advocate Born 18 Years Into the HIV Epidemic

Share your stories and space to educate and elevate young HIV advocates, writes Whitney Thomas.
Image from NYHAAD 2021’s Call to Action to repeal HIV discrimination

National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day 2021

#NYHAAD is Saturday, April 10, and youth HIV advocates want your help to repeal HIV discrimination. Here’s their plan.

POZ Poll: Did your school’s sex education include facts about HIV?

Deondre Moore

Raising HIV Awareness Among Young People

Youth advocates seek inclusive sex education for their peers.
Iris House’s “Simply Glow’d” campaign promotes HIV, STI and hepatitis C testing among youth and young adults.

#BeGlowedAF

Iris House encourages young people to get tested.
Oriol R. Gutierrez

When I Was Young

Young people account for 21% of new HIV diagnoses annually. Our April/May issue looks at ways to raise HIV awareness among youth.

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Iris House’s “Simply Glow’d” campaign promotes HIV, STI and hepatitis C testing among youth and young adults.

#BeGlowdAF: Young People Encourage Peers to Get Tested for HIV and Hepatitis C

A new Iris House campaign promotes HIV, hep C and STI testing and emphasizes the importance of mental health among young people.

Gilead Sciences Awards $10M in 20 Grants for Racial Equity

Building on the drugmaker’s HIV grants, this new funding is part of Gilead’s Racial Equity Community Impact Fund.
Deondre Moore promotes peer and community HIV education and prevention.

Ensuring Young, Black Communities Know the Transformative Message of U=U

AIDS United speaks with Deondre Moore about promoting U=U among African Americans via the “Owning HIV” campaign.
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HPV Vaccine Prompts Good Immune Response in Youths With HIV

A recent study analyzed immune responses to the HPV vaccine among HIV-positive youths 7 to 20 years old.
Megen Vo, MD and Geoff Hart-Cooper, MD, of the virtual PrEP program for youth at Stanford Children’s Health

Youth in California Can Virtually Access PrEP to Prevent HIV

A new PrEP telehealth system at Stanford Children’s Health offers HIV prevention to youth and adults 25 and younger.
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