HIV and Celebrities
 Will This Generation's Magic Johnson Please Stand Up? (November 3, 2011)
Twenty years after Magic Johnson disclosed his HIV status, we're starving for a straight, HIV-positive celebrity who can be this generation's role model. Our news editor Kellee Terrell asks: "What will it take for him to come forward?"
From TheBody.com
 20 Years of Magic: How One Man's HIV Disclosure Inspired Others (November 2, 2011)
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 Fame and HIV: 15 of History's Biggest HIV-Positive Celebrities (October 12, 2011)
A slideshow of some of the most notable celebrities who are known to be living with or have died from HIV or AIDS.
From TheBody.com
- Raising Awareness to an Art Form (September/October 2011)
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In Positively Aware, from Positively Aware
- Matthews Helps Fight Against AIDS in Wisconsin (September 30, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from CDC National Prevention Information Network
 That's What Friends Are For! A Blog Entry by Rae Lewis-Thornton (September 27, 2011)
"Monday with my IV medication in tote, I made my way to New York to participate in the Dionne Warwick That's What Friends Are For Town Hall Meeting. I was honored to have been asked to be a panelist. But I was most impressed that Ms. Warwick decided to celebrate 50 years in entertainment hosting a town hall meeting focusing on HIV/AIDS."
From TheBody.com
- Artists Support Global Fund Health Efforts (September 23, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from CDC National Prevention Information Network
 HIV-Positive LGBT Characters Who We Love (September 2011)
We pay homage to the HIV-positive LGBT characters in film and television who have inspired us, made us cry, made us laugh and made us think over the past 30 years.
From TheBody.com
 Big Tigger's Ride for Life Connects D.C. to Prince George's County: A Blog Entry by Candace Y.A. Montague (August 16, 2011)
"The [motorcycle benefit] ride began in Prince George's County at the Bowie Baysox Stadium and extended 25 miles to United Medical Center (formerly known as Greater Southeast Hospital) in Southeast D.C. ... The focus on two locations for this year's ride was an idea that Big Tigger wanted to do to highlight the impact of this disease on both areas."
From TheBody.com
- Versus Documentary Tackles HIV, Homophobia, Race and the First Openly Gay Major League Baseball Player in Out. The Glenn Burke Story (August 4, 2011)
In Business Wire
- TV Actor Gosselaar Hits the Road for AIDS Research (August 4, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from CDC National Prevention Information Network
- Magic Johnson Wishes He Hadn't Retired Because of HIV (August 2, 2011)
In Los Angeles Times
- Nicki Minaj and Ricky Martin, New Faces of MAC's VIVA GLAM (July 25, 2011)
In Stylist.com
 HGTV Star David Bromstad Wants You to "Know Yourself": A Blog Entry by Candace Y.A. Montague (July 20, 2011)
"The Know Yourself: Get tested for HIV campaign kicked off yesterday with a special focus on members of the gay community who are at higher risk of HIV infection. Bromstad, winner of the first season of HGTV's Design Star and current host of Color Splash, will use his artistic ability to create a community inspired traveling mural to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS."
From TheBody.com
- Texas: Pageant Winner Tells HIV Story (July 15, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from CDC National Prevention Information Network
- 10 Cultural Icons That We Have Lost to AIDS (July 14, 2011)
From Flavorwire
- Singer George Michael to Host HIV/AIDS Fundraiser Concert (June 23, 2011)
From BBC News
- The Denver Post Catches Up With Project Runway's Mondo Guerra (June 19, 2011)
In Denver Post
- Gloria Reuben, Actor and AIDS Activist (June 17, 2011)
In Black AIDS Weekly, from Black AIDS Institute
- Celebrities Walk the Red Carpet at amfAR's NY Inspiration Event [Slideshow] (June 15, 2011)
In International Business Times
 Magic Johnson Is NOT Cured of HIV: A Blog Entry by Justin B. Terry-Smith (June 10, 2011)
"I also wanted to say to Magic Johnson to please speak out and tell people that you are not cured that you are still living a long and healthy life with the virus that causes AIDS. People need to know, Mr. Johnson, so they can keep protecting themselves."
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