Issues Affecting the LGBT Community
- Join the Fight! Trans Women at AIDS 2012! (May 16, 2012)
From U.S. Positive Women's Network
- AIDS 2012 Pre-Conference Event to Address Unprecedented Global HIV Crisis Among Gay Men and Transgender People (May 15, 2012)
Congresswoman Barbara Lee, the Honorable Michael Kirby, Dr. Kevin Fenton and Maurice Tomlinson to join more than five hundred experts; Focus on implications of PrEP, global financing and criminalization.
From Global Forum on MSM & HIV
- Australia: Baillieu Cops Flak From MPs Over Gay Committee (May 7, 2012)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Georgia: Conference to Discuss HIV/AIDS and LGBT Community (April 19, 2012)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration Still Says Gay Men Can't Donate Blood (April 18, 2012)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Should Low-Risk Gay Men Be Allowed to Donate Blood? (April 16, 2012)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Pennsylvania: Housing Project for Aging LGBT Community Finally a Go (April 16, 2012)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
 White House LGBT Conference on HIV/AIDS Next Week: A Blog Entry in Positive Policy (April 11, 2012)
From AIDS.gov
- White House in Atlanta, Ga.: LGBT AIDS Conference (April 9, 2012)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Indiana: Safe Haven in Spotlight (April 9, 2012)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Chicago, Ill., Announces Plan to Address Gay Health (April 2, 2012)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Studying Feasibility of Allowing Gay Men to Donate Blood (March 20, 2012)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
 The Invisible Lives of Homeless LGBTQ Youth: A Blog Entry by Elizabeth Lombino (March 20, 2012)
"Imagine being a young person and being kicked out of your home for being 'different'. Imagine finding a shred of hope in a welcoming shelter with other young people struggling with similar experiences. Then imagine feeling in danger of this hope and shelter being taken away. ... To feel you have no other choice but to risk your health and safety just for a meal or a place to sleep."
From TheBody.com
- NYC Councilmember Letitia James Introduces Transgender Health Resolution (March 15, 2012)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
- Fighting Transgender Discrimination in New York: One Tuesday at a Time (March 13, 2012)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
 Gay Marriage Passes in Maryland: A Video Blog Entry by Justin B. Terry-Smith (February 28, 2012)
"Since Attorney General Doug Gansler of Maryland stated in 2010 that same-sex marriage will be recognized in the state, the LGBT community from my home state traveled to other states ... to get married just so they can travel back to Maryland so their marriage will be recognized. SO the day has FINALLY COME to Maryland."
From TheBody.com
- It's Time to Turn Down the Volume (February 22, 2012)
From Black AIDS Institute
 Community or Chaos: Roland Martin, Rampant Homophobia and HIV Risk -- A Blog Entry by Khafre Abif (February 16, 2012)
"Homophobia represents a threat to public health in Black America. The bullying, rejection and resulting low self-esteem and depression continues to fuel the epidemics of drug abuse and HIV in our community."
From TheBody.com
 Sexual Rights of HIV-Positive Transwomen (February 13, 2012)
From U.S. Positive Women's Network
- Uganda Government Distances Itself From Anti-Gay Bill (February 9, 2012)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Africa Leaders Must Respect Gay Rights: UN's Ban (January 30, 2012)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Fenway Health Urges Doctors to Talk With Patients About Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity (January 19, 2012)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Promoting Gay Rights Essential for Health of Africans (December 23, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Legalized Same-Sex Marriage May Boost Gay Men's Health (December 21, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
 Tips and Resources to Help You Maintain Your Sobriety Over the Holidays: A Blog Entry by Kevin Maloney (December 20, 2011)
"In order to maintain sobriety it is important to be prepared and proactive during this time of year. Below is a list of things to keep in mind to make sure you're taking the proper steps to take care of yourself."
From TheBody.com
- Discrimination Against LGBT Population Undermining HIV Prevention Efforts in Guatemala, IPS Reports (December 14, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Malawi to Review Laws Banning Homosexuality, According to News Reports (December 12, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Nigeria Pushes Ahead With Anti-Gay Bill Despite U.S. Moves (December 9, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Philippine Health Chief Hit for Anti-Gay Comments (December 5, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Filipino Gays March Against Discrimination (December 5, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Proposed Bill in Nigeria Would Affect Gay Rights, Possibly HIV/AIDS Donor Funding, AP Reports (December 5, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Trans Community Remembers Lives Lost on "Day of Remembrance" (November 22, 2011)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
- Pennsylvania: City Hall Recognizes LGBT Homeless Youth (November 18, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Housing Works Sues Phoenix House on Behalf of Transgender Brooklyn Resident (November 17, 2011)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
- Uganda: Anti-Gay Bill Is Revived (October 27, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
 Status Undetectable? Not Really! A Blog Entry by Ibrahim (October 27, 2011)
"I know that reversing how detectable my status is can only start within me. I guess my fear of this status is the fear of being rejected and deprived from love that status determines."
From TheBody.com
- Sexual Behaviors and Situational Characteristics of Most Recent Male-Partnered Sexual Event Among Gay and Bisexually Identified Men in the United States (October 25, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
 Farewell Frank Kameny: A Blog Entry by Candace Y.A. Montague (October 13, 2011)
"Frank Kameny, longtime D.C. gay activist and founder of Mattachine Society of Washington -- one of the earliest LGBT rights organizations in the U.S. -- passed away Tuesday from an apparent heart attack."
From TheBody.com
- As House Slashes HIV Funds, Speaker Boehner Triples DOMA Defense Budget (October 5, 2011)
NMAC finds allocation of funds extremely troubling.
From National Minority AIDS Council
- Atlanta, Ga., Hosts National Conference Dedicated to "LGBT Health Equality" (September 16, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
 "Does This Look Like AIDS?": A Blog Entry by Brandon Lacy Campos (September 11, 2011)
"There are those moments in life when an individual opens up his mouth and something so far beyond ridiculous and inappropriate comes out that your first and immediate reaction is to start looking for hidden cameras."
From TheBody.com
- Medical Schools in U.S., Canada Teaching Little About Gay Health (September 9, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Medicare Steps Up Enforcement of Equal Visitation and Representation Rights for Same Sex Partners in Hospitals (September 8, 2011)
From AIDS.gov
- What's Going Wrong With Transgender People and HIV: A Blog Entry by Candace Y.A. Montague (August 30, 2011)
"Although it is difficult to collect data on transgender populations, the numbers that have been found are disheartening. There are several obstacles that keep health educators from truly reaching and helping this population."
From TheBody.com
- California: N2Men Site to Reach GBT Men in South Bay (August 23, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- California: Closure of San Francisco's Queer Asian and Pacific Islander Programs Averted (August 22, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
 A Bisexual, HIV-Positive, Single Father of Five: A Video Blog Entry by Jermaine Wright (August 13, 2011)
"My name is Jermaine Wright and I am a bisexual, HIV-positive, single father of five. If that's not a jaw dropper for ya, I had one of my children while being HIV positive. Here is how it started ..."
From TheBody.com
 Trans Actress Goes From AIDS Street Outreach to Indie Darling (August 9, 2011)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
- Texas: Gay Service Group Gets $2 Million Pledge (August 9, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- California: East L.A. Bienestar a "Safe Zone" for LGBT Latinos (August 1, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Not Today Fred! LGBT Activists Protest Gay Marriage Naysayers (July 25, 2011)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
- Factors Associated With Repeat Syphilis Testing at a Large Urban LGBT Health Clinic: Chicago, IL 2002-2008 (July 25, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- HIV/AIDS Legislation Watch: July 18, 2011 (July 18, 2011)
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- Hate Crimes Against LGBT Americans Increased in 2010, 70 Percent of Those Victims Were People of Color (July 18, 2011)
In Colorlines
 The Homophobic Response to AIDS: A Blog Entry by Aless Piper (July 9, 2011)
"Even with overwhelming evidence that homosexuality is not a mental illness, and certainly not a choice, and also that HIV/AIDS does not discriminate and is not, as previously thought, a gay disease, our politicians continue to make decisions based on the assumption that HIV/AIDS will not and does not happen to upstanding citizens, them, or anyone they know."
From TheBody.com
- HIV/AIDS Activists to Serve as Atlanta Pride 2011 Grand Marshals (July 8, 2011)
From The GA Voice
- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Will Collect Sexual Orientation Data by 2013 (June 29, 2011)
From U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- Always Late to the Party: A Blog Entry by Khafre Abif (June 29, 2011)
From TheBody.com
 Be the Change: A Solidarity Speech (June 29, 2011)
International AIDS Candlelight Memorial, Manila, Philippines, May 27, 2011.
From TheBody.com
- Tea Party Leader Says Anti-Gay Bullying Is "Healthy Peer Pressure" (June 28, 2011)
In LGBTQ Nation
- New Novel About Homophobia and HIV Stigma Hits Shelves (June 27, 2011)
From PRWeb
- Reflecting Upon My Twenty-One Years of Pride (June 27, 2011)
From TheBody.com
- While You're Waiting: Could Marriage Equality Stop AIDS? (June 24, 2011)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
- UN Council Approves Historic Resolution on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (June 20, 2011)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
- With All Eyes on NY Gay Marriage, GENDA Passes in Assembly (June 15, 2011)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
 A Question of Priorities: A Blog Entry by fogcityjohn (June 15, 2011)
From TheBody.com
 Our Pride. Our Community. Our Movement. A Blog Entry by Tree Alexander (June 15, 2011)
From TheBody.com
- New York: City Gets Smart on LGBT Wellness (June 14, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Homophobia and HIV Risk: What's Family Got to Do With It? Part Two (June 14, 2011)
From TheBody.com
- I Am What I Am: A Blog Entry by Aless Piper (June 14, 2011)
From TheBody.com
 Gay Pride Is an Inside Job: A Blog Entry by David Fawcett, Ph.D., L.C.S.W. (June 14, 2011)
From TheBody.com
- Tracy Morgan to GLAAD: "Parents Should Support and Love Their Kids No Matter What" (June 13, 2011)
Russell Simmons and Tracy Morgan speak out for marriage equality. Morgan to meet with GLAAD, LGBT youth and families of LGBT hate crime victims. Morgan to work with GLAAD to speak out in support of LGBT people in Tennessee.
From Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation
- LGBT Bullying, HIV and the "Don't Say Gay" Bill (June 10, 2011)
From TheBody.com
 Homophobia and HIV Risk: What's Family Got to Do With It? Part One (June 9, 2011)
From TheBody.com
- CDC Study: Gay, Bisexual Teens Do Riskier Things (June 7, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
 A Love Letter to the LGBT Community of Newark, New Jersey (June 6, 2011)
From TheBody.com
- In the Life Celebrates Gay Pride Month With a Message of Hope (June 1, 2011)
Gospel choir HIV/AIDS outreach & employment discrimination.
From In The Life
 Stereotypes: Take off Your Blindfold and Look Through My Eyes (June 1, 2011)
From TheBody.com
- Coming in and out of the Closet: A Blog Entry by Ibrahim (June 1, 2011)
From TheBody.com
 Baby I Was Born This Way, But Should it Matter? (June 1, 2011)
From TheBody.com
 Word on the Street: Pride 2011 Edition (June 2011)
From TheBody.com
 The Suicide of "Coming Out": The Politics of Disclosure and Building Young People’s Capacity to "Invite In" (June 1, 2011)
From TheBody.com
- "Hypocrite" Bloomberg Supports Gay Marriage -- But Not LGBT Health (May 26, 2011)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
 CNN Anchor Don Lemon Talks About Being Gay, Black and on TV (May 24, 2011)
From Black AIDS Institute
- Uganda's "Kill the Gays" Bill Stumbles, but Still Not Off the Table (May 24, 2011)
From Black AIDS Institute
- School Bullying Against LGBT Ups HIV Risk (May 23, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- African Gays Under Attack as HIV/AIDS Epidemic Turns 30 (May 19, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- African LGBT Activists Warn Against Cutting Multilateral Aid to Uganda (May 19, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- UN: Homophobic-Based Hate Crimes on Rise (May 18, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Uganda Shelves Anti-Gay Bill (May 17, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Speak Up! Homophobia and Transphobia Are Everyone's Concerns (May 17, 2011)
From U.S. Positive Women's Network
- LGBT Bullying, Suicide and the HIV Connection (May 16, 2011)
In ScienceDaily
- Aid for AIDS International Founder, Jesus Aguais, on Homophobia and LGBT Issues (May 16, 2011)
In Americas Quarterly
- Ugandan Anti-Homosexuality Bill Could Return (May 16, 2011)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
- New Training Program Helps Mental Health Providers Enhance Care for Latinos and the LGBT Community in New Mexico (May 12, 2011)
In Medical News Today
- Malaysia: Outcry as Boys Sent to Anti-Gay Boot Camp (April 26, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- With Friends Like These: Dr. Monica Sweeney's Gift to the Religious Right -- A Blog Entry by fogcityjohn (April 22, 2011)
"I disagree with [Iowa right-winger Bob] Vander Plaats on pretty much everything, but he's spot on when he says that NYC DOHMH is almost taking right-wing talking points in its PSA. And Vander Plaats and his friends on the right could hardly have hoped for a better 'ally' than Monica Sweeney."
From TheBody.com
- What Don't We Know About LGBT Health? The National Institutes of Health Is Asking (April 5, 2011)
From HIV Prevention Justice Alliance
- U.S. Panel Suggests Research Into Causes and Prevalence of Health Issues Facing Gays (April 5, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Report: Doctors Don't Know Enough About LGBT Health (March 31, 2011)
From CNN
- Walmart Gets Better (March 23, 2011)
From MyFabulousDisease.com
- Walmart, the G Word and Internet Activism (March 22, 2011)
From MyFabulousDisease.com
- Stigma and MSM: A Barrier to Prevention (Winter 2010/2011)
To read PDF, click here.
In Achieve, from ACRIA and GMHC
- Speak Out for Safer Sex (Winter 2010/2011)
To read PDF, click here.
In Achieve, from ACRIA and GMHC
- Reaction to the Death of Ugandan LGBT Activist David Kato (January 27, 2011)
From U.S. Department of State
- Stigma as Prevention: The Homophobia Behind a PSA -- A Blog Entry by fogcityjohn (January 27, 2011)
"To understand what I think is wrong with the PSA, one needs to realize that media images of gay men don't exist in a vacuum. Homophobia influences both how straight people see gay men and how we gay men see ourselves."
From TheBody.com
- Hospital Visitation Rights for Same-Sex Partners Now Required by Federal Rules (January 19, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Making Darkness Visible: Seeing the Relationship of Laws, Homophobia, and Suicide -- A Blog Entry by fogcityjohn (November 15, 2010)
If [U.S. political leaders] are serious about combating suicide among our community's youth, then they must devote themselves to the task of dismantling this country's appalling system of legal discrimination against LGBTs.
From TheBody.com
- The HHS Office of HIV/AIDS Policy on Bullying and Teen Suicide: A Blog Entry by Miguel Gomez (October 27, 2010)
From AIDS.gov
- HHS Secretary Addresses Bullying and Teen Suicide (October 15, 2010)
Lists resources for dealing with bullying and preventing suicide in at-risk groups, including gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender youth.
From AIDS.gov
- AIDS Alliance Asks: What Can We All Do About Bullying and Teen Suicides? (October 8, 2010)
From AIDS Alliance for Children, Youth and Families
- You Are Not Alone: A Video Blog Entry by Justin B. Terry-Smith (October 7, 2010)
"Many of these beautiful young people are committing suicide because of bullying in school. I can empathize with this. In middle school I tried to commit suicide because of pressures at school."
From TheBody.com
- In Wake of LGBT Suicides, GMHC Launches Anti-Homophobia Campaign, "I Love My Boo" (October 6, 2010)
From TheBody.com
- What Is Happening to Our Children? (October 6, 2010)
From National Minority AIDS Council
- Fighting Back Hard Against Bullying (October 5, 2010)
From MyFabulousDisease.com
- GMHC Announces Anti-Homophobia Campaign, "I Love My Boo," to Be in NYC (September 27, 2010)
Campaign reaches out to black and Latino gay men.
From Gay Men's Health Crisis
 Personal Perspective: I'm Not Gay (Summer 2010)
To read PDF, click here.
In Achieve, from ACRIA and GMHC
- Malawi President Announces Pardon of Jailed Gay Couple (June 1, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Lambda Legal Releases Health Care Discrimination Survey Results; More Than Half of LGBT and HIV Positive Respondents Report Discrimination (February 4, 2010)
"The results of this survey should shock the conscience of this nation. No one should be turned away or face discrimination when they are sick or seeking medical care."
From Lambda Legal
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