Sexual Abuse & HIV/AIDS
- Trauma Drives HIV Epidemic in Women (April 19, 2012)
From Medical XPress
On TheBodyPRO.com
 Study Finds Past Sexual and Physical Abuse Can Impact Ability to Adhere to Medication (March 20, 2012)
From TheBody.com
On TheBodyPRO.com
- Women, Domestic Violence and HIV (March 2012)
From The Well Project
 What's the Link Between Intimate Partner Violence and HIV? (February 13, 2012)
From U.S. Positive Women's Network
- U.S. Acting to Link Gender-Based Violence, HIV Efforts (December 12, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- PEPFAR's Commitment to Eliminating Gender-Based Violence (November 15, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Together for Girls Partnership: Ending Sexual Violence Against Girls (October 24, 2011)
From AIDS.gov
 This Is What Sexual Abuse Looks Like: Eddie Long and R. Kelly! A Blog Entry by Rae Lewis-Thornton (July 27, 2011)
"Can you imagine a 13-year-old girl idolizing R. Kelly being excited that he chose her to hang out with him, to in the end be sexually abused, taped and urinated on. I wonder what she felt when she walked out of that room. I know what it's like to walk away from abuse and not really understand that you were abused."
From TheBody.com
 The New York Post Is at It Again; This Time It Outs Alleged Victim's HIV Status (May 20, 2011)
Instead of focusing on the alleged rape that the former IMF president may have committed, the newspaper did what it does best: stigmatized HIV and blamed the victim.
From TheBody.com
- The Effect of Early Maltreatment, Victimization and Partner Violence on HIV Risk Behavior Among Homeless Young Adults (April 19, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- South Carolina: Bills Would Test Accused Rapists Sooner for HIV, Hepatitis (April 14, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Friendship, Betrayal and Rape ... A Blog Entry by Rae Lewis-Thornton (April 13, 2011)
"John had set me up. He knew I had not consented to have sex with his best friend. He KNEW. He was WRONG! He made a decision about my body that he had no right to make."
From TheBody.com
 Rape and Domestic Violence Under DADT (Don't Ask, Don't Tell): A Blog Entry by Justin B. Terry-Smith (April 13, 2011)
"In the military I had my ups and downs. ... Even though they knew that I was gay, a lot of my co-workers didn't care. ... All I wanted to do was to serve my country the best way I knew how, until one night that all changed ..."
From TheBody.com
- Stella's Journey (July/August 2010)
From survival to healing.
To read PDF, click here.
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- Lessons From the Frontline (July/August 2010)
Advocates discuss communities at risk.
To read PDF, click here.
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- To Curb HIV/AIDS, Stop Gender-Based Violence, U.S. Government Says (May 18, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Q&A: Dr. Gail Wyatt, Sex Therapist, Expert in Black Women's Sexuality (March 29, 2010)
From Black AIDS Institute
- Gender Inequality and Corrective Rape of Women Who Have Sex With Women (December 2009)
To read PDF, click here.
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
- U.S. Officials Begin Push Against Human Trafficking (November 11, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Abused, Maltreated Kids Have Sex Earlier: Study (August 13, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
On TheBodyPRO.com
- Sexual Abuse Puts Gay Men at Greater Risk for HIV, Study Says (July 1, 2009)
From aidsmap.com
- This Positive Life: An Interview With Lois Crenshaw (March 24, 2009)
From TheBody.com
- Forced Sex Poses Five Times the HIV Risk Compared to Consensual Sex (August 5, 2008)
In The XVII International AIDS Conference, from TheBodyPRO.com
- High Rates of Sexual Abuse in Hawaii -- Particularly in Indigenous Population (August 5, 2008)
In The XVII International AIDS Conference, from TheBodyPRO.com
- Surviving Abuse -- and Taking Care of Yourself: A Therapist Gives Strategies for Healing (May/June 2005)
To read PDF, click here.
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- Does a History of Trauma Contribute to HIV Risk for Women of Color? Implications for Prevention and Policy (April 25, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Florida Governor Jeb Bush Signs Victim Rights Bill (April 23, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Childhood Sexual Abuse and Risk Behaviors Among Men at High Risk for HIV Infection (February 11, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Rape of Girls in South Africa (February 4, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Men, Too, Can Be Victims (December 2001/January 2002)
The complex issues surrounding sexual assault for male victims.
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles
- Abused Women at Higher Risk for HIV Infection (October 2001)
In HEPP News, from Brown Medical School
- Dating Violence Against Adolescent Girls and Associated Substance Use, Unhealthy Weight Control, Sexual Risk Behavior, Pregnancy, and Suicidality (August 7, 2001)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Gay/Bisexual Men Who Were Sexually Abused as Children More Likely to Engage in Unsafe Sex, Study Finds (May 7, 2001)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Domestic Violence and Childhood Abuse in HIV-Infected Women and Women at Risk for HIV (PDF) (April 2000)
[Archived Article]
From American Journal of Public Health
- Childhood Sexual Abuse as an HIV Risk Factor in Women (July/August 1997)
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
- HIV Risk Linked to Womens' Sexual Rights (Fall 1996)
In Women Alive Newsletter, from Women Alive
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