Transgender People & HIV/AIDS
Articles
- Ten Things Transgender Persons Should Discuss With Their Health Care Providers (Regularly Updated)
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From Gay and Lesbian Medical Association
- More Research Needed Into How Transgender Persons in Asia, Pacific Affected by HIV, Stigma, Report Says (May 17, 2012)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Join the Fight! Trans Women at AIDS 2012! (May 16, 2012)
From U.S. Positive Women's Network
 The White House Hosts Conference in Atlanta on HIV/AIDS in LGBT Communities (April 26, 2012)
From AIDS United
- 3 More Days! Call for MSM and Transgender Abstracts NOT Accepted at AIDS 2012 (April 2012)
From Global Forum on MSM & HIV
- Pennsylvania: Getting Clean (March 27, 2012)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- 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
 Sexual Rights of HIV-Positive Transwomen (February 13, 2012)
From U.S. Positive Women's Network
- Cuomo's State of the State Short on Justice for Transgender New Yorkers (January 5, 2012)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
- Chicago Transgender Activist Dies (November 23, 2011)
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- Trans Community Remembers Lives Lost on "Day of Remembrance" (November 22, 2011)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
- Housing Works Sues Phoenix House on Behalf of Transgender Brooklyn Resident (November 17, 2011)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
- Gottfried "Disappointed" in Gov's Medicaid Team Over Transgender Proposal (November 3, 2011)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
 The Double Burden of Being Black and Transgender in America (October 20, 2011)
From TheBody.com
- In Defense of Basic Health Care for Transgender New Yorkers (October 18, 2011)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
- Action Alert: Tell Gov. Cuomo to Consider Transgender Medicaid Proposal (October 3, 2011)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
- Religiosity as a Protective Factor Against HIV Risk Among Young Transgender Women (September 21, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
 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
- Breaking: HIV PJA Calls for Transgender Justice at Prevention Conference (August 14, 2011)
From HIV Prevention Justice Alliance
- From Colorlines.com: 70 Percent of Anti-LGBT Murder Victims Are People of Color (August 12, 2011)
From Black AIDS Institute
- HIV Among Transgender People (August 12, 2011)
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From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Latina Transgender Beauty Queens Raise Awareness for HIV/AIDS (June 28, 2011)
In Colorlines
- At Pride 2011, a Push for Transgender Rights (June 27, 2011)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
- The 10th Anniversary of the Trans Health Conference (June 23, 2011)
From HIV Prevention Justice Alliance
- MSMGF Welcomes First-Ever WHO Guidelines on HIV Prevention for Gay Men and Transgender People (June 21, 2011)
Guidelines examine effectiveness of available interventions, emphasize human rights approach.
From Global Forum on MSM & HIV
- Addressing the UN, Haitian AIDS Activist Criticizes Its Neglect of Housing, Transgender Issues (June 13, 2011)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
- Safer Sex: Study Examines Sexual Communication in Transgender Community (June 2, 2011)
In EurekaAlert!
- Transgender Confab Looks at Health Services (May 25, 2011)
In The Windy City Times
- Hateful Words From DC Writer Keeps Stigma and Ignorance Going: A Blog Entry by Candace Y.A. Montague (May 3, 2011)
"Ms. Polis is a transgender female, assigned as a male at birth but she obviously identifies herself as a female. Referring to her with the wrong pronouns is outright disrespectful. It creates the same kind of inflammation as a white man calling a black man 'boy' does."
From TheBody.com
- Highlights From the National Transgender Health Summit (April 25, 2011)
From AIDS.gov
- Maryland: City Seeks to Reach Those at Risk of HIV Infection in Unconventional Ways (April 22, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- House/Ball Culture and Adolescent African-American Transgender Persons and Men Who Have Sex With Men: A Synthesis of the Literature (April 22, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Mister Cee's Arrest Should Spark Talk of Sex Work, Not Hysteria (April 12, 2011)
From Black AIDS Institute
- Report: Doctors Don't Know Enough About LGBT Health (March 31, 2011)
From CNN
- Working with the Community to Reduce New HIV Infections Among Gay and Bisexual Men and Transgender Women (March 25, 2011)
From AIDS.gov
- Video: New York Remembers Chloe Dzubilo, Trans Rebel With a Cause (March 14, 2011)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
- California: Struggling Clinic Looks to City for Funds (March 11, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Video: At MoMA Show, Transgender Models Storm Runway (March 10, 2011)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
- New Report Highlights Impact of Transgender Discrimination on HIV and Health (February 16, 2011)
From TheBody.com
- New York State Supreme Court Backs Law Prohibiting Transgender Discrimination (January 24, 2011)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
- Cuomo Reissues Order Protecting Transgender Employees, but Questions Linger (January 4, 2011)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
- Transgender Health: Submit an Abstract by Jan. 31 for National Summit in April (January 4, 2011)
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From Center of Excellence for Transgender Health at UCSF
- Focus on the Transgender Community: Interview With Bamby Salcedo (December 14, 2010)
From AIDS.gov
- Stigma and Violence Against Gay Men and Transgender People Cited as Major Barrier to HIV Prevention and Treatment (December 7, 2010)
In-depth interviews from around the world add to growing evidence that human rights violations play a central role in the spread of HIV.
From Global Forum on MSM & HIV
 Misunderstood Communities: Building Bridges Between "Them" and "Us" (November 21, 2010)
From TheBody.com
- Honoring the Dead by Making Schools a Safe and Supportive Environment for Transgender Youth (November 19, 2010)
From Learning Rights Law Center
- Demand That the CDC Reach Out to Transgender Youth (October 19, 2010)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
 HIV Frontlines: In Newark, N.J., an HIV/AIDS Advocate Finds New Ways to Reach LGBT African Americans (October 18, 2010)
A conversation with Gary Paul Wright.
In HIV Frontlines, from TheBody.com
- In Wake of LGBT Suicides, GMHC Launches Anti-Homophobia Campaign, "I Love My Boo" (October 6, 2010)
From TheBody.com
- A Reflection on USCA's Coverage of and Dialogue on Transgender Issues (September 22, 2010)
From U.S. Positive Women's Network
- Sexual Risk Taking Among Transgender Male-to-Female Youths With Different Partner Types (August 26, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- How to Transform HIV Prevention (Summer 2010)
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In Achieve, from ACRIA and GMHC
- Victories for Transgender Advocates; Next Up -- Passing GENDA (June 23, 2010)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
- After a Chaotic Vote and Debate, a GENDA Setback (June 8, 2010)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
- What Is Pride, Really? (June 1, 2010)
From TheBody.com
- GENDA Has Enough Votes to Pass NYS Senate; Join June 1 Lobby Day! (May 26, 2010)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
- GENDA's Vote Count Keeps Looking Better (March 25, 2010)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
- Transgender Health and HIV (Summer/Fall 2009)
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In Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS, from San Francisco AIDS Foundation
- Asia-Pacific: Transgenders Assert Identity at AIDS Meeting (August 17, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Sexual Minorities More Likely to Seek Mental Health Services, Study Finds (August 14, 2009)
Greater levels of discrimination, stress may be factors, researchers say.
From University of California-Los Angeles
- Trans Justice Now! (July 1, 2009)
Hundreds gather in support of transgender rights, target HRA feet-dragging; GENDA update (or lack thereof).
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
- Bali White Inspires (June 15, 2009)
Comptroller Thompson bestows LGBT Pride award on transgender Housing Works staffer.
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
- Transgender People, Hormonal Therapy and HIV Treatment Interaction (December 2008)
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In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
- Safer Sex Post-SRS: A Brave New World, Indeed (July/August 2008)
Answers to questions about sexual safety after sex reassignment surgery.
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- A Transgender Therapy Primer (July/August 2008)
Basic information for hormonal treatment and drug interaction.
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- We All Balance Both Genders Within, Columnist Says (July/August 2008)
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- Policing Gender and Sexuality (July/August 2008)
Transgender sex workers, HIV and justice.
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- Transgender Health Expert Explores HIV in Transgender Communities (July/August 2008)
A leading expert on HIV in the transgender community explains why there's more work to be done.
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- Transgender Therapy and HIV (July/August 2008)
Two complicated conditions rolled into one.
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- The Invisible (July/August 2008)
A quick look at the HIV/AIDS epidemic in a group often overlooked.
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- Testifying to the Transgender Experience (July 3, 2008)
Congress holds first-ever hearing on trans discrimination.
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
- Trans Canada (Spring 2008)
Many transgendered men and women face unique challenges that make them highly vulnerable to violence, mental illness, substance abuse, poverty and HIV infection. Now, a growing number of specialized programs are working to support one of society's most marginalized communities.
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In The Positive Side, from Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange
- Don't Mess With These Girls: Transgendered HIVers Fight Back (August 2004)
Rebecca Minnich describes some of the mistreatment that transgendered people face when trying to get medical care.
In POZ
- It's All About Gender -- Discrimination (Spring 2004)
Matt Kailey describes the homophobia -- and "transphobia" -- he faced in his transition from heterosexual woman to "gay" man.
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In Resolute!, from PWA Coalition Colorado
- As Trans People, Do We Create Our Own Barriers to Health? (Summer 2003)
In Resolute!, from PWA Coalition Colorado
- On Parade (May 2003)
A poem about GLBT Pride parades, by James Pergola.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
- March, Rally, Party! (May 2003)
[Archived Article]
A guide to June 2003 GLBT Pride events in the N.Y.-N.J.-Conn. area.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
- Pride and Prejudice (May 2003)
A psychologist answers the question: "What do I do if I want to go to a GLBT Pride parade, but I'm disturbed by the participants' behavior?".
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
- The Changing Face of Pride (May 2003)
[Archived Article]
The history of Gay Pride marches, from Stonewall to the new millennium.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
- Transgender Resource Center Opens in Seattle (February 18, 2003)
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In STEP Ezine, from Seattle Treatment Education Project
- Transitioning Our Shelters (PDF) (2003)
A guide to making homeless shelters safe for transgender people.
From National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
- A Walker Between Two Worlds (December 2002)
The story of Johnny, an HIV-positive, part-Navajo, part-Apache "nadleeh" -- or transgendered person.
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles
- Boston: Especially Shunned, Especially Vulnerable -- Fighting HIV by Reaching Out to Transgender Prostitutes (October 21, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Fact Sheet: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Youth Issues (April/May 2001)
[Archived Article]
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In SIECUS Report, from Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States
- The Transgender Community at the World AIDS Conference (September/October 2000)
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- Transgender Positive (November 1996)
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
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