Tim Murphy
Contributing EditorTim Murphy, based in Brooklyn, has been writing about HIV/AIDS for 25 years, for publications and organizations including TheBody, TheBodyPro, POZ, New York Magazine, The Nation, Housing Works, and Lambda Legal. He is the author of the 1980s New York City AIDS saga Christodora and the new novel Correspondents, which is set between two families in Boston, Beirut, and Baghdad during the years of the U.S. invasion of Iraq.
Latest by Tim Murphy
Prince George's County Steps Out of D.C.'s Shadow to Address HIV
It may be suburbia, but Prince George's County HIV service providers are hard at work fighting poverty-related health risks and expanding sexual health education.
Fighting a Rising HIV Epidemic Among Latino Gay and Bisexual Men in Phoenix
Fear of retaliation from Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is complicating the already-tricky business of HIV prevention in Arizona's Maricopa county, the fastest-growing county in America.
In Post-Katrina New Orleans, HIV Rates Have Fallen While PrEP and HIV Care Have Increased
Poverty, stigma and racial health disparities drive HIV rates that are among the nation's highest. But expanded Medicaid and PrEP access seem to have contributed to a recent drop in new cases.
In the Bible Belt, Memphis HIV Advocates Work Against Religious Stigma, Poverty, and Miseducation
"We still have people here who think you can get HIV from a toilet seat, and families who make HIV-positive members eat on the porch on Thanksgiving. They've heard that you can't get HIV that way, but for some reason they don't believe it."
Indianapolis HIV Service Providers Persevere Amid Stigma and Lack of Funding
In conservative Central Indiana, this LGBTQ-run agency transcended its repressive origins and helps people with HIV who are discriminated against at other local institutions.
HIV and the Charlotte Metro Area: What You Need to Know
In North Carolina, Greater Charlotte is booming, but income disparity, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids on immigrants, and spread-out service providers all create challenges to reversing HIV rates.
Happy Fourth Birthday to Facebook's HIV Long Term Survivors Group! Here's a Chat With Its Founder
Diagnosed in 1985, Jesus Heberto Guillen Solis has created a digital community for 5,000 people living with HIV/AIDS ... and counting.
San Antonio Is Making Gains Toward Viral Suppression
Using a one-stop-shop model of care and wraparound services, this organization makes sure clients don't have to travel to multiple centers to get their needs met.
Injection Drugs Enhance a Surge of HIV Along the Ohio River
Caracole, an HIV/AIDS services provider in Cincinnati, has responded to a spike in HIV there by expanding harm reduction, housing, and pre-exposure prophylaxis.
Longtime HIV Survivor Reminisces About the Atlanta Buyers Club
Christopher Harris recently shared his compelling story with StoryCorps. He gave us a taste of the uncut version.