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The Guard Is Changing at the Nation’s Biggest LGBTQ Youth Shelter
Carl Siciliano and Alex Roque talk about the first leadership turnover at New York City’s Ali Forney Center since its 2002 founding.
For Black New Yorkers, HIV Progress Is Challenged by Housing Costs and Trump Anti-Immigrant Policies
Despite the Big Apple’s HIV rates falling for everyone, Black New Yorkers still are the most vulnerable.
This St. Louis–Based HIV Activist Uses Her Own Story to Make HIV Have ‘Meaning Behind the Numbers’
Positive Women’s Network-USA member and founder of Kneeshe Speaks, Kneeshe Parkinson, talks about the importance of connection, women, and telling our stories.
One of the Early ‘Foot Soldiers’ of HIV Activism Discusses Mobilizing in Black St. Louis
St. Louis–based advocate and educator Joan Ferguson talks about HIV work then and now.
After Losing a Mother and Two Sisters From HIV, This Woman Became an Advocate for Others
“I’ve walked beside them, so I can recognize the struggles, and maybe I can help make the walk easier.”
This Black Museum Leader Is Using Art and Storytelling to Uncover St. Louis’ HIV History
“I want our stories told, even though I know that not all of them are great or are about uplift and accomplishments.”
South Side Chicago Organization Puts a Family Touch on HIV Treatment and PrEP Adherence Support
With a “for us, by us” approach, Brothers Health Collective reaches a community often missed by larger organizations.
In Tampa Bay, PrEP and U=U Education Are Needed Most for Young Men of Color and Transgender Women
“PrEP is our number-one priority, but it’s not easy. There’s a lot of misconceptions and misinformation out there.”
OK, so We Deeply Dislike Donald. What Do We Do Now?
In this op-ed, contributing editor Charles Sanchez breaks down the pros and cons of the Democratic field and explains why he’s settled on his current choice.
Affordable Housing and Injection Drug Use Crises Make HIV Success Unequal in San Francisco
While the city has become a global model that ending the HIV epidemic is possible, the impact of the tech boom has created problems for the city’s most marginalized residents.