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NYC’s Leather Daddy HIV Czar Is Going to the CDC—And Advocates Nationwide Are Thrilled
Demetre Daskalakis, M.D., who led New York City through seven years of bold programs that made the city’s HIV rates plunge, will take his prevention vision national starting Dec. 21.
As the Trump Era Ends, HIV Activists Need to Go Big or Go Home
In this kind of environment, sticking to our business-as-usual HIV advocacy isn’t going to be enough, argues contributing editor and longtime activist Kenyon Farrow.
Remembering Rusti Miller-Hill, Whose Life Spanned Multiple Women’s Movements
“She just didn’t know how many people she touched, and helped, and made feel good.”
Trump’s Leaving, But Health Care Challenges Remain. Where Do We Go From Here?
We checked in with some top advocates about why (and how) the HIV community must continue to mobilize in the face of an undecided Senate majority and an uncertain future for health care in the U.S.
A Longtime Philadelphia HIV Agency Is Also Trying to Curb Gun Violence
Philadelphia FIGHT teamed up with fellow anti-incarceration program MANN-UP to give cash in exchange for guns and bullets, no questions asked.
Remembering Joyce Wallace, M.D., Early HIV/AIDS Doctor and Crusader for NYC Sex Workers
Wallace founded FROST’D, whose mobile van brought “streetwalkers” condoms, HIV testing, clean needles, health care—and compassion.
People Living With HIV Must Vote—Now More Than Ever
The Affordable Care Act, Medicaid expansion, access to reproductive health services, the price of medication, and even COVID-19 are all on the ballot.
Meet the South African Nurse Living With HIV Who Inadvertently Sparked a Global Anti-Stigma Movement
Angela Motsusi created the hashtag #NormalizingHIVChallenge on a whim—and watched it catch fire in a matter of days.
Anti-Stigma “I Can Give U” Campaign Takes Social Media by Storm
This DIY PSA campaign has spread internationally, telling the world about the wonderful things people with HIV can give, while successful treatment allows them to not give HIV.
The Affordable Care Act Has Helped Us Folks With HIV in So Many Ways—but It’s Once Again Imperiled
If Amy Coney Barrett, Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, is seated before Nov. 10, it could mean the end of the health law that has benefited us on multiple levels.