The United States Says It'll End Its HIV Epidemic. We're Watching.
We're telling the stories of the people and places that will be profoundly affected by the "Ending the HIV Epidemic" plan as it unfolds, and seeking to answer the question: Can this plan truly end HIV transmission in the U.S.?
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After Years as a Top City for HIV Diagnoses, Baton Rouge Advocates Are Cautiously Hopeful
"Yes, the numbers are going down, but don't get too excited."
To 'End the HIV Epidemic,' Activists Demand Officials Involve Community in Planning
In a sign of growing frustration with the rollout of the federal Ending the HIV Epidemic plan, dozens of activists stormed the U.S. Conference on AIDS (USCA) opening plenary session on Sept. 5.
Oakland's HIV Epidemic Is a Tale of Two Cities
In a gentrifying city in the shadow of wealthy San Francisco, HIV service providers think of everything -- housing, food assistance, a spiritual community, and electrolysis -- they need to meet people's needs.
Get Ready for the Inaugural Southern HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
Advocates across the South are coming together to fight disparities that leave many southerners vulnerable to HIV.
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.
There's a Rocky Road Ahead for Trump's Plan to End the HIV/AIDS Epidemic
Timothy Hinkhouse, an incarcerated HIV-positive AIDS activist, argues that more resources should go toward finding a cure.
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.