Discrimination Against People With HIV Is Illegal. Here's What to Do if It Happens to You
If you've been the target of HIV-related discrimination, know you are not alone. There are laws to protect you, and people and organizations prepared to help. Understand your rights and use these tips to take action.
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University of Michigan President Draws Students’ Ire After Harmful HIV Rhetoric
Students demand a public apology, closure of the school until safety protocols can be implemented, and a place at the planning table for marginalized communities.
How an HIV Long-Term Survivor Sued an NYC Cosmetic Surgeon for Refusal of Service—And Won
The Americans with Disabilities Act prohibits providers from turning away patients based on their HIV status. When it happened to veteran HIV activist Mark Milano, he fought back.
HIV and STI Disclosure When It’s Not Your Status to Share
If you have questions about whether or not you should disclose someone’s status, the answer is don’t do it.
Sex Work Has Moved From IRL to URL
Already hurt by the closing of Backpage and other sites where they could practice sex work safely, sex workers face all new challenges under COVID isolation.
Artist Devin N. Morris Explores COVID and Isolation Through His Art
Today there are many Black queer artists creating in isolation, consciously (or not) documenting their progression through this pandemic where previous generations couldn’t.
Thailand Has Lost One of Its Fiercest HIV and Drug-Policy Activists
Friends and fellow activists remember Suwan Arjwichai, who helped power the Thai Drug Users Network.
Did a Racial Power Imbalance Lead to a Pair of Firings at a Michigan HIV Agency?
CARES is among many nonprofits serving people of color but with mainly white leadership. When and how will that change?
Being a Gay, HIV-Positive Mayor of a Small Town: New Film Documents an Activist's Rise in the Trump Era
Sean Strub founded the HIV publication POZ and the advocacy group The Sero Project. Now he's showcased in a documentary that tells the story of how he became the mayor of Milford, Pennsylvania.
With COVID-19, Much Like HIV, Stigma Kills Prevention Efforts
"If you couple two things together enough, let’s say disease prevention and shame, eventually people are going to avoid the former in order to not feel the latter."
New Book Analyzes the AIDS Epidemic as a ‘Distribution of Crises’
‘AIDS and the Distribution of Crises’ looks beyond biomedicine for the end of the epidemic.