Tag Archives: HIV/AIDS

GLAAD & GMHC Call On NYC To Yank Graphic New HIV Prevention Ad

GLAAD and the Gay Men’s Health Crisis are calling on New York City to cease airing an HIV prevention ad that the groups says is “sensationalist and stigmatizing.” The PSA, which is intended to encourage condom usage among gay and bisexual men, claims that those with HIV face a higher risk of bone loss, dementia, and anal cancer. While older …

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David Cameron For World AIDS Day

I missed this message from Britain’s Prime Minister yesterday. “We have made a lot of progress in fighting HIV and AIDS so far and I believe that by working together, we can help reduce the stigma, reduce the number of new infections and enable those living with HIV to lead full productive and happy lives.”

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A Day With HIV In America

Via press release: POSITIVELY AWARE, a leading magazine devoted to HIV treatment, today announced that “A Day With HIV In America,” a photo essay published in the new November/December 2010 issue of the print magazine, is viewable online, tying in with World AIDS Day on December 1. Taken in cities and towns around the country on September 21, 2010, this …

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Kim Kardashian Is Dead

In one of the strangest World AIDS Day campaigns ever seen, Kim Kardashian (who is famous for something, apparently) and artists such as Lady Gaga, Ryan Seacrest, and Justin Timberlake are declaring their “digital deaths” and refusing to use Twitter or Facebook until they’ve raised a million dollars. The money goes to Alicia Keys’ Keep A Child Alive Foundation.

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HIV Drug Effective In PrEP Study

A just-released pre-exposure prophylactics (PreEP) study reveals that taking the HIV drug Truvada once a day reduces the incidence of HIV infection by about 44%. The result was even better among men who were the most compliant about taking the drug every day. The drugs tenofovir and emtricitabine, packaged as a once-daily pill and sold in drugstores as Truvada, reduced …

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Former GLAAD Head Neil Giuliano To Lead San Francisco AIDS Foundation

Former GLAAD president Neil Giuliano has been hired to head the San Francisco AIDS Foundation. Giuliano replaces former SFAF CEO Mark Cloutier, who left in January to “work on federal and state health policy reform.” Via press release: “Neil is an experienced leader, broadly respected for bringing people and communities together and for his collaborative approach to solving tough problems,” …

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NYC: Openly Gay State Sen. Tom Duane Among Those Arrested At AIDS Protest

Openly gay and openly HIV+ New York state Sen. Tom Duane was arrested along with several other AIDS activists in a protest at City Hall tonight. The act of civil disobedience was meant to draw attention to a housing bill that was vetoed by the governor earlier this year. The bill would insure that poor people living with HIV/ AIDS …

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Chicago’s LGBT Health Center Facing Closure Over Financial Mismanagement

Chicago’s Howard Brown Center, which provides health services to the city’s LGBT community, is facing closure over alleged financial mismanagement by the organization’s top officers. The Chicago Tribune reports: Jamal Edwards — who was appointed president and CEO of Howard Brown in June after two top executives were dismissed — said the Lakeview-based center needs to raise $500,000 before the …

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Obama to Connecticut AIDS Hecklers: Why Do You Think This Is A Useful Strategy?

The president’s speech was interrupted by AIDS hecklers at a stop in Connecticut yesterday, prompting him to address them directly. ‘Let me just say this,’ he said, addressing the hecklers. ‘You’ve been appearing at every rally we’ve been doing. ‘We’re funding global Aids,’ he continued defensively. ‘And the other [Republican] side is not. ‘So I don’t know why you think …

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Condom Users Will NOT Be Raptured!

Don’t be fooled by sexy Satan and his jumbo Magnums!

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President Obama Heckled By AIDS Protesters At New York City Fundraiser

President Obama’s speech to a Democratic fundraiser in New York City was interrupted last night by hecklers pushing for increased funding for HIV/AIDS programs. Obama halted his prepared remarks several times to respond. Activists yelled slogans and held signs aloft reading “Obama broken promises KILL.” Supporters of the president tried to drown them out with shouts of “O-bam-a! O-bam-a!” The …

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POLL: Two-Thirds Of American Gay Men Support HIV Transmission Laws

According to a poll published today on AIDSmap.com, two-thirds of American gay men support laws that make it illegal for HIV-positive people to have unprotected anal sex without disclosing their status. The pollsters recruited 1725 gay men via social network sites. “Believing that it should be illegal was associated with HIV-negative or unknown status, less education, having a non-gay sexual …

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NEW YORK: AIDS Activists Protest Gov. Paterson Over Housing Bill Veto

AIDS activists protested outside the Manhattan office of Gov. David Paterson today over his reneging on a pledge to support a bill that would cap the rents of people with AIDS at 30% of their income. Via press release from Housing Works: Paterson had agreed to sign the 30 percent rent cap bill in both 2009 and 2010, but went …

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Oprah To Revisit 1987 AIDS Episode

Towleroad tips us that on today’s episode of Oprah, she will revisit her 1987 episode about AIDS stigma and examine how attitudes have changed in 23 years.

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Researchers Make HIV Breakthrough With Existing FDA-Approved Meds

Scientists at the University of Minnesota believe that two existing FDA-approved cancer medications may work jointly to eliminate HIV infections. The two drugs, decitabine and gemcitabine — both FDA approved and currently used in pre-cancer and cancer therapy — were found to eliminate HIV infection in the mouse model by causing the virus to mutate itself to death — an …

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LOS ANGELES: Latino AIDS Memorial Vandalized With Yellow Paint

Karen Ocamb reports that the Wall Las Memorias in Los Angeles has been splashed with yellow paint by unknown vandals. The Wall Las Memorias – an inspirational art project dedicated as a Latino AIDS monument on World AIDS Day in 2004 – has been vandalized. Apparently a mother went to see the name of her son on the Wall in …

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Study Claims Using HIV Meds As Preventive To Infection Is Safe For Negative Gay Men

A study released at the AIDS 2010 conference in Vienna claims that using widely-prescribed HIV medications as a preventive for new infections (PrEP) is safe for HIV-negative men who have sex with men. Please note that effectiveness in preventing infection results have not yet been released on this study. Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) with tenofovir (found in Viread, Truvada and Atripla) …

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PhoboQuotable – Wendy Wright

“HIV/AIDS is transmitted through actions — not by the economy. HIV/AIDS is clearly more prevalent among the homosexual community and the homosexual community as a whole is [wealthier] than the average American. And so this study seems to want to manipulate people’s views in order to direct attention away from the causes of HIV/AIDS — the actions by which they …

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VIENNA: Annie Lennox Talks About Her “HIV POSITIVE” Shirt At AIDS 2010

JMG reader and very funny guy Mark S. King is covering the AIDS 2010 conference in Vienna for TheBody.com. In the below clip, he asks Annie Lennox about her frequently-worn “HIV POSITIVE” t-shirt. Subscribe to Mark’s daily video reports from the conference. RELATED: You may recall Mark from this hilarious video by his alter-ego, Anita Mann.

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CANADA: Widespread HAART Treatment Reduces New HIV Infections

A new study just published in British Columbia suggests that a very effective way to prevent new HIV infections may be to put all pozzers on HAART therapy. A new study conducted in British Columbia has found that the infection rate in the province has been halved since 1996 by the widespread adoption of HAART, researchers reported online Sunday in …

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