Africa

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  HIV epidemic is ‘coming under control’ in the country with highest prevalence

  Tuesday, July 25, 2017

  The gains are at risk, however, as the White House's proposed budget would reduce funding by about $1 billion to PEPFAR, which supports anti-retroviral therapy for millions of people.

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  Why did Baptists reject this Texas pastor’s condemnation of white supremacists?

  Monday, June 19, 2017

  Dwight McKissic wanted the Southern Baptist Convention to condemn white nationalism, white supremacy, and the alt-right.

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  George W. Bush attacks Trump over HIV/AIDS funding

  Sunday, April 9, 2017

  The former president wrote a column asking Trump not to cut funding to one of the few positive aspects of his legacy.

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  ‘Two maidens’ of Pompeii have male DNA, now ‘gay lovers’

  Sunday, April 9, 2017

  The media highlights the possibility that two men holding each other in Pompeii 2000 years ago were "gay lovers."

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  Outrageous: Trump wants to cut $300 million in HIV/AIDS funding

  Wednesday, March 29, 2017

  The White House sent a document to Congress asking for funding cuts that could drastically harm people's access to life-saving medications.

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  This transgender immigrant’s message of love is what we need right now

  Tuesday, March 21, 2017

  The music video by actor, singer and activist Rizi has gone viral with more than 1 million views.

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  CoverGirl’s new cover boy fires off racist tweet and bizarre apology

  Saturday, February 18, 2017

  The tweet, which has since been deleted, joked about Africa being a disease-ridden place where he may catch Ebola.

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  Africans fail to block UN plan for global investigation of anti-LGBTQ violence

  Monday, November 21, 2016

  African nations tried and failed to stop a U.N. team that is working to overcome violence and discrimination against LGBTQ people.

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  African nations seek to stop UN from policing anti-LGBT violence, discrimination

  Saturday, November 5, 2016

  African nations are seeking to initially suspend and then get rid of the first U.N. independent expert charged with investigating violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

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  Kim Davis’ lawyer defends antigay pastor accused of crimes against humanity

  Friday, September 9, 2016

  Mat Staver of Liberty Counsel is representing an anti-LGBTQ preacher who's being sued for supporting criminalization of homosexuality in Uganda.

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