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Who are the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence? Get to know the nuns of drag
Discover the extraordinary world of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, an order of queer nuns dedicated to activism through the art of drag performances.
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Bob the Drag Queen & Monet X Change: How NYC drag queens helped revolutionize queer health care
During the AIDS epidemic, drag queens united the community and provided a model for health activism that endures to this day.
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Raif Derrazi on how knowing his HIV status (and the gym) transformed his life
Raif Derrazi has been living with HIV for more than a decade now, and he has responded to his diagnosis in a remarkable way: by remaking not just his body but his emotional life.
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President Biden honors “all those we have lost” in 40 years of the HIV/AIDS epidemic
Biden took action by naming a new White House Director of National AIDS Policy, reviving a position & office that Trump had left vacant during his term.
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People living with HIV in New York will soon be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine
“We’re committed to vaccinating vulnerable populations that have suffered the most as we distribute a strictly limited supply of vaccines,” Gov. Andrew Cuomo said.
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Cynthia Nixon says Black Lives Matter movement reminds her of HIV activism from the 90s
Both HIV/AIDS and Black Lives Matter activists worked “to seize the world’s attention and demand an enormous change,” the actress and once-political hopeful said.
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Republicans are very good at making epidemics much worse than they should be
In dealing with the coronavirus, Trump & the GOP are repeating the Reagan administration’s terrible response to the AIDS epidemic.
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Today is World AIDS Day. The Trump Administration is erasing LGBTQ people – but we won’t
Despite the Administration’s effort to pretend they don’t, LGBTQ people with HIV and AIDS continue to fight for us and inspire us all.
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Frank Ocean’s ‘homage’ party to ’80s club scene doesn’t sit well with LGBTQ community
Being one of the world’s most successful LGBTQ entertainers didn’t make the singer immune to heavy criticism from his own community.
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Politicians are asking the feds to ‘break the patent’ on PrEP to make it more widely available
Because the drug was developed using federal funds, the National Institute of Health has the option of breaking the patent and allowing generic versions to come to market.