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CDC reports on World AIDS Day that HIV still hurts gay & bi men more than others
The CDC found that 66% of new HIV infections in 2019 occurred in gay and bisexual men, and queer men of color are particularly hard-hit.
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House Democrats call for release of trans & HIV positive detainees from ICE facilities
Under Biden, ICE policy now calls for releasing pregnant people and families detained together. House members and advocates want that same consideration for trans people and people living with HIV.
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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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Doctors “forgot” to tell a man he had tested HIV positive for 23 years
It wasn’t until the veteran was admitted to a non-VA hospital and was diagnosed with AIDS that he found out he is HIV positive.
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Pride in Pictures: Living on
Mark has attended more Pride events than most people may have had a chance to – and he’s not slowing down, either.
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Employee fired for publishing man’s name & HIV status in misleading report
CBS published (then deleted) an article that made it seem that HIV could be spread through saliva. Even worse – the police officers that supplied the info are still promoting that as fact.
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Donald Trump Jr. insinuates HIV+ people offer nothing but death
The son of the President went out of his way to promote stigma around HIV-positive people which has long been false.
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HIV diagnoses drop drastically across New York City, undetectable designations increase
Transgender people, and men who have sex with men and use needles, are the only demographics that saw an increase in HIV cases.
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Doctors perform first HIV+ organ donation transplant
“Society perceives me, and people like me, as people who bring death,” the kidney donor said. “And I can’t figure out any better way to show that people like me can bring life.”
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This man is HIV positive. And he’s almost 100.
“The Lisbon Patient” is perhaps the oldest person in the world living with HIV.