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Commentary
Activism doesn’t need to be peaceful. Larry Kramer taught us that.
Neither Marsha P. Johnson nor Larry Kramer protested “the right way,” but we look back on them as heroes.
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Commentary
Larry Kramer taught us to grow up, fight for our rights & be proud of being gay
His words in the aftermath of George W. Bush’s reelection are just as necessary today.
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News (USA)
Iconic gay activist Larry Kramer passes away at 84
Susan Sontag once called him “one of America’s most valuable troublemakers.”
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Health and Wellness
New, long-acting PrEP injection found to effectively prevent HIV transmission
A major clinical trial shows getting a shot every other month can be just as effective as taking a daily pill.
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Commentary
People were dying faster than we could funeralize during the AIDS pandemic. It’s happening again.
And, once again, African American women have been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Health and Wellness
HIV transmission rates are down because of stay-at-home orders
An HIV organization wants to use stay-at-home orders “to literally interrupt an epidemic (or two).”
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News (USA)
Anthony Fauci gives tacit OK to hook ups during the pandemic
Just like with HIV, if you want to get intimate with someone, “well, then that’s your choice regarding a risk.”
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Commentary
Congress cheated DC out of coronavirus aid. Now it’s becoming a hotspot.
You’d think Mike Pence would have learned a lesson after he botched a viral outbreak in Indiana.
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Politics
Anthony Fauci calls out “extraordinary stigma” gays face while standing right in front of Mike Pence
Fauci praised LGBTQ people’s “strength and activism” during the HIV epidemic as Pence loomed over his left shoulder.
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Commentary
Stop comparing the response to coronavirus to the early response to AIDS. It’s insulting.
There is no comparison to a new viral outbreak that might kill people society actually values, like your grandmother and her friends in the nursing home.
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Commentary
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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Commentary
Republican reneging on the social contract in times of crisis breeds disaster
As retroviruses attack and compromise society, Donald Trump attacks and compromises vital institutions of the body politic. Unfortunately, he has not been alone.
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Health and Wellness
HIV medication was just used to cure coronavirus
A 62-year-old man was successfully treated for coronavirus with a protease inhibitor.
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Health and Wellness
Here are tips that LGBTQ people can use to deal with the outbreak of Coronavirus
Come get your life(-saving tips) from LGBTQ health and wellness providers. Spoiler alert: the masks are not doing you any favors, sweetie.
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Health and Wellness
Historic court victory against Trump could help fight HIV stigma everywhere
The federal court ruled that the military cannot discharge servicemembers just because they have HIV. The decision could help a lot of people outside the military too.
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News (USA)
Mike Pence responds to critics of his HIV outbreak mismanagement: ‘I’m proud of the work’
Trump and Pence both claim that the latter’s work to prevent a HIV epidemic he faced as governor of Indiana were sufficient. All available evidence says otherwise.
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News (USA)
Could bathhouses make a return to San Francisco? This proposal may make it happen
37 years after the city effectively forced bathhouses to close, a District supervisor may pave a way for them to reopen.
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Health and Wellness
Coronavirus misinformation on social media could cause a massive HIV drug shortage
People on social media are saying that HIV medications can “cure” Coronavirus. This could hurt people who actually need the drugs.
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Health and Wellness
Trump promises to end AIDS in 10 years. Experts say his policies are thwarting that goal.
He would need to increase funding for PrEP, protect LGBTQ rights, and increase access to affordable health care.
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Politics
Donald Trump gives man who insulted people with AIDS the Presidential Medal of Freedom
Rush Limbaugh has spewed anti-LGBTQ rhetoric ever since he explained how to avoid HIV: “Do not ask another man to bend over and make love at the exit point.”