CDC: Most New HIV Cases Among Youth Are MSM, Blacks Among youth ages 13 to 24, new data shows that 72 percent of new HIV cases in 2010 were among men who have sex with men (MSM) and 57 percent were among African Americans, according to a statement by
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
CEOs Seek End to HIV Travel Bans Worldwide More than 40 chief executive officers from
major
companies
have signed a pledge urging 45 countries to lift their travel
restrictions on
people with HIV, according to a UNAIDS statement.
Durex Sets Goal of Donating 2.5M Condoms by World AIDS Day Condom manufacturer Durex will donate one condom for every consumer who uses Twitter or Facebook to share an HIV awareness message from November 26 to December 1, according to a Durex statement.
November 27, 2012
AVAC Outlines Critical Global HIV Priority Actions in 2013
A new report by AVAC identifies five major priorities for action in 2013. Achieving the End: One Year and Counting presents specific goals for next year that can make the most impact to begin ending the AIDS pandemic.
New Strategic Plan for AIDS Foundation of Chicago The AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC) has identified three major goals it will address as a result of upcoming changes from the Affordable Care Act (a.k.a. health care reform), according to an AFC statement.
Naked AIDS Activists Arrested at Boehner’s Office
The activists painted slogans on their bodies such as 'AIDS Cuts Kill' to draw attention to potential budget cuts to global and domestic HIV funding.
Task Force Seeks Insurance Coverage of Routine HIV Testing The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has released draft recommendations supporting routine HIV testing for all Americans ages 15 to 65 and all pregnant women, Reuters reports.
Transgender Day of Remembrance 2012 Tuesday, November 20, is the national Transgender Day of Remembrance, which commemorates all trans individuals, or those perceived to be trans, who have been murdered because of hate.
November 19, 2012
Ali Forney Center Temporarily Relocates Drop-In Center
The New York City-based Ali Forney Center (AFC) has found a temporary home for its daytime-only drop-in center for homeless LGBT youth that was destroyed by Hurricane Sandy, according to an AFC statement.
Mark Dybul Is New Executive Director of the Global Fund
Ambassador Mark R. Dybul,
MD, the former United States global AIDS coordinator, has been appointed as the
new executive director of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.
City Council Settles $250,000 HIV Suit Against Atlanta Police
A Georgia man who alleges he was denied employment by the Atlanta Police Department as a police officer because he has HIV and who then sued the city will receive a $250,000 settlement from the City Council, The Georgia Voice reports.
U.K. Gives Ugandan Woman Six Years in Prison for HIV Fraud A woman who claimed asylum in the United Kingdom in 1991 has been sentenced to six years in prison for falsely claiming more than $3 million in HIV drugs for herself but instead selling them for profit in her native Uganda, the Daily Mail reports.
HIV-Positive LGBT Activist William Brandon Lacy Campos Dies
William Brandon Lacy
Campos, co-executive director of the New York City-based nonprofit Queers for
Economic Justice, has died. He was 35 years old. His body was discovered Friday,
November 9. The cause of death and the memorial plans have not yet been released.
Los Angeles County Voters Approve Condoms in Porn
A measure requiring adult film actors in Los Angeles County to use condoms for all anal and vaginal sex scenes was approved by about 55 percent of voters, the Los Angeles Times reports.
Keep the Promise on HIV/AIDS March and Rally in Atlanta Saturday, November 3, advocates and community leaders gathered in Centennial Park in Atlanta to call for funding to fight HIV/AIDS in the South, according to a statement by the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, which created this series of events.
