National Transgender HIV Testing Day 2018

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Wednesday, April 18, marks National Transgender HIV Testing Day (NTHTD). Sponsored by the University of San Francisco’s Center of Excellence for Transgender Health, the awareness day stresses the importance of regular HIV testing among this population.

According to the center’s website, about 1.4 million adults in the United States identify as transgender. Transgender women, especially those of color, are at particularly high risk for HIV (less research has been done on transgender men).

Las últimas estadisticas de los CDC muestran que los nuevos casos del VIH en personas transgænero son el triple de la tasa promedio nacional. ¿Estás #Haciéndolo? Los CDC recomienda que todas las personas entre los 13 y 64 años de edad se hagan la prueba del #VIH como parte del cuidado de la salud. #NTHTD http://bit.ly/2uqfbLm #Actúa contra el SIDA #TransHIV #RzTheFlags #HIVAIDSEducation #Counseling #FreeTesting #SocialServices

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To download a free tool kit about NTHTD, click here (it’s also available in Spanish). And to download images and video to share on social media—like those in this article—click here.

For more POZ articles about HIV and the transgender community, click #Transgender. And read our recent cover story “Trans Lives Matter: Fighting Erasure and HIV.”

Transgender women, especially transgender women of color, are at increased risk for HIV. Today is National #Transgender #HIV Testing Day and we want to dedicate our #WCW to the fierce women who are #DoingIt--making HIV testing a priority. #NTHTD #TransHIV: cdc.gov/DoingIt #TransHIV #RzTheFlags #HIVAIDSEducation #Counseling #FreeTesting #SocialServices

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