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March 26, 2019

The Porn Industry Is Rethinking How It Works With HIV Positive Performers

“The panel [on HIV research at the Adult Entertainment Expo] became a lightning rod for industry debates around HIV, sex worker rights, and homophobia because it raised the possibility of introducing a testing system that meets the needs of performers with HIV. Currently, the industry’s centralized opt-in testing system, Performer Availability Screening Services (PASS), tests performers …

March 21, 2019

Being ‘Undetectable’ Today Is a Privilege. It Needs to Be a Right.

“The benefits of an undetectable status are groundbreaking and terrific news in the fight against HIV, but we can’t have a conversation about undetectability without addressing the structural issues that so many people continue to face in this country. Only around 50% of people living with HIV in the United States have achieved an undetectable viral load. …

March 21, 2019

Being ‘Undetectable’ Today Is a Privilege. It Needs to Be a Right.

“The benefits of an undetectable status are groundbreaking and terrific news in the fight against HIV, but we can’t have a conversation about undetectability without addressing the structural issues that so many people continue to face in this country. Only around 50% of people living with HIV in the United States have achieved an undetectable viral load. …

March 12, 2019

CROI 2019: U=U is a human rights issue

“Undetectable = Untransmittable (U=U) is a human rights issue, Dr Carrie Foote told the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI 2019) in Seattle last week. “All people living with HIV have a right to accurate information about their social, sexual and reproductive health,” she said. Foote has been living with HIV since 1988, is one of …

March 11, 2019

United Nations Development Program: “HIV Clickbait or Cure?”

“Recently the world was shaken up by the news of a second patient being ‘cured’ of HIV. On the surface, at least, it was big news: a possible cure to one of the deadliest epidemics of the past century… This news represents a scientific breakthrough. Still, we should be careful not to give false hope …

March 7, 2019

Santa Clara Public Health Department campaign aims to raise HIV awareness

“The Santa Clara County Public Health Department and the Getting to Zero Santa Clara County-Silicon Valley initiative launched a campaign Thursday at the Valley Health Center that aims to reduce HIV stigma and increase education about HIV treatment. Called the Undetectable Equals Untransmittable campaign, or U=U, it will run from March to June throughout the …

February 26, 2019

BETA — New research: Awareness, perceived effectiveness of U=U and intermittent PrEP low among MSM in New York City

“Of the 639 men who responded to questions about the effectiveness of various HIV-prevention strategies, only 39% of participants correctly identified that having an undetectable viral load provided “a lot of protection” or “complete protection” from HIV transmission. More than half of men living with HIV (58%) perceived that having an undetectable viral load prevents HIV …

February 26, 2019

Poz Man Saved from Prison for Alleged Non-Disclosure

“Despite avoiding prison time and a permanent criminal record, many HIV activists argue that Johnson’s sentence is highly unjust, especially since he’s undetectable. The scientifically proven consensus, known as U=U (undetectable equals untransmittable), was key in swaying the court to give Johnson the lighter sentence. In fact, Johnson’s defense lawyer, Cheryl K. Maples, says she …

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The Porn Industry Is Rethinking How It Works With HIV Positive Performers

Being ‘Undetectable’ Today Is a Privilege. It Needs to Be a Right.

Being ‘Undetectable’ Today Is a Privilege. It Needs to Be a Right.

CROI 2019: U=U is a human rights issue

United Nations Development Program: “HIV Clickbait or Cure?”

Santa Clara Public Health Department campaign aims to raise HIV awareness

BETA — New research: Awareness, perceived effectiveness of U=U and intermittent PrEP low among MSM in New York City

Poz Man Saved from Prison for Alleged Non-Disclosure