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November 20, 2018

Real World star Danny Roberts opens up about living with HIV and the costar he turned to for support

“You may remember Danny Roberts from The Real World: New Orleans back in 2000. He was the charismatic, handsome — and remarkably rational — gay man who inadvertently became a poster child for the movement against the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy that banned gays from openly serving in the military. Roberts more or less retreated from the …

November 19, 2018

Negligible risk of transmitting HIV during sex when viral load is suppressed

“In a related commentary, Richard Elliott, Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network, Toronto, Ontario, also welcomes Justice Canada’s conclusions that the criminal law should generally not apply in various circumstances, including cases where condoms are used. However, he cautions that the qualitative descriptions of HIV transmission risk used by the study authors potentially overstate risk as understood …

November 19, 2018

Ex-Inmate Settles Lawsuit Alleging Harsher Punishment Based on His HIV

“A settlement has been reached in an HIV discrimination lawsuit filed on behalf of John Dorn, a former inmate living with HIV, against the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC). Dorn alleged that while incarcerated, he was disciplined more severely solely because of his HIV status… As part of the settlement, Dorn will receive $150,000 and …

October 25, 2018

New Zealand AIDS Foundation encourages kiwi men to drop their load to end HIV with campaign and U=U Tour

“Ending HIV, a community-focused behaviour change programme run by the New Zealand AIDS Foundation (NZAF), has launched a campaign encouraging gay man to drop their load. The campaign aims to communicate the message that people living with HIV, who have an undetectable viral load for more than six months, cannot transmit HIV to sexual partners …

October 17, 2018

HIV Medicine Association Creates Postcard for Providers

In 2017, HIVMA endorsed the U=U Consensus Statement, saying definitively that when a person living with HIV has an undetectable viral load, they will not transmit HIV. This postcard includes research, resources, and other information about how to communication U=U to patients. Find the postcard here.

October 15, 2018

NYC Health Department launches new “¡Listos!” campaign to promote HIV testing, prevention and treatment among Latino men who have sex with men (MSM)

“To commemorate National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day, the [New York City] Health Department today announced the expansion of services and hours at the Corona Sexual Health Clinic and the second installment of the “¡Listos!,” campaign. “¡Listos!”, which translates to “Ready!,” was the Health Department’s first awareness campaign to be conceived of and largely released in Spanish. The new …

October 9, 2018

Beautiful U=U Campaign Aims To Educate Health Officials

“A new social marketing campaign launched by the Prevention Access Campaign called +series is helping to spread the message that Undetectable = Untransmittable (U=U)… PAC hopes their series will help organizations and health departments share the U=U message. The adorable videos themselves are in first-person narratives told beautifully through intricate illustrations. Subtitles are also available in Chinese, French, Filipino, …

October 3, 2018

Share These Cool “U=U” Graphics and Videos!

“Thanks to a new social marketing campaign, spreading the word about “Undetectable Equals Untransmittable” (“U=U”) just got a lot easier… Prevention Access Campaign (PAC) launched the “+series” (Positive Series) campaign to help HIV organizations, health departments and individuals share the U=U message.” Visit Poz Magazine and the +series website for more.

Latest News

Real World star Danny Roberts opens up about living with HIV and the costar he turned to for support

Negligible risk of transmitting HIV during sex when viral load is suppressed

Ex-Inmate Settles Lawsuit Alleging Harsher Punishment Based on His HIV

New Zealand AIDS Foundation encourages kiwi men to drop their load to end HIV with campaign and U=U Tour

HIV Medicine Association Creates Postcard for Providers

NYC Health Department launches new “¡Listos!” campaign to promote HIV testing, prevention and treatment among Latino men who have sex with men (MSM)

Beautiful U=U Campaign Aims To Educate Health Officials

Share These Cool “U=U” Graphics and Videos!