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October 30, 2019

Undark Podcast Episode 40: The Struggle to Change an HIV Narrative

“This month: The history of a destigmatizing message about HIV transmission and how it finally made it to the public. In this episode, join radio producer and sound designer Alexander Charles Adams and podcast host Lydia Chain as they investigate the complex history of a destigmatizing message about HIV transmission, and how it is changing …

October 25, 2019

Once Trece in Venezuela Shares “MINAKA OREKO ORI MAJANAKA” in Warao means Undetectable equals Instransmissible: M = M

In Venezuela, amidst one of the worst humanitarian crises since the beginning of the epidemic, the indigenous Waroa are learning M=M (U=U). Check out the video here.

October 10, 2019

Presidential candidate Mayor Pete Buttigieg and Anderson Cooper on U=U

At HRC’s #PowerOfOurPride LGBTQ* Town Hall, Mayor Pete Buttigieg and Anderson Cooper discuss the HIV epidemic today and Undetectable = Untransmittable. Check out the video here.

September 24, 2019

Watch Jonathan Van Ness Explain U=U on the ‘Today Show’

“Jonathan Van Ness is out here doing the work. On the heels of the Queer Eye grooming expert calling out the Trump administration over its ongoing attempt to defund Planned Parenthood, he’s now spreading helpful information like U=U — which means that those living with HIV that are undetectable, can not transmit the virus to others.” Read the rest …

September 21, 2019

The U.S. Congress Recently Recognized “U=U.” Here’s How It Happened.

The United States Congress, for the first time ever, officially recognized Undetectable Equals Untransmittable (U=U) and the Prevention Access Campaign (PAC) for their efforts to spread the message of U=U via a certificate of congressional recognition authored by Texas congressmember Sheila Jackson Lee (D). The congressional document was presented during the Saturday, Sept. 7 plenary …

September 9, 2019

Pete Buttigieg Explains His HIV Policy Ideas

“The core principles of such a strategy are simple. First, everyone with HIV should be in treatment so they can lead longer and higher quality lives and so they won’t transmit HIV, since we know that U=U (undetectable equals untransmittable). Second, we must make sure that PrEP (and other primary prevention interventions) is readily accessible to …

September 5, 2019

National Coalition of STD Directors Formally Endorses U=U

Washington, DC, September 5, 2019 – “Science has proven that a person with sustained, undetectable levels of HIV in their blood cannot transmit HIV to their sexual partners (undetectable = untransmittable or U=U). The National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD) celebrates this fact and we stand committed to raise awareness of U=U. It is on us, …

August 26, 2019

NY Times: Living With H.I.V. Isn’t a Crime. Why Is the United States Treating It Like One?

“Michael Johnson, a former college athlete convicted in 2015 of not disclosing his H.I.V.-positive status to sexual partners, was released on parole from a Missouri prison last month. Mr. Johnson, who is gay and black, had maintained his innocence, and there was no proof that he had transmitted the virus. And yet that didn’t seem to …

Latest News

Undark Podcast Episode 40: The Struggle to Change an HIV Narrative

Once Trece in Venezuela Shares “MINAKA OREKO ORI MAJANAKA” in Warao means Undetectable equals Instransmissible: M = M

Presidential candidate Mayor Pete Buttigieg and Anderson Cooper on U=U

Watch Jonathan Van Ness Explain U=U on the ‘Today Show’

The U.S. Congress Recently Recognized “U=U.” Here’s How It Happened.

Pete Buttigieg Explains His HIV Policy Ideas

National Coalition of STD Directors Formally Endorses U=U

NY Times: Living With H.I.V. Isn’t a Crime. Why Is the United States Treating It Like One?