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Legislative Briefing On Viral Hepatitis To Take Place Soon
BOSTON, Mass. — AIDS Action Committee will join the Massachusetts Viral Hepatitis Coalition for a Legislative Briefing about viral hepatitis on Monday, May 13 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. in the Member’s Lounge on the third floor at the State House. Speakers will include Joint Public Health Committee Co-Chairs Rep. Jeffrey Sánchez and Sen. John [...]
The Fenway Institute applauds CDC’s ‘Tips from Former Smokers’ Campaign’s LGBT Focus
BOSTON, Mass–The Fenway Institute applauds the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Office of Smoking and Health (OSH) for including lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people among the populations featured in their new ‘Tips From Former Smokers’ tobacco cessation campaign. The campaign features compelling messages from people affected by tobacco use. [...]
The Gay Men’s Domestic Violence Project (GMDVP) Announces Name Change
BOSTON, Massachusetts — The Gay Men’s Domestic Violence Project (GMDVP), a non-profit organization providing support and services to gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer (GLBTQ) victims and survivors of domestic violence, is proud to formally announce its name change to the GLBTQ Domestic Violence Project (GLBTQ DVP). In 2011, the agency engaged in a strategic [...]
February 7 is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day; Why You Should Care
By: Eric Brus*– Thursday, Feb. 7, is the 13th annual National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD). As was the case in 2012, the theme for NBHAAD in 2013 is: “I am My Brother’s/Sister’s Keeper: FIGHT HIV/AIDS!” The purpose of the event is raise awareness of the impact of HIV/AIDS in the Black community. The U.S. [...]
CDC: Gay Men, Lesbian, and Bisexuals at Equal or Greater Risk of Sexual Assault
BOSTON, Massachusetts — The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released the first set of national data on intimate partner violence, sexual violence, and stalking victimization by sexual orientation. The report found that bisexual individuals, “lesbian women and gay men reported levels of intimate partner violence and sexual violence equal to or higher [...]
CDC Data on Interpersonal & Sexual Violence by Sexual Orientation
The first set of national prevalence data on intimate partner violence (IPV), sexual violence (SV), and stalking victimization by sexual orientation was released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The study found that lesbians and gay men reported IPV and SV over their lifetimes at levels equal to or higher than [...]
Fenway: More HIV Prevention Funding Needed for Gay Men
BOSTON, Mass. — New HIV infections held steady at about 50,000 in 2010, the CDC reported last month, but new infections among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (MSM) are up 12% from 2008 to 2010. MSM represented 64% of new infections in 2010 compared with 61% in 2009, even though [...]
End of AIDS Globally is “Feasible,” New UN Report Says
By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter– The global response to the worldwide AIDS epidemic continues making remarkable progress in HIV prevention, improved treatment, and reduced AIDS-related deaths, a new report says, holding out hope and the possibility for the end of AIDS. “The global community has embarked on an historic quest to lay the foundation for the [...]
Fenway Health Leads in Healthcare Equality Across the Board
By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter– A new report on that status of healthcare for LGBT Americans shows that an increasing number of hospitals are striving to treat patients equally and respectfully. That’s the main take away point from the Healthcare Equality Index 2012 (HEI), Healthcare Equality Index, released on Tuesday, June 19, during a news conference [...]
CDC Survey Shatters Gender Myths: Reports 1 in 4 Men are Victims of Domestic Violence
BOSTON – An exhaustive government survey of sexual assault and domestic violence recently released by the Center of Disease Control’s (CDC) affirmed that 1 in 4 men are victims of domestic violence in the United States and the problem is far more common than previously thought. On a national average, 28.5% of men will experience domestic violence [...]
High levels of HIV infection among Hispanic community
By: Joe Siegel/TRT Reporter– On October 15, which has been designated as National Latino AIDS Awareness Day, AIDS organizations across the country held events to draw attention to the high level of HIV infection among the Latino community.National Latino AIDS Awareness Day (NLAAD) was created in 2003 to unite organizations at the local level in [...]
