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World’s Premier AIDS Conference Finds Poor Coverage of Populations Most-at-Risk for HIV
A new report produced by a coalition of global advocacy organizations shows that the International AIDS Conference (IAC) program continues to lack meaningful coverage of populations most-at-risk for HIV, including men who have sex with men (MSM), transgender people, people who inject drugs (PWID), and sex workers. Over 220 organizations from more than 70 countries [...]
Thinking Out Loud: Pride, 80s Style
Celebrating our lives when no one cared that we were dying By: Abby Dees*/Special to TRT— The motto of my first Pride parade was “Unity and More in ’84.” If you think this is ancient history, I can assure you it’s not. Pride in ’84 meant then, as now, that despite the insults and assaults [...]
Grant Tells All: HIV, Addiction & Revealing New Album
By: Chris Azzopardi*/Special to TRT— John Grant’s head is like a prison, and inside are words waiting to get out. These words flood the melodies of the songs on his second LP, the critically praised Pale Green Ghosts, and they also free-flow in conversation like he’s been wanting to get something off his chest. The [...]
A Brief History of HIV/AIDS & the LGBTQ Community
In the United States, the very first cases of HIV were discovered in the late 1960’s and early 1970’s. Poor understanding and misguided homophobic sentiments lead scientists into naming the virus “GRID”, or “Gay Related Immune Deficiency.” Although many of the first cases and deaths related to HIV did indeed afflict members of the gay [...]
AIDS Walk Boston Draws 10,000 Participants
AIDS Action Committee Close To Meeting Fundraising Goal of $1 Million BOSTON, Mass.—The AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts (AAC) announced today that it is confident that it will meet its fundraising goal of $1 million from this weekend’s 28th AIDS Walk Boston & 5k Run. There was a strong turnout of more than 10,000 walkers [...]
Obituary: Remembering Longtime AIDS Action Volunteer Hank Theosian
Courtesy of AIDS Action Committee— Henry “Hank” Theosian, a longtime volunteer at AIDS Action Committee who befriended everyone at the agency from the front desk receptionist to the CEO, died May 15 after a brief illness. He was 79 years old. Theosian, who would have turned 80 in August, began volunteering for AIDS Action sometime [...]
GLAD & 34 LGBT & HIV Groups Mark Pride Month with Joint Statement on HIV/AIDS
Executive Directors Urge Broader LGBT Movement to Re-engage in Fight to End the Epidemic BOSTON, Mass. — As Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Pride Month begins, executive directors from 35 LGBT and HIV/AIDS organizations from across the United States, including Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD), have released a joint letter and a video, [...]
Congressman Joe Kennedy & State Rep. Jeffrey Sánchez to Attend 28th Annual AIDS Walk & 5K Run
Event draws 10,000 participants and raises $1M for AIDS services BOSTON, Mass.—More than 10,000 walkers and runners are expected to take part in this Sunday’s 28th annual AIDS Walk Boston & 5K Run. Congressman Joe Kennedy of the Fourth Congressional District and State Representative Jeffrey Sánchez of Jamaica Plain will attend the opening ceremonies and address [...]
HIV Still a Crisis in LGBT Community: Support 2013 AIDS Walk & 5K Run
By: Rebecca Haag*/Special to TRT– Forgetting about AIDS or not thinking about your risk for HIV is relatively easy to do. Especially today when AIDS is largely seen as a disease that doesn’t kill anymore, and HIV is seen as a chronic illness that can be managed with medicine. In truth, HIV remains a disease [...]
Jamaica Plain Woman Honors Gay Father’s Memory By Participating in AIDS Walk & 5K Run
Courtesy of AIDS Action Committee— Clare Reilly was just 23-years old when her father died of AIDS in 1990. Today, she participates annually in the AIDS Walk & 5K Run to honor his memory—and to share with her two young sons the values her father imparted to her: To be generous and caring, and to [...]
Camperships: Helping the Lives of Children Living with HIV/AIDS
By: Christine Nicco/TRT Reporter— Children living with HIV/AIDS experience a hard time as they struggle to have a care-free childhood. This disease’s physical afflictions, financial struggles, difficult treatments, and rampant stigma can be devastating to a child’s life. However, the campership program is alternative for children infected or affected with HIV/AIDS, according to AIDS Foundation [...]
Gay Man Participates in AIDS Walk & 5K Run in Honor of Cousin, an Early Victim of AIDS
Courtesy of AIDS Action Committee— For the last seven years, Michael Fitta has raised money for the AIDS Walk Boston & 5K Run in honor of his older cousin Jack who died of AIDS in 1985. Jack was just 40 years old and living in San Francisco when he succumbed, officially, to pneumonia. Fitta, [...]
Thirty Area Restaurants Fighting HIV/AIDS in Rhode Island Thursday
Providence, RI — Did you know that, according to the Centers for Disease Control, approximately one of five people living with HIV in the United States do not even know that they are infected? You can help raise awareness of the importance of getting tested by supporting AIDS Project Rhode Island, which provides education, prevention and testing [...]
AIDS Foundation of Western Mass. Empowers People Living with HIV/AIDS
Monthly Program Provides Tools to Live with Dignity and Good Health SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — The AIDS Foundation of Western Massachusetts, Inc. (AFWM) is proud to announce a new program to support people who are infected and affected by HIV/AIDS in Hampden and Hampshire counties. From April through December 2013, AFWM will offer free monthly educational programming [...]
Boston’s LGBTQ Community Reacts to Mayor Menino’s Departure
Local leaders reflect, share thanks following the mayor’s announcement By: Lauren Walleser/TRT Reporter— On Thursday, May 28th, Boston Mayor Thomas Menino announced that he will not run for reelection after holding the position for twenty years. During his time in office, Mayor Menino has been touted as the most pro-LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and [...]
