Fenway & MMS To FDA: Change Blood Donor Policy For Gay Men
The Massachusetts Medical Society and the Fenway Institute urge FDA to change blood donor policy for men who have sex with men Our nation’s health…
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Rates of HIV Falling: Gay Men Still More Vulnerable Than Most
By: Eric Brus*— The U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that annual HIV diagnoses fell 19% in the U.S. from 2005 to…
Sheen’s HIV Diagnosis Puts Epidemic in the Crosshairs
By: Mike Givens*/TRT Assistant Editor— On November 17, fading movie and television star Charlie Sheen announced publicly that he has HIV. You’re probably familiar with…
Getting to Zero: The Multi-Faceted Solution to Beating New HIV/AIDS Infections
By: Al Gentile/TRT Reporter— Research, prevention, and treatments of HIV and AIDS has, in the last decade, made the disease anything but a death sentence….
Major Study Confirms Need for Early HIV Treatment
By: Eric Brus* — In late May, researchers in a major international study reported definitive evidence that early antiretroviral treatment (ART) substantially reduces HIV-infected persons’ risks…
American College of Physicians Publishes 2nd Edition of The Fenway Guide to LGBT Health
New content teaches current, future providers about the unique health care needs of sexual and gender minorities PHILADELPHIA, Penn.—The American College of Physicians (ACP) today…
CDC to Fund New Programs to Prevent HIV Infection Among Transgender People and Bay/Bi Men
By: Eric Brus*— The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recently announced $185 million in funding for three new programs to prevent HIV infection among…
National Report Documents Hate Violence Against LGBTQ and HIV Communities
By: Eric Brus*— High levels of hate violence against LGBTQ and HIV-affected communities continued last year, according to the new report, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender,…
United Nations Report Calls for Equality for Transgender People; HIV/AIDS Reports
By: Eric Brus*— The United Nations Development Program has called for international action to secure rights and equality for transgender people. In a new paper…
Fenway Study Enrolls Gay Men Who Have Experienced Childhood Sexual Abuse
BOSTON, Mass. — The Fenway Institute’s Project THRIVE is currently seeking gay, bisexual, and other men, who have sex with men (MSM) who have experienced childhood…
AIDS: Signs of Progress, But Worries About Cuts
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— More than 9,000 people with HIV were on a waiting list for federal assistance in buying their medications in…
PRISM LGBT Health Closes Its Doors After Losing Funding Source
By: Lauren Walleser/TRT Reporter— NORTH SHORE, Mass.—After sixteen years of serving the LGBTQ community in the Massachusetts North Shore and Merrimack Valley, PRISM LGBT Health…
LGBT Leaders Call on Community to Recommit to Fight Against AIDS
By: Eric Brus*— Last month, the leaders of 35 LGBT and HIV/AIDS organizations issued a joint letter committing themselves and their organizations to re-engaging the…
Fenway Health & AIDS Action Committee’s Partnership: Better Care for HIV Patients & Tackle the Disease
Historic Partnership Will Enhance Programs and Services at Both Organizations BOSTON, Mass.—The Boards of Directors at Fenway Health and AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts (AAC)…
GLMA Applauds New AMA Policies to Improve LGBT Health
Blood Donor Criteria, Early Treatment and Partner Services for HIV, Birth Certificate Polices for Transgender People, Discrimination by Medical Students and Confidential Care for Minors…
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…
International Networks of Gay Men Unite to Fight HIV
Global and regional MSM networks from Asia, Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, and Eastern Europe will coordinate efforts to support frontline organizations worldwide The major regional networks…
HIV/AIDS Stats on Gay Men and National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day
By: Eric Brus*– The level of awareness of HIV infection status has increased among men who have sex with men (MSM) testing positive for HIV…
AIDS United Funds Six Puerto Rican Organizations for HIV Prevention Programs
WASHINGTON — Thanks to $155,000 in grant investments from AIDS United, six community-based organizations in Puerto Rico will have expanded capacity for vital HIV prevention services…
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…
Gay Men’s HIV Awareness Day
How can we, as a community, finally end the AIDS epidemic? By: Paul Richards*/Special to TRT– By the end of 1988, the year I was…