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Bigotry Watch

Father Sets 22 Year Old Son On Fire Because He Is Gay And HIV Positive

by David Badash ● 3:08 PM April 17, 2013
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A man named Hitler Baneo Núñez reportedly poured gasoline on his 22-year old son, Roberto, and set him on fire, because he is gay and HIV positive. Roberto’s life was saved by neighbors and his aunt.

Bigotry Watch

Watch: ‘Concerned Minnesotan Father’ Says Legalizing Same-Sex Marriage Increases AIDS

by David Badash ● 2:43 PM March 12, 2013
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Mike Frey, a “concerned Minnesotan and father,” stood in front of House committee members today and insinuated that same-sex marriage increases the incidence of AIDS.

HIV/AIDS

Not-So-Confidential HIV Testing

by Todd Heywood at The American Independent ● 2:20 PM March 5, 2013
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The Michigan health department has been secretly collecting information on people who test for HIV at federally funded clinics. For a decade.

Health

Health Activists Warn Lack Of Lube Hurts HIV Prevention

by Kyle Knight ● 8:31 AM February 26, 2013
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Safer-sex messaging on condoms is universal but the generally poor availability of lubricants, and awareness of them, is hindering HIV prevention, health activists warn.

HIV/AIDS

‘If HIV Caused AIDS, Magic Johnson Would Be Dead.’ So Says Bryan Fischer, Again.

by David Badash ● 2:27 PM February 10, 2013
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Fischer, the public face of the certified anti-gay hate group, American Family Association, today, via Facebook, claimed, “If HIV caused AIDS, Magic Johnson would be dead. Doesn’t even look sick to me. How about you?”

News

Hillary Clinton Unveils Blueprint For AIDS-Free Generation In World AIDS Day Speech

by David Badash ● 1:43 PM November 29, 2012
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Hillary Clinton announced her Blueprint for an AIDS-Free Generation. “HIV may well be with us into the future,” Clinton said, but “the disease that it causes need not be.”

Arts

Artists For Charity To Hold Art Auction to Support HIV Positive Orphans

by Jean Ann Esselink ● 11:03 AM November 29, 2012
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Artists For Charity founded a home for HIV positive orphans no one else would help. This Saturday, World AIDS Day, you have a chance to help them.

Analysis

On Our Radar – Abstinence Only Sex Education, The American Version Of The Taliban

by Jean Ann Esselink ● 8:03 AM October 14, 2012
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In Pakistan, the Taliban tries to keep girls uneducated and sexually repressed with beatings and bullets. In America, congress does the same thing with money. Today, abstinence only sex education and the lives it destroys are On Our Radar.

Civil Rights

Infographic — I Am Gay: 5 Things I Fear

by David Badash ● 11:33 AM August 10, 2012
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The United Nations UNAIDS has released this excellent and heartbreaking infographic that details what LGBTQ people around the world are dealing with.

HIV/AIDS

Watch: Hillary Clinton Speaks At The 2012 International AIDS Conference

by David Badash ● 3:26 PM July 24, 2012
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Hillary Clinton spoke at the 2012 International AIDS Conference, announcing the United States is donating $80 million to help poor countries end new AIDS infections.

Bigotry Watch

American Family Association Pushing List Of AIDS Deniers — From 1991

by David Badash ● 12:28 PM July 22, 2012
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Bryan Fischer of the American Family Association Saturday was pushing a webpage — virusmyth.com — from 1991 that “questions” the “hypothesis” that HIV causes AIDS.

HIV/AIDS

FDA Approves ‘First Drug Approved To Reduce The Risk Of HIV Infection’

by David Badash ● 1:24 PM July 16, 2012
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FDA announces it has approved Truvada, “the first drug approved to reduce the risk of HIV infection in uninfected individuals who are at high risk of HIV infection.”

HIV/AIDS

AIDS Vaccine Possible Before End Of This Decade, HIV Scientist Says

by David Badash ● 9:57 AM July 16, 2012
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A vaccine to protect against the AIDS virus may be available before the end of this decade, a leading HIV research scientist says. RV144 may be the answer.

News

FDA Approves First Over-The-Counter Home Use HIV Test Kit

by David Badash ● 1:04 PM July 3, 2012
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The FDA just published a press release announcing they have approved the first over-the-counter in-home private use HIV testing kit, the OraQuick In-Home HIV Test.

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