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HIV/AIDS

Analysis

Revealing Report Examines Hate Violence Against LGBTQ And HIV-Affected Communities

by Guest Author ● 12:47 PM June 4, 2013
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A just-released report today finds the majority of homicide victims of hate violence in 2012 were people of color, over half were transgender women, and one-third were gay men.

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

‘Don’t Say Gay’ Senator Explains HIV Prevalence In Africa: They’re Really Into Sodomy

by David Badash ● 9:36 AM February 6, 2013
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Stacey Campfield says “homosexual activists” are “the biggest bullies in the world,” and HIV/AIDS is prevalent in Africa because straight people there are really, really into sodomy.

News

Hey, ‘Homosexual Activists,’ Stacey Campfield Is ‘Not Here To Be Somebody’s Piñata’

by David Badash ● 7:00 AM February 2, 2013
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Tennessee Senator Stacey Campfield is very angry that “two percent of the community, more or less the homosexual activist community,” is bringing him the national media attention he craves.

Bigotry Watch

Person Who Would Have Cured AIDS Probably Already ‘Slaughtered In The Womb’ Says Barber

by David Badash ● 4:57 PM January 22, 2013
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Matt Barber today claimed that the person who would likely have cured HIV/AIDS by now probably has already been aborted.

Analysis

The Riddled Death Of Spencer Cox

by Chivas Sandage ● 1:22 PM January 12, 2013
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Chivas Sandage writes a profound tribute to Spencer Cox and challenges us to question why the man who wrote the breakthrough drug trial protocol that saved millions of lives likely died because he didn’t take his medication.

Civil Rights

39,000 Kids About To Be Taught They (Probably) Won’t Get HIV If They’ve Had A Good Night’s Sleep

by David Badash ● 5:07 PM August 22, 2012
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A California school district is teaching 39,000 students that a good night’s sleep can prevent them from contracting sexually-transmitted diseases, including HIV.

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.”

Analysis

25 Years Later, International AIDS Conference Returns To U.S. After Lift Of HIV Travel Ban

by Seyward Darby ● 3:16 PM July 14, 2012
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In 1990, thousands from around the world came to the US for the Sixth International AIDS Conference. After President Obama lifted an HIV travel ban, the conference returns.

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.

Health

CDC Partners with Walgreens, Announces HIV Testing Day

by Jean Ann Esselink ● 2:20 PM June 27, 2012

The Centers for Disease Control in partnership with Wallgreen’s drug stores announced HIV-testing day in an new public-private partnership    Today is HIV testing day! In the hope of making HIV testing more easily available, the Centers for Disease Control rolled out a new pilot program offering free HIV tests at two-dozen local drug stores [...]

Bigotry Watch

GOP Senator May Lose Alma Mater Hall Of Fame Status For Anti-Gay Comments

by David Badash ● 5:18 PM June 13, 2012
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Anti-gay state senator Stacey Campfield, who made homophobic comments about HIV/AIDS and homosexuality, may lose his hall of fame status from his old high school.

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