HEALTH

CDC delivers a glimmer of HIV hope.

The CDC (Center for Disease Control) recently held a press call ahead of World’s Aid day with CDC Director Brenda Fitzgerald, M.D., Jonathan Mermin, M.D., M.P.H., Director, CDC’s National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention and Eugene McCray, M.D., Director, CDC’s Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention… Read the full article HERE.  

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Many people have HIV for years before they know it.

A CDC  report published today finds that HIV is being diagnosed sooner after infection than was previously reported.According to the report, the estimated median time from HIV infection to diagnosis was three years in 2015. CDC previously estimated that, in 2011, the median time from HIV infection to diagnosis was three years and seven months. Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality

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‘Gay conversion’ therapy a reality in China.

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has revealed that some public hospitals and private clinics in China are making patients endure “gay conversion” therapy to re-orient their sexuality. However, analysts say it is mostly pressure from parents that is responsible, rather than government policy. Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality  

BUSINESS

A 10-year, $100 million commitment to address the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the Southern US by Gilead.

Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD) today announced the launch of the Gilead COMPASS (COMmitment to Partnership in Addressing HIV/AIDS in Southern States) Initiative, a 10-year, $100 million commitment to support organizations working to address the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the Southern United States… Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality

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The real benefits of LGBT-inclusive team sports.

It’s a chilly Saturday afternoon at Royal Docks in east London and Ben Hamilton-Rhys is barking orders. The cox’s rowing club, the London Otters, are holding a special regatta day to mark the finale to Rainbow Laces Week and although they haven’t yet hit the water… Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality

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Half of all black gay/bisexual men will become HIV-positive.

According to the CDC 1 in 2 black men who have sex with men (MSM) will be diagnosed with HIV in his lifetime. The are the community most affected by HIV—even within the black community, where MSM make up 58% of all diagnoses. But they are 60% less likely to be in treatment… Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality

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How homophobia feeds Russia’s HIV epidemic.

Condoms can’t protect you from HIV,” says Vladislav Ivanov, a 34-year-old hotel worker from Rostov-on-Don. He is one of an estimated 1.5 million people in Russia living with HIV. And because he is not receiving treatment, he is at a high risk of passing on the virus… Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality