June 24, 2015




 Marreo McDonald

 Knowing Better, Doing Better: Marreo McDonald...
In February the Black AIDS Institute published the results of the first U.S. HIV Workforce Knowledge, Attitudes and Beliefs Survey, the largest study|more
 
   


  

Sylvia Burwell


 

 

 


Anthony Roberts, Jr.

Sasha Alexander

Leadership conference
Burwell Says It's Up to States... 
It will be up to state officials and Congress to help consumers who can't afford health insurance if the Supreme Court strikes down health law subsidies for millions of Americans, Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell said. 
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Black Voices: Youth Voices and Social... 
Last year, I attended the 16th Viiv Healthcare Community Summit on HIV and joined 29 others as a participant in their first Youth Summit in Miami, FL. I was ecstatic to be surrounded by other 18-29 year olds from all across the United States. We were all of different |more 


 


 

 

New Series Explores Relationships...
 
Check out "Living Color: Love is Revolutionary When You're Black & Transgender," the first video in "NBCBLK's "Love is Revolutionary" video series, which features black transgender and queer couples discussing why their love is an act of revolution.|more

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

Registration for the 2016 National...
NAESM staff, the planning committee and participating sponsors to date are gearing up to present the 13th installment of the National African American MSM Leadership Conference on HIV/AIDS and other Health Disparities which is scheduled to take place in Los Angeles|more  


 


 


 

 

 

 

   

 



WHAT WE'RE READING

 

A cross-section of articles we've read this week about HIV/AIDS, STIs and a wide cross-section of structural and systemic factors impacting HIV/AIDS in Black communities.

 

MSM

 

17 Ways to Stop Stigma That Minority Gay Men Face When Getting Health Care

 

The "Addressing Stigma" blueprint includes 17 recommendations for reducing the stigma experienced by black and Latino gay men when they seek health care. Developed by the National Alliance of State & Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD) and the National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD), the blueprint is available for free download on the NASTAD site.

 

Science

 

Vitamin D Status Related to Immune Response to HIV-1

 

Vitamin D plays an important part in the human immune response and deficiency can leave individuals less able to fight infections like HIV-1. Now an international team of researchers has found that high-dose vitamin D supplementation can reverse the deficiency and also improve immune response.

 

Miscellaneous

 

Anti-LGBT Violence Group Releases Annual Report

 

The vast majority of the reported victims of anti-LGBT murders in 2014 were people of color, according to a report the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs released this week.

 

Fornicate, Rate, Review: The Controversy Behind Sex Worker Review Forums

 

While there is little debate as to the unsavory risks that many online boards harbor, Canadian sex worker review forums have elicited a polarizing response from the sex worker community.

 

How The Hypersexual Trans Movement Hurts Feminism

 

In their eagerness to ally with the trans movement, third-wave feminists have fundamentally altered their definition of womanhood to accommodate men.

 

How to Find Care for LGBT Seniors

 

I clearly remember the first time I met Herb. He had beautiful white hair framing a handsome face with an inviting smile. But he greeted me with decidedly exhausted eyes.

 

In Alabama, Many AIDS Patients Getting insurance for First Time

 

Six months ago, Medical AIDS Outreach's Montgomery clinic needed an entire room to store prescription medications for its hundreds of patients.

 

Now, it needs only a couple of large cabinets.

 

Metro Atlanta at the Center of a Burgeoning HIV Crisis

 

ATLANTA - "The night I found out, I slept one and a half hours," recalls D, a 29-year-old black gay man.

 

Rapper Mykki Blanco: 'I've Been HIV Positive My Entire Career'

 

Rapper, performance artist and poet Mykki Blanco took to Facebook to disclose his HIV status, Rolling Stone reports.

 

In This Issue
Phill Wilson

Republican Presidential contender Rick Perry thinks the mass murder of nine Black people in a Charleston South Carolina Church is an "accident". That shows you what he thinks about the lives of Black people. South Carolina Senator|more


 

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