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A demonstrator, leaning against a light blue car and with their face hidden holds a sign reading "HIV IS NOT A CRIME".

Mar 15, 2024

Fighting Back Against Discriminatory Laws That Impact People Living with HIV

Demonstrators perform a die-in symbolizing the amount of people dying from AIDS, Monday, August 17, 1992, in Houston. Hundreds of police and gay rights activists clashed outside the Republican National Convention Monday night as protesters sought to block a street near the Astrodome.

Oct 19, 2023

How ACT UP Changed the Face of AIDS and Activism

May 15, 2020

Contact Tracing and COVID-19: Lessons From HIV

Demonstrators protesting FOSTA and SESTA.

Dec 1, 2019

Reducing HIV Transmission Requires Decriminalizing Sex Work

Dec 1, 2017

It's Time to End Policies That Treat People Living With HIV as Expendable

May 19, 2015

HIV Is Not a Crime

Nov 17, 2014

When Stigma Trumps Science in Blood Donations

Nov 3, 2014

Louisiana Blocks Ebola Scientists From Meeting in New Orleans in Latest Counterproductive Over-Reaction

Oct 29, 2014

Ebola: Travel Bans, Quarantines, and Political Courage

Oct 15, 2014

Treat Ebola as a Public Health Issue, Not a National Security Matter