TAG: HIV&AIDS
The Latest Study on Depo-Provera and HIV: Far More Complex Than Most Headlines Suggest
by Emily Bass January 12, 2015 – 5:47 pm A newly published study by Lauren Ralph et al and an accompanying commentary in the journal Lancet Infectious Diseases is stirring up questions about the relationship between Depo-Provera, and other progestogen-only injectable contraceptives, and the risk of HIV acquisition among HIV-negative women. Based on a meta-analysis […]
Read moreBrazilian Interdisciplinary Aids Association has launched Global AIDS Policy Watch (GAPW)
Brazilian Interdisciplinary Aids Association has launched Global AIDS Policy Watch (GAPW), a watchdog to monitor and develop a critical analysis of AIDS-related policies globally and to create a Knowledge and Action Network that brings together key stakeholders from NGOs. Click here and here to learn more.
Read moreHow We Fuck Now
BuzzFeed LGBT editor Saeed Jones joins journalists Steven Thrasher and Dave Tuller to discuss sex, gay men, and what we are (and aren’t) doing. “Marriage and wedding registries are much easier to talk about than fucking.” John Gara for BuzzFeed Saeed Jones: OK, let’s be real: We have to start with Truvada if […]
Read moreKenyan women living with HIV file petition against forced sterelization
Women Living with HIV & their Lawyers Issuing a Press Statement after Filing their Case Picture By: KELIN/Regina Mwanza 1.0 BACKGROUND Kenya Legal and Ethical Issues Network on HIV (KELIN) and Africa Gender and Media Initiative Trust (GEM) together with five women living with HIV have filed two petitions dated 9 December, 2014 […]
Read moreActivists Must Address HIV Advocacy Using a Reproductive Justice Framework
by Melanie Medalle and Nerissa Irizarry December 2, 2014 – 1:33 pm In the United States, approximately 1.2 million people are living with HIV. Unfortunately, because of the intersection of multiple systems of oppression, many of these individuals lack access to adequate HIV and AIDS treatment, including testing availability, retention in care, viral suppression, and […]
Read moreNew Publication: The Role of Global-Level Advocacy in Addressing HIV among Key Population
The report The Role of Global-Level Advocacy in Addressing HIV among Key Population, published by Global Network of People living with HIV, examines the role of global-level advocacy in addressing HIV among key populations, including people living with HIV (PLHIV), people who inject drugs, sex workers, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people. The […]
Read moreAnti-gay laws can fuel spread of HIV, research finds
Stigma and discrimination have always played a major role in the global AIDS epidemic, but they are getting renewed attention this year at the ongoing International AIDS Conference in Melbourne, Australia. A study released Monday at the conference shows that vulnerable communities in Nigeria fared far worse after legislation was passed criminalizing gay male sex. […]
Read moreDecriminalise sex work to help control Aids pandemic, scientists demand
Prostitutes are subject to repression, violence and abuse – even at the hands of law enforcement, research shows Prof Chris Beyrer speaks at the International Aids Conference. Photograph: Graham Denholm/Getty ImagesSex work must be decriminalised if the world is to stand a chance of controlling the Aids pandemic, say scientists contributing to a series of […]
Read moreABIA looks cautiously at the WHO recommendation regarding the use of antiretroviral medicines among men who have sex with men
The Brazilian Interdisciplinary AIDS Association cautiously receives the new World Health Organization (WHO) guideline recommending that men who have sex with men (MSM) consider using antiretroviral medications as a way to prevent HIV infection. While the note is relevant for expanding prevention technologies and techniques, a deeper analysis shows that there are factors that […]
Read moreNigerian Senate approves HIV Bill
Nigerian Senate has passed the HIV Bill 2013, which stipulates that every person living HIV and AIDS shall be assured of freedom from unlawful termination of his or her employment by reason of his or her status. The decision comes months later after Nigerian state approval of a law that punishes same sex marriage and […]
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The 2006 International AIDS Conference in Toronto – Interview 7
These short vídeos document activities Sexuality Policy Watch has organized at the 2006 International AIDS Conference in Toronto: a workshop to discuss the preliminar fidings of the global research effort that resulted in SexPolitics: Reports from the Frontlines and a debate on Sexual Rights at the Global Village Esses vídeos documentam atividades realizadas pelo SPW […]
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