Providing support to the HIV+ men’s community since 1988, HOPE celebrates 23 years of service with a celebration in Arlington, Virginia on September 24th, 2011.
Category Archives: hiv & aids
Sex, Drugs, Punk & AIDs: Blatz Frontwoman Publishes Memoir With Jaded Ibis Press
Highly anticipated “fabulist” memoir, The Vicious Red Relic, Love, re-enacts punk frontwoman Anna Joy Springer’s relationship with [Gil], a sometimes endearing, sometimes frightening addict and cult survivor who did not disclose to Springer that she’d tested positive for HIV.
We Can Save Medicare for Gays
If we do not act now, the failure of leadership by President Obama and Democrats in Congress will lead our Medicare system to certain bankruptcy. We can save Medicare for current seniors — gay and straight — and make sure it’s around for today’s young people by supporting Representative Paul Ryan, House Budget Chairman.
Statement from HRC Recognizing 30 Years of the AIDS Epidemic
Today, Joe Solmonese, president of the Human Rights Campaign, issued the following statement on the 30th anniversary of the AIDS epidemic.
Continues Support Of AIDS Service Center NYC With Online Fundraiser and Events
AIDS Service Center NYC and EdenFantasys.com continue partnership with a social media fundraiser and sponsorship of ASC’s annual Safer Sex In The City gala.
New Data Links Anti-Gay School Bullying with Suicide, HIV, STDs
A new study from the Family Acceptance Project links anti-gay victimization in middle and high school with a variety of health and mental health problems, including increased risks of suicide attempts and HIV/AIDS.
Is there Greed in both National and Local HIV/AIDS Organizations?
The FAIR Foundation’s President and CEO, Dr. Richard Darling, asks that you decide and states that taxpayers have spent well over one third of a trillion—yes, trillion—dollars on HIV/AIDS resulting in its plummeting death rate (99 percent in California). Darling points out that the government’s top HIV/AIDS researcher, Anthony Fauci, MD, admitted years ago that their success is “breathtaking” with HIV patients who “look and feel well, and are leading very productive, very gratifying lives” yet Fauci continues to accept billions more from taxpayers annually. Darling also offers his critical assessment of local HIV/AIDS groups, “they receive millions from federal and local governments yet they still battle neighboring charities for every cent the community has to offer.”
Revolutionizing AIDS: Support Group Pioneer Recounts Decades of Change
In a revealing memoir, one man recounts his role in revolutionizing AIDS care and pioneering one of the world’s first AIDS support organizations.
Florida AIDS Walk Raises $640,000 for Lifesaving Services
Benefiting AIDS Healthcare Foundation, Broward House, SunServe, the Pride Center at Equality Park and Women In Network, 100% of Monies Raised Go Toward Fighting HIV/AIDS in Florida.
Cleo Manago Joins New York Department of Health’s Panel for Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
Behavioral health and cultural expert Cleo Manago continues to stimulate the national discourse on HIV/AIDS and the Black community health. On Friday, February 25, in further commemoration of Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, he will participate in the New York City Department of Health’s Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day panel discussion entitled “Part 2: Social Vulnerabilities to HIV-Disparities, Challenges, Solutions.”
Rally Team for Dreams Grabs Global Attention for Kids Impacted by HIV/AIDS
Newly formed Rally Team for Dreams has attracted attention in 45 states and 60 countries by dedicating their rally car to helping kids impacted by HIV/AIDS. The team’s mission to send kids to enjoy a week of fun and friendship at Camp Sunrise has attained international coverage on over two dozen popular motorsport websites in the past two weeks, raising awareness for Camp Sunrise and beginning to raise the much needed funding as the team prepares to compete before a live audience of 400,000 spectators and 50 million worldwide fans on TV.
