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  • Human Rights Day: LGBT activists discuss barriers to rights and HIV services with UN agencies and member states

    Last week, The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) brought together more than 50 LGBT activists from around the world in New York City to mark this year’s International Human Rights Day. In these sessions, activists shared their lack of full understanding of the different UNAIDS targets and lack of African LGBT representation during development of these targets.

    December 18, 2014
    General
    AVAC

  • Prepping Gay Men for PrEP

    Adebisi Alimi is an LGBT advocate, former AVAC PxROAR Europe member and a 2014 Aspen New Voices Fellow. This article first appeared in Project Syndicate.

    December 17, 2014
    PrEP
    Adebisi Alimi

  • Ugandan Advocates Emphasize Prevention Based in Evidence, Not Opinion

    Political leadership is critical for an effective HIV/AIDS response. Over the past twelve months, Ugandan civil society has worked tirelessly to address national challenges including the anti-homosexuality law and enforcement of a law criminalizing HIV transmission.

    December 11, 2014
    Combination Prevention
    AVAC

  • Nigerians Call for Protection of the Rights of All Nigerians Including LGBT Persons

    As the world marks this year’s International Human Rights Day on December 10th, a coalition of Nigerian human rights defenders have launched a campaign calling on the international community to raise awareness about the ongoing violations against LGBTI individuals across the country.

    December 10, 2014
    General
    AVAC

  • Children are Not Tiny Adults – The Science of Finding a Pediatric “Cure” for HIV

    The folks behind the CUREriculum, a group of advocacy organizations and the Martin Delany collaboratories, partnering with leading researchers, hosted a pilot webinar on December 3rd to an audience comprised of US based researchers and community members.

    December 8, 2014
    Cure
    AVAC

  • US CDC Says to Counsel Men About the Cut

    Earlier this week, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released draft recommendations on male circumcision, stating that men of all ages (and parents of male minors) should be counseled on the health benefits of voluntary medical male circumcision. The recommendations do not call for universal male circumcision but recognize its power to prevent sexually transmitted infections and suggest a discussion about male circumcision with providers.

    December 5, 2014
    Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision
    AVAC

  • People Must Take Their ARVs So They Never Get to ‘Bulawayo’

    On December 3, women’s rights and HIV prevention advocate Yvette Raphael talked on South African radio about her experience as an HIV-positive woman and discussed how treatment can protect HIV-negative people in serodiscordant relationships. Raphael, who is also a 2014 AVAC Advocacy Fellow, used creative metaphors to help explain the difference between viral load and CD4 testing. Want to know what these diagnostic tests have to do with driving to Bulawayo?

    December 4, 2014
    Treatment
    AVAC

  • AIDS, Intersectionality and the View from Harlem

    Today we are united in our sorrow and anger at the reality of a world, a country, and our home city that has failed to deliver justice equally to all men and all women, regardless of the color of their skin, who they love or how much money they have.

    December 4, 2014
    AVAC

  • Support AVAC on #GivingTuesday

    As part of #GivingTuesday, a global day dedicated to giving back, we ask you to consider supporting AVAC’s work via direct donations, Amazon's Smile program or, if you are a US government employee, through the US Combined Federal Campaign. Thank you for your support!

    December 2, 2014
    AVAC

  • HIV Prevention on the Line

    AVAC has developed a briefing paper, HIV Prevention on the Line, and associated advocacy tools that frame key issues for HIV prevention advocates.

    December 1, 2014
    Combination Prevention
    AVAC

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