17th amfAR conference to be held April 10-13 in Oakland, Calif.

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            conference to be held April 10-13 in Oakland, Calif.
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       The American
            Foundation for AIDS Research's 17th National HIV/AIDS Update
            Conference will be held April 10-13 in Oakland, Calif. The
            conference is       cosponsored by the Pacific AIDS
            Education and Training Center. As many as       2,000
            clinicians, public health workers, scientists, advocates,
            and       people living with HIV are expected to attend the
            event. U.S.       representative Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) will
            give the event's keynote       address on Sunday, April 10,
            at 6 p.m. The conference's main tracks       include: mental
            health and addiction; prevention and harm reduction;
            public policy and funding; treatment and research; and
            vulnerable       communities. Registration is $425. For more
            information, call (212)       806-1754.     

        
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17th amfAR conference to be held April 10-13 in Oakland, Calif.

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When a longtime friend’s transphobia turned personal, writer Vic Brooks was forced to confront the monster across the table and the one staring back from the mirror.

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Guillaume Cizeron and his ice dancing partner Laurence Fournier Beaudry have been mired in controversy since the start of the Milano Cortina Olympics.

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The bill would have designated restrooms in public buildings according to sex assigned at birth, allowing for fines and lawsuits agains people who use the "wrong" facility.

17th amfAR
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