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More AIDS activists arrested when protesting global funding cuts

Eleven were arrested outside of a U.S. House committee meeting.

Lesotho's main LGBTQ+ group says it's 'not receiving grants' after Donald Trump lies

Lesotho's largest LGBTQ+ group says it has not received the millions Donald Trump claimed they have.

U.S. withdraws from U.N. LGBTQ+ and intersex group

The move is among numerous anti-LGBTQ+ actions by the Trump administration.

Activists arrested at die-in when protesting loss of global HIV funding

The Trump administration is endangering lives with its deep cuts to foreign aid, the protesters said.

An out former USAID official speaks on the fatal global fallout of dissolving its LGBTQ+ programs (exclusive)

“People are begging us, ‘What do we do now? How do we keep people from being arrested, beaten, sick or worse?’ And we have no answers for them,” the former USAID official said.

Rubio exempts PEPFAR's HIV relief from Trump's spending pause

The new Secretary of State Marco Rubio's waiver ensures PEPFAR's vital HIV/AIDS relief continues despite Trump's aid freeze, but the exclusion of gender identity programs raises concerns.

Paul Reubens, comic who played Pee-wee Herman, comes out as gay posthumously in new documentary

Paul Reubens opened up about his sexuality for a documentary about his life, which was filmed before he died of cancer in 2023.

A camp for kids living with HIV is for sale. Here's why its founder is celebrating

One Heartland in Minnesota is now hoping to cater more broadly to LGBTQ+ youth and those with other conditions.

AIDS Memorial Quilt displayed at White House for the first time

It’s been a big 2024 World AIDS Day for the world’s largest ongoing community art project.

President Biden to host AIDS Memorial Quilt on White House South Lawn for World AIDS Day (exclusive)

The president and First Lady Jill Biden will host a public display of the Quilt for the first time on the South Lawn that people can visit and view.

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Gay men have been cautious about mpox. Will a second Donald Trump term set them back?

Gay men are more trusting of medicine than other groups, but the incoming Trump Administration will need more than their willingness to continue combating mpox.

How HIV/AIDS got its name − the words Americans used were steeped in science, stigma, and religious language

How people talked about and named the AIDS crisis shaped how it was viewed and either fostered or countered a culture of stigma, writes historian Anthony Petro.

Meet Evan Bachner, who at 67 will participate in his 18th AIDS bike ride from Boston to New York

The annual Cycle for the Cause ride starts Thursday in Boston and ends Sunday in NYC.

On HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day, how to support and embrace our queer elders living with HIV

Programs like SAGEPositive are helping those living with HIV to continue to age with dignity and good health.

Stigma around those living with HIV is declining, but maybe not for the reasons you'd think: report

More needs to be done to stop stigma toward those living with HIV, including producing more stories featuring those living with HIV, a new report from GLAAD said.

AIDS/LifeCycle fundraiser is ending after more than 30 years

The event has raised over $300 million for HIV services at the San Francisco AIDS Foundation and the Los Angeles LGBT Center.

Here's what Democrats promise to do for LGBTQ+ people in their 2024 platform

The DNC has released its full platform for the next four years, which features dozens of policies that would improve the lives of LGBTQ+ people.

Phil Donahue, an unsung LGBTQ+ ally, who talked about being gay — and AIDS — when no one else would

During a time when so many of us felt desperately alone and unaccepted, Donahue made us feel like we were normal and we had a friend in him, writes John Casey.

As the mother in ‘An Early Frost,’ Gena Rowlands helped fight the stigma of AIDS

Through her role in the 1985 film and in a public service ad, Rowlands showed a compassionate face to something that was so dreaded and feared at the time, writes John Casey.

Dr. Fauci reflects on religion, divisiveness, and the special place gay men have in his life (exclusive)

Fauci credits good genes and the thrill and excitement of his work with keeping him young and still going strong at 83.


Tennessee agrees to remove sex workers convicted for living with HIV from its sex offender registry

“No one should be forced to endure what I have endured,” one plaintiff said.