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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.

Living Positive

Author and musician Tim'm T. West talks about being an HIV-positive rapper, educating gay youths, his successful music career, and what he'd trade it all for.

How a Mean Girls Teen Became an HIV Activist

The Looking actor plays one of television's few HIV-positive characters.

See Me: Derrick Cobb

One of the subjects of See Me: Picturing New York's Homeless Youth, Derrick Cobb, lets us watch as he slowly lets down the mask he has created to protect a shattered life.

Creating Change Reflects a Movement in Transition

Was Creating Change 2016 really more volatile than in years past, or was that frustration simply the result of a movement trying to find its footing after symbolic, but limited, victories? 

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READ: Poems From WeHo's First Poet Laureate

The city commissioned Reigns to 'act as a champion for poetry, language, and the arts.'

Op-ed: Why 'Looking' Is Now a Show Worth Watching

Contrasting with the sleepy start of its first season, the HBO drama kicks off season 2 with sex, scandal, and issues that strike at the heart of what it means to be queer in America.

What I Really Wanted to Say on Daily Show's Trans Episode

Cherno Biko tells us what happened behind the scenes of The Daily Show's memorable report.

Our 18 Favorite Films at Outfest

This year's Outfest features more than 150 films. The Advocate has chosen 18 of our favorites.

How GMHC's Latex Ball Has Been Promoting LGBTQ+ Health for 30 Years

GMHC's Luna Luis Ortiz writes about the importance of ballrooms and balls for National LGBTQ+ Health Awareness Week.

Op-ed: Let Gay and Bi Youth Lead in HIV Activism

What's the best way to reduce HIV among gay and bi youth? Give them a seat at the table, says activist Patrick Ingram.

Op-ed: How to Stop the HIV Crisis Among Gay Black Men?

On National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, let us help work to save the communities that are most at risk for the virus.

Daily Dose: The Day You Discover Why

There's a chasm when it comes to educating LGBT youth about HIV. We must bridge the gap with our truth.

Op-ed: Discrimination Is Not a Game

An abrupt ejection from a basketball game in Florida illustrates the extreme ignorance that has stuck around about HIV.

Gay and Bi Teens, Sex, Drugs, and HIV: The Latest Numbers

A new study shows equal rates of risky sex between gay and straight male teens — but queer youth are still much more susceptible to HIV infection.