SAN DIEGO – House Boi, a home furnishings and men’s fashion boutique in Hillcrest, will host a fundraiser from 6-9 p.m. Friday to benefit AIDS Life Cycle 2011.

The “Mani’s, Martini’s & Massage” event will support the fundraising efforts of House.Boi customers Frank Walt and Michael Case, who will participate in the ride.

The store will donate 20 percent of the evening’s sales to the cause.

UPLAND -- Sometimes it may seem like the Inland Empire’s Gay & Lesbian community is Southern California’s forgotten stepchild, overshadowed by alluring siblings in Los Angeles, Palm Springs and San Diego.

But on Saturday, Oct. 2, Foothill AIDS Project (FAP) shows off the glamorous side of the Inland Empire with the Inland Rainbow Mix.

CHICAGO -- Nearly one in five gay and bisexual men in 21 major U.S. cities are infected with HIV, and nearly half of them do not know it, U.S. health officials said on Thursday.

Young men, and especially young black men, are least likely to know if they are infected with HIV, according to a study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

"We need to reinvigorate our response to preventing HIV among gay and bisexual men," Dr. Jonathan Mermin, director of CDC's Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, said in a telephone interview.

SAN DIEGO -- With AIDS Walk San Diego now just weeks away, The San Diego LGBT Community Center, which annually organizes the walk, will host a Neighborhood Fundraising Canvass event on Saturday as a last minute push to raise additional donations for the event.

In a Facebook post, The Center asks:

"Are you participating in this year’s AIDS Walk & Run San Diego? Friends and family all tapped out from giving? Wanna give your team a competitive edge by raising that last stretch of dollars to help reach your and your team’s goal?"