AIDS

Study shows UK gay men's HIV infection rate soars despite testing

Dan Littauer - Gay Star News
February 1st, 2013

Efforts to reduce HIV transmission among UK gay and bisexual men over the past decade have failed, according to a new study.

The research published in today’s Lancet (Feb .1) shows that infection rates have remained stable despite increased testing and treatment.

While there has been a four-fold increase in testing rate and an advance in treatment uptake from 69 to 80 percent, new infections in England and Wales have flat-lined at 2,300 to 2,500 a year.

In Michigan, effort to enforce HIV "health threat" law raises questions

@UMNewsService
January 30th, 2013

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan health officials are using HIV surveillance technologies to assist in enforcing a "health threat" law that makes it illegal for HIV-positive people to have sex without disclosing their status.

A new University of Michigan study reveals that health officials employ the state's names reporting database, alongside partner services referrals, for law enforcement purposes. However, this is bad social policy for a variety of reasons, said Trevor Hoppe, the study's author and a doctoral candidate in sociology and women's studies.

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A circus event at Club 1202: Raising money for a good cause

Jennine Estes, MFT – SDGLN'S Relationship Expert
January 11th, 2013

Being loved is part of being human; everyone is different and so are the perspectives on love. It is universal.

Everyone knows the feeling and understands the concept. We all want to be loved and to give love back. Being loved has indescribable emotions that everyone connects with no matter the age, race, gender, economic status or world they live in.

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RGOD2: LGBT people face greater visibility, more persecution in 2013

The Rev. Canon Albert Ogle - SDGLN Contributor
December 28th, 2012

Colin Stewart’s excellent review of LGBT international issues in 2012 in Erasing 76 Crimes gives us some hard data on the state of the LGBT movement globally.

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Dramatic increase in HIV infection rates among gay men, youth

Matt Comer - Editor of QNotes
December 20th, 2012

New data from The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reveal a sharp increase in the number of new HIV infections among gay and bisexual men and, in particular, among young men ages 13-24.

The new data includes statistics from 2010 and trends from prior years dating back to 2007.

In 2010, the CDC tracked 47,500 new HIV infections across the country. Infection rates among young gay and bisexual men ages 13-24 increased 22 percent over 2008 infection rates.

Princes William and Harry back gay-run HIV charity

Tris Reid-Smith - Gay Star News
November 26th, 2012

LONDON -- Britain’s pin-up Princes, William and Harry, have been asked to be ambassadors for the country’s leading HIV charity, Terrence Higgins Trust (THT).

The organization was started when Terry Higgins became one of the first to die of AIDS in the UK three decades ago. It was founded by his partner Rupert Whitaker and their friends.

Now the gay-run charity is celebrating its 30th anniversary. And William, Duke of Cambridge and his playboy brother Prince Harry have sent a message of support.

In response, the charity has said it would love them to become "ambassadors" for THT.

AIDS United earns seventh consecutive 4-star rating from Charity Navigator

SDGLN Staff
November 8th, 2012

WASHINGTON -- Once again demonstrating its sound fiscal management practices and commitment to accountability and transparency, AIDS United has earned the coveted 4-Star rating from Charity Navigator, America's leading charity evaluator.

This is AIDS United's seventh consecutive 4-star rating, the highest rating possible.

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VIDEO: Meet LGBT History Month icon Tom Waddell

SDGLN Staff
October 30th, 2012

(Editor's note: October is LGBT History Month, celebrated annually to recognize the notable achievements of LGBT people throughout time. Each day this month, Equality Forum will feature one LGBT icon who has made notable contributions to society and SDGLN will publish the story here in the Causes section.)

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RGOD2: The spiritual journey begins in exile

The Rev. Canon Albert Ogle - SDGLN Contributor
October 26th, 2012

(Editor's note: SDGLN is protecting the identity of Peter, which is not his real name. He says he is concerned about his family and colleagues in Ethiopia, and his future fighting for LGBT human rights in his native land.)

Peter speaks very quietly and it is sometimes difficult to understand his English. It is hard to believe that Ethiopian authorities see this 27-year-old man as a threat to their national security, but he is the leading gay activist in this largely Christian society.

HIV vaccine breakthrough?

Dan Littauer - Special to Gay Star News
October 24th, 2012

A team of scientists at the Center for the AIDS Program of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA) found that two South African women infected with HIV were able to produce antibodies that neutralized and killed 88% of known strains of the virus.

Penny Moore, one of the lead scientists of the study published on Sunday in the journal Nature Medicine, said: ‘We're hoping we can use this information to develop a vaccine that prompts the body's immune system to make broadly neutralising antibodies’.

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