US Rep. Ayanna Pressley to be honored at virtual AIDS Walk Boston on Oct....
US Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley will receive AID Action's 2020 Bette Byrnes Award during AIDS Walk Boston's virtual festivities on October 18.
Online festivities also include opening ceremonies, fun activities everyone...
Harbor to the Bay tops 5 million dollars for the fight against HIV/AIDS
The annual Harbor to the Bay (H2B) ride just passed a major milestone in the fight against HIV/AIDS ... and it's still a few weeks away from the 2017 ride, which takes place on Saturday,...
AIDS Support Group of Cape Cod hosts events marking World AIDS Day, Dec. 1
Today, December 1, is World AIDS Day. It’s a time when people around the world unite in support of people living with HIV, remember those who have died from AIDS-related illnesses and...
Facebook begins removal of false ads aimed to discredit HIV prevention med
A campaign of misleading ads on Facebook came under fire from activists for falsely linking the HIV med Truvada, when used for HIV prevention, with severe bone and kidney damage. The ads were "purchased...
Major exhibit of queer photographer Tseng Kwong Chi celebrates spirit of wild ’80s art...
He was one of the rising stars of the East Village arts scene who died of AIDS at 39. His friends and creative co-conspiriators included fellow artists Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat, the dancer Bill T. Jones,...
2020 World AIDS Day Celebration (virtual) / December 1, 2020
COVID-19 is hardly the first time that the federal government has fumbled its response to a deadly pandemic out of willful ignorance. See: the devastation wrought by the AIDS crisis, especially as...
Gilead Sciences grants UMass-Worcester and Boston’s Dana-Farber major AIDS/HIV research grant
Boston’s Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and UMass Medical School in Worcester are among five recipients of a 7.5 million dollar grant from Gilead Sciences to fund AIDS/HIV research.
The awards are the second round of HIV...
We’re still here: Long-term survivors of HIV/AIDS still fighting for their rights
Throughout history, a number of major events have defined and profoundly shaped the LGBTQ community. Some of these landmark events are positive, such as the 2016 Supreme...
Doctors examine the implications of COVID-19 for HIV-positive people
Many factors, along with being HIV positive, can contribute to what makes one more susceptible to developing complications from COVID-19. The consensus is that older people and people with chronic, immune system–suppressed health conditions (which...
White House AIDS policy director Douglas M. Brooks honored at 2016 Men’s Event
From Provincetown to the White House. That's the story of the man being honored at one of Boston's biggest benefits of the year for his tireless work in the battle against HIV/AIDS. The man is...
