Jennifer Finney Boylan never set out to be the public face for the transgendered.
But the novelist and English professor at Colby College was thrust into that role by her 2002 best-selling memoir about the transition to womanhood that freed her from the decades-long torment of being a female trapped in a male body.
With three appearances [...]
Author Seeks To Be Public Face For Transgendered
Dining Out for Life San Francisco
MAKE A DIFFERENCE - HELP STOP THE SPREAD OF HIV!
The STOP AIDS Project and Wells Fargo invite you to the 7th Annual Dining Out for Life presented by La Crema, Abbott Virology, SF Weekly, and CBS 5/The CW Bay Area!
Simply dine at one of our participating restaurants on Thursday, April 24, 2008 and 25 percent [...]
Conference Addresses HIV Among Pittsburgh’s Youth
One of the most frightening public health problems facing the country today involves teenagers and HIV-AIDS.
HIV infections are growing among teenagers, and some groups are hoping to put a stop to that through education and awareness.Despite expensive treatments, HIV-AIDS is very much around, and very much affecting their lives. All teenagers are at risk, but [...]
Op-Ed: Swiss Say Condoms Not Necessary…Sometimes
POZ Founder Sean Strub
The Swiss Federal Commission for HIV/AIDS released a remarkable statement a few weeks ago that opened the door to the possibility of sex without condoms for people with HIV.
Citing their review of a long string of studies measuring HIV transmission from people with HIV to HIV-negative partners, the Commission concluded that sex [...]
Report Shows 48% Hike In US HIV Cases
Reported new HIV infections in the United States increased by 48 percent in 2006 according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The stunning figures, in the CDC Surveillance Report, comes in advance of a long anticipated in depth review of HIV infections that was to have been released early this year [...]
AIDS Activist Gregg Gonsalves Receives $100,000 Leadership Award
The John M. Lloyd Foundation announced today that AIDS advocate Gregg Gonsalves has been selected as the first-ever recipient of the $100,000 John M. Lloyd AIDS Leadership Award.
An AIDS activist for 17 years, Gonsalves has played a major role in international efforts to accelerate AIDS research and improve access to lifesaving drugs. He is currently [...]
Hey Asian America, What’s Goin’ On?
I serve as advocacy co-chair of NAASCon and encourage all of you and your friends to submit personal stories and testimonials on your experiences on being Asian American. We are trying to reorient the meaning of “activism,” which does not necessarily require one to participate in vocal protests. Activism ranges from challenging preconceived notions of [...]
Rethinking Is Urged on a Vaccine for AIDS
Researchers must go back to the drawing board before they can develop an effective vaccine against H.I.V., AIDS experts said at a scientific meeting on Tuesday.
And Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, the top federal official responsible for AIDS research, agreed that more fundamental knowledge is needed about H.I.V. and the way the body and experimental vaccines [...]
South Park Dares to Add a Hint of Tragedy to Its AIDS Comedy
When ads for this past Wednesday’s season premiere of Comedy Central’s hit animated series South Park hinted that foulmouthed 8-year-old star Eric Cartman would be diagnosed with a life-threatening illness, few fans were surprised when it turned out to be HIV. After all, show creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker haven’t exactly shied away from [...]
An Epidemic No One Wants to Talk About
A much-publicized study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this month highlighted the high rates of sexually transmitted diseases among teenage Americans. But for those of us who work in public health, this “news” is already old.
A decade ago, the National Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Medicine published a landmark report, “The Hidden [...]