Black Pride New Orleans is hosting “Shake the Stigma,” encouraging the community to tested for HIV and help break the stigma.
GLAAD released its annual State of HIV Stigma report Thursday, which tracks knowledge, attitudes, and sentiment around HIV and HIV stigma across the U.S. Among GLAAD’s findings was that most Americans ...
HIV stigma, for the first time in five years, is on the decline in the United States, despite knowledge gaps in certain demographics and a lack of representation in media, the Gay and Lesbian Alliance ...
Nearly 40 years ago, my son Ryan White became the face of HIV stigma in America. Diagnosed with AIDS at 13 after contracting HIV from a blood product used to treat his hemophilia, Ryan faced profound ...
In a session at AIDS 2024, the International AIDS Conference, global leaders and community advocates gathered to discuss why stigma and shame continue to attach themselves to an HIV diagnosis and why ...
High stigma levels correlate with lower ART adherence and viral suppression in women with HIV, especially those who inject drugs. The study used data from the WIHS, focusing on stigma's impact on HIV ...
A Louisville organization continues removing the stigma surrounding people diagnosed with HIV and AIDS.
In 2023, The National Association of People with AIDS created Zero HIV Stigma Day to be observed on July 21. The observance serves as a call to action, encouraging people to get tested, learn their ...
Shadawn McCants, of Houston, was diagnosed with HIV at 17-years-old. Now 46, she says back in 1995 when she was diagnosed, it was a death sentence, and there was a lot of fear surrounding her ...
I couldn’t sleep last night after my clinic. My patient is dying from AIDS. When his family found out that he has HIV, he was disowned. His sister kicked him out of her house. He has been ...