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What Does the New HIV ‘Cure’ Mean for Black People?
Just days ago, there was explosive, positive news on the HIV/AIDS front. Doctors confirmed that another person has been cured of HIV, only the second time this has happened since the virus reared its ugly head more than 37 years ago. Although researchers are officially calling the event “long term remission”—the “London patient,” as he…
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On This World AIDS Day, Where Do We Go From Here?
As we roll around to yet another World AIDS Day, it’s clear that the HIV epidemic, which is still very much an epidemic, has faded into the background in a lot of our activism. More than 35 years into the fight, the urgency of years past has faded—in large part because of the gains made…
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New Calif. Law Makes Exposing Sexual Partner to HIV a Misdemeanor: A Big Step in Ending the AIDS Epidemic, Says Prominent Activist
At the top of the year, it will no longer be a felony to knowingly expose a sexual partner to HIV in the state of California. Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation on Friday which put the law, which passed the California Legislature in September, into effect. Previously, knowingly exposing someone to HIV was a crime…