Lesotho's main LGBTQ+ group says it's 'not receiving grants' after Donald Trump lies
Lesotho's largest LGBTQ+ group says it has not received the millions Donald Trump claimed they have.
March 05 2025 11:21 AM
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The Smithsonian erased more than a queer Cuban artist's AIDS artwork
By omitting the tragic story behind Felix González-Torres "Untitled" (Portrait of Ross in L.A.), the National Portrait Gallery is setting a perilous precedent, warns art scholar Ignacio Darnaude.
January 29 2025 10:50 AM
President Biden to host AIDS Memorial Quilt on White House South Lawn for World AIDS Day (exclusive)
The president and First Lady Jill Biden will host a public display of the Quilt for the first time on the South Lawn that people can visit and view.
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November 29 2024 9:30 AM
Conservatives push harmful lie that Pete Buttigieg is HIV-positive
This kind of outrageous misinformation and the weaponization of HIV is dangerous and perpetuates stigma, advocates say.
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October 03 2024 6:38 PM
Here's what Democrats promise to do for LGBTQ+ people in their 2024 platform
The DNC has released its full platform for the next four years, which features dozens of policies that would improve the lives of LGBTQ+ people.
August 21 2024 10:43 AM
Biden health officials urge syphilis, hepatitis C & HIV tests on National HIV Testing Day (exclusive)
It’s called the syndemic approach and sexually active people should know about it, officials say.
July 05 2024 4:22 PM
Trump quietly purges presidential HIV advisory council, sparking public health fears (exclusive)
“We have all the tools to end HIV. It just makes me sad to see a lot of this infrastructure being systematically dismantled across the country," one advisor told The Advocate.
April 11 2025 12:39 PM
Civil rights groups sue Trump over executive orders targeting DEI & transgender people
“President Trump, we will see you in court again, and we will beat you again,” Lambda Legal CEO Kevin Jennings said.
February 19 2025 2:41 PM
Reclaiming the Mosaic: Dr. Tyler TerMeer on the weight of intersectional leadership
As we head toward life under another Trump administration, one queer Black leader offers words of wisdom, reflection, and hope.
January 15 2025 6:34 PM
A camp for kids living with HIV is for sale. Here's why its founder is celebrating
One Heartland in Minnesota is now hoping to cater more broadly to LGBTQ+ youth and those with other conditions.
January 02 2025 12:21 PM
How HIV/AIDS got its name − the words Americans used were steeped in science, stigma, and religious language
How people talked about and named the AIDS crisis shaped how it was viewed and either fostered or countered a culture of stigma, writes historian Anthony Petro.
September 30 2024 10:56 AM
The AIDs pandemic can be ended by 2030, but governments must act: report
One person dies from AIDS-related causes every minute globally, but world leaders can stop it.
July 22 2024 1:01 PM
Human Rights Campaign initiative strives to overcome HIV stigma
A groundbreaking new cohort of participants will soon travel to the nation’s capital to tackle shame and mental health challenges associated with HIV.
June 27 2024 1:03 PM
500,000 kids could die without PEPFAR as Trump & Elon Musk undermine HIV aid, study warns
It doesn't have to be this way.
April 08 2025 3:51 PM
Trump admin moves to end federal HIV prevention programs. ‘Catastrophic’ consequences, experts say
“This is a dangerous move,” Jirair Ratevosian, an associate research scientist at Yale University, told The Advocate.
March 18 2025 6:10 PM
Trump's anti-transgender executive orders force CDC to remove HIV resources
Trump's executive order prohibiting federal agenciesfrom making any mention of "gender ideology" has forced the CDC to remove HIV-related pages regardless of if they mentioned gender or not.
January 31 2025 5:29 PM
This long-term HIV survivor says testosterone therapy 'saved my life.'
Nelson Vergel's been on a lifelong mission to educate people about hormone therapy since it helped him survive the AIDS crisis in the early 1990s.
January 08 2025 1:11 PM
AIDS Memorial Quilt displayed at White House for the first time
It’s been a big 2024 World AIDS Day for the world’s largest ongoing community art project.
December 02 2024 1:21 PM
Federal government eases rules on organ transplants between donors and recipients with HIV
A new rule applies to liver and kidney transplants and will increase access to these organs, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
November 27 2024 4:12 PM
As new mpox strain spreads globally, activists push health officials to avoid past mistakes (exclusive)
Torrian Baskerville, director of HIV & Health Equity at the Human Rights Campaign, tells The Advocate how groups are preparing for a potential outbreak of the new mpox strain.
August 28 2024 1:09 PM