ACT UP member Nanette Kazaoka, a fierce activist for marginalized people, is dead at 83
Kazaoka was an advocate for those living with HIV, the LGBTQ+ community, and other marginalized groups.
MARCH 31, 2025
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U.S. withdraws from U.N. LGBTQ+ and intersex group
The move is among numerous anti-LGBTQ+ actions by the Trump administration.
MARCH 3, 2025
Rubio exempts PEPFAR's HIV relief from Trump's spending pause
The new Secretary of State Marco Rubio's waiver ensures PEPFAR's vital HIV/AIDS relief continues despite Trump's aid freeze, but the exclusion of gender identity programs raises concerns.
JANUARY 29, 2025
Gay men have been cautious about mpox. Will a second Donald Trump term set them back?
Gay men are more trusting of medicine than other groups, but the incoming Trump Administration will need more than their willingness to continue combating mpox.
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
Meet Evan Bachner, who at 67 will participate in his 18th AIDS bike ride from Boston to New York
The annual Cycle for the Cause ride starts Thursday in Boston and ends Sunday in NYC.
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
AIDS/LifeCycle fundraiser is ending after more than 30 years
The event has raised over $300 million for HIV services at the San Francisco AIDS Foundation and the Los Angeles LGBT Center.
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
Phil Donahue, an unsung LGBTQ+ ally, who talked about being gay — and AIDS — when no one else would
During a time when so many of us felt desperately alone and unaccepted, Donahue made us feel like we were normal and we had a friend in him, writes John Casey.
AUGUST 19, 2024
These three gay men began dating in 1970. Here are 50 Polaroid photos from their lives
A collection of over 9,700 Polaroid photos capturing the lives of a historic throuple has been unearthed.
MARCH 31, 2025
Activists arrested at die-in when protesting loss of global HIV funding
The Trump administration is endangering lives with its deep cuts to foreign aid, the protesters said.
FEBRUARY 28, 2025
Paul Reubens, comic who played Pee-wee Herman, comes out as gay posthumously in new documentary
Paul Reubens opened up about his sexuality for a documentary about his life, which was filmed before he died of cancer in 2023.
JANUARY 25, 2025
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 2, 2024
On HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day, how to support and embrace our queer elders living with HIV
Programs like SAGEPositive are helping those living with HIV to continue to age with dignity and good health.
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
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
As the mother in ‘An Early Frost,’ Gena Rowlands helped fight the stigma of AIDS
Through her role in the 1985 film and in a public service ad, Rowlands showed a compassionate face to something that was so dreaded and feared at the time, writes John Casey.
AUGUST 15, 2024
More AIDS activists arrested when protesting global funding cuts
Eleven were arrested outside of a U.S. House committee meeting.
MARCH 6, 2025
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 5, 2025
An out former USAID official speaks on the fatal global fallout of dissolving its LGBTQ+ programs (exclusive)
“People are begging us, ‘What do we do now? How do we keep people from being arrested, beaten, sick or worse?’ And we have no answers for them,” the former USAID official said.
FEBRUARY 26, 2025
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 2, 2025
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
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
Stigma around those living with HIV is declining, but maybe not for the reasons you'd think: report
More needs to be done to stop stigma toward those living with HIV, including producing more stories featuring those living with HIV, a new report from GLAAD said.
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024