Lesbian Contracts HIV From Her Partner

A 46-year-old woman in Houston, Texas has contracted HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, from her long-term lesbian lover.

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Uptake, yield and resource requirements of screening for asymptomatic ...

Uptake, yield and resource requirements of screening for asymptomatic sexually transmissible infections among HIV-positive people attending a hospital outpatient clinic Stephen Ritchie A B D , Rebecca Henley A , Jackie Hilton C , Rupert Handy A , Joan Ingram A , Susan Mundt A , Mitzi Nisbet A , Mark Thomas A B and Simon Briggs A A Adult Infectious ... (more)

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PositiveSingles.com Names Its Top 3 'Must See' Films

... Philadelphia was a 1993 American drama film and one of the first mainstream Hollywood films to acknowledge HIV/AIDS, homosexuality, and homophobia. The film is about a senior associate who is subsequently fired because of his AIDS diagnosis. ...

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#NextStepFund Harnesses the Power of #MusicTherapy for Young Adults...

... educational workshops, laughter and fun, Next Step helps young adults battling cancer, sickle cell disease, HIV/AIDS and other illnesses to see beyond their illness, imagine what's possible, and take steps to get there. Next Step's "Song.Studio" ...

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Foreskin activists want circumcision funding cut

... by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which it said granted more than $160 million for 14 African countries' HIV/AIDS prevention programs encouraging male circumcision. 'Circumcision does not prevent HIV,' group founder Glen Callender said. ...

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Privileging prevention, gendering responsibility: an analysis of the...

This article focuses on the discourses around HIV/AIDS in the national Ghanaian 'Stop AIDS Love Life!' public health campaign, within non-governmental HIV/AIDS publications, and the Ghanaian national print media.

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Bill Gates faces circumcision protest

The Canadian Foreskin Awareness Project's Glen Callender is protesting today's TED Talk by Bill Gates, whose foundation's mass-circumcision funding is sparking debate over whether it's an effective way to stop HIV/AIDS.

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