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fromLGBTQ Nation
2 weeks ago

Activists & experts agree: We must change our understanding of HIV in the Black community - LGBTQ Nation

Black people account for almost 40% of people living with HIV in the U.S., despite only representing 12% of the population. To address this disparity, Emil Wilbekin - the founder of Native Son, a platform created to inspire and empower Black gay men - assembled a panel of Black HIV activists and health experts during the last World AIDS Day to discuss how the medical, media, and queer communities can engage the topic of HIV among Black people with greater effectiveness.
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fromAdvocate.com
2 weeks ago

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: a time for action on many fronts

Black Americans experience disproportionately high HIV diagnosis and death rates, with especially elevated burdens among Black females, young Black males, and Black transgender women.
fromAdvocate.com
2 weeks ago

Black Americans are disproportionately criminalized for living with HIV. Here's how

Black people in the U.S. aren't just more likely to have HIV - they're more likely to be criminalized for it. Black Americans accounted for about 38 percent of new HIV diagnoses and 39 percent of people living with HIV in 2023, according to a report from the Williams Institute, despite making up around 12 percent of the population. Black women had the highest HIV diagnosis rate at 19.6 per 100,000, which is about 11 times the rate for white women at 1.8 per 100,000.
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fromAdvocate.com
2 weeks ago

13 Black community organizations fighting HIV in the U.S. you should know

Black people in the U.S. experience disproportionately high HIV diagnosis rates while community organizations provide targeted prevention, care, and advocacy resources.
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