The Faces of HIV
HIV has been with us for a long time. Longer than most realize. The oldest known tissue samples that exist come from a male in Kinshasa, The Republic of the Congo, and date back to 1959. Certain markers in the DNA fragments lead many scientists to believe that HIV has been with us even longer,…
North Carolina sued over redrawn maps
Redrawn North Carolina Senate districts have become the subject of a new lawsuit against…
A guide to HIV/AIDS walks and runs across the United States
On July 28, 1985, in Los Angeles, over 4,500 people attended the first ever…
AIDS Walk Charlotte aims to educate and advocate
In 1997, RAIN Inc. — a HIV/AIDS service organization in Charlotte — was looking…
Florida’s SMART Ride abruptly comes to a halt…permanently
For 20 years, the SMART (Southern Most HIV/AIDS) Ride for AIDS awareness in Miami,…
ACROSS THE SOUTH
Our People: Wesley Thompson
Wesley Thompson is pretty much a fixture in the Charlotte metro area. For decades, Thompson has left his mark on communities with his clinical presentations, medical research, commitment to so many committees and boards they’re too numerous to list here. His history of affirming and compassionate health care for those who are often underserved and…
LOCAL
Former Charlotte city council candidate to run for NC Senate Dist. 41
A former candidate for Charlotte’s city council announced his run for North Carolina’s Senate District 41 after the North Carolina General Assembly recently approved new maps for the 2024 elections. Kenderick Cunningham, who is also openly gay, stated in a press release he planned to file for office once the filing period opens in December.…
CAROLINAS
Political tensions rise in N.C. Senate over Sen. Lisa Grafstein’s residency
North Carolina Senate Republicans are calling for the resignation of a Wake County Democratic senator after she moved to a new address. Lisa Grafstein, who currently serves in Senate District 13, recently moved to southern Wake County. As a result of that move, Republicans claim she shouldn’t be able to serve in her current position…
nATIONAL
How San Francisco is addressing the challenge of Trans homelessness
Homelessness among LGBTQ+ identifying people is far more prevalent than in other communities, with transgender and gender-nonconforming people unhoused at the highest rate in the community. According to the Texas Homeless Network and the Trevor Project, one in three transgender people in the United States have experienced homelessness. In addition, 63 percent of transgender people…
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