The New York State Court of Appeals is currently hearing a case where the prosecutor hold the opinion that Saliva from an HIV infected person should be treated as a deadly weapon. You can read the full text of the article here. 

The case stems from an incident where an ...

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December 1st is World AIDS Day.  This is a celebratory day reflecting upon lives lost and battles won in the fight against the HIV virus.  The theme for this year which runs until 2015 is Getting to Zero:" Zero New HIV Infections. Zero Discrimination and Zero AIDS Related Deaths.  A ...

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I found this very poignant interview of a gay man who descended into the world of escorting and drug use.  As he mentions in the interview it all started as a way to make ends meet after the loss of a job.  He was trying to prevent himself from becoming ...

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This Monday the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) issued a recommendation that youth ages 16-18 years old should be screened for HIV even if they do not indicate they are sexually active and live within a population where more than 0.1% of the population is believed to have HIV ...

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Looking for something to do this evening after work or being out in this awesome fall weather. Tonight at 630pm ImageOut is presenting We Were Here a film about the early days of the HIV and AIDS epidemic. It weaves together ...

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AIDS Care Brings Awareness to the Region in Recognition of National HIV Testing Day

In recognition of National HIV Testing Day, AIDS Care will provide a day of fun, food, and free HIV testing on
Friday, June 24 from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. at our 259 Monroe Avenue ...

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May 18th is HIV Vaccine Awareness Day.

As the article I have linked to points out over 35,000 people have participated in a number of trials over the last 25 years working towards development of an effective vaccine for the cure or prevention of HIV Infection.. 

Studies done locally ...

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World AIDS Day. 

Each December 1st we celebrate the lives of friends and family impacted by HIV/AIDS. 

The prognosis today for someone diagnosed as HIV+ is much better than it was 30 years ago but we still have much ground to gain in the battle against this virus.

Each ...

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I was reading one of my favorite queer health blogs, www.lifelube.org, and saw a link to a recent article in the Seattle Times and my heart skipped a beat.  The link was to an article about a young man named Jordan (pictured here) who lives in Seattle.  Jordan ...

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Sharing needles spreads HIV and Hepatitis C; and dirty needles can cause other infections. If you use needles for drugs, hormones or prescription medicines like insulin, make sure they’re new and/or clean. Find an LGBT-friendly syringe exchange program in your area or a pharmacy in NY’s Expanded ...

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