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Uganda Govt. Appoints LGBTs To Public Health Committee

In a surprising, unprecedented action, the Uganda government has appointed LGBTI lobby group, Uhspa Uganda, to a committee to mainstream homosexual’s rights in Uganda’s Public Health Policies. The Uganda Health and Science Press Association is a registered LGBTI network of groups. The Health, Human Rights and Gender Committee is overseen by the Ministry of Health [...]

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Friday July 22nd, 2011 in , , , , , | No Comments »

Don’t Ask Don’t Tell Reigns Supreme Over The Black Church

Commentary on the hypocrisy and silence surrounding homosexuality that struggles to maintain itself within the black religious community via the Eddie Long sexual coercion fiasco.

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Friday June 24th, 2011 in , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | No Comments »

Phill Wilson’s Black Aids Money Problems And The Art Of Gay White Caring Part I

Post on Phill Wilson executive director of the Black AIDS Institute. And an odd email recently received that accuses him of embezzling $1 million dollars in public funding.

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Tuesday June 14th, 2011 in , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 15 Comments »

NYC Dept. Of Health Latest Ad: How To Stigmatize HIV Poz Gay Folks In The Worst Way Imaginable (Warning: Very Graphic)

Our dear friend Jim Pickett over at Lifelube (your number one guide to gay health) sent us the heads up on this. It’s effing mindblowing. If we didn’t know any better we’d swear it’s the latest ad campaign from the likes of Family Research Council. Read the following post from Lifelube:

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Thursday December 9th, 2010 in , , | 11 Comments »

AIDS: Black Americans Still Think It’s A Gay Disease

This is an article written by Rev. Irene Moore for World AIDS Day regarding attitudes about AIDS and black Americans. We liked it so much we’re re-running it here. From GBM News: To date, more than 230, 000 African Americans have died of AIDS. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), 1 in 22 [...]

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Wednesday December 8th, 2010 in , , , | No Comments »

Magic Johnson: A Lesson In Honesty, Empowerment And Dignity

On November 7, 1991, Magic Johnson announced to the world that he was retiring from the Lakers due to being infected with the HIV virus. “A lot of people can’t afford to buy their drugs or leave their community to go get tested or get the proper health care,” Johnson said. “We have to educate [...]

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Wednesday December 1st, 2010 in , , | 1 Comment »

The High Financial Cost of HIV/AIDS in the Black Community

AOL Black Voices Wellness: As World AIDS Day approaches, black advocates say the deadly disease continues to inflict a staggering human and financial toll on the African American community. The AIDS epidemic has claimed the lives of more than 230,000 African Americansover the past three decades. And although black Americans constitute just 12 percent of the [...]

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Monday November 29th, 2010 in , , , , | No Comments »