Five Lessons Today’s Queer Activists Can Learn From ACT UP
Five lessons that start to explore just how much we can learn from our queer and trans forebears in AIDS activism.
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Sunday Funday Went to Janet Mock’s Wedding, Marched in a Massive Pride Parade, and Got Elected Mayor All Before Brunch
Reforms for Reform Judaism open doors for trans people, Salt Lake City elects some gay people, an introduction to India’s first trans woman cop, a peek at Janet Mock’s fabulous wedding, the winner of a trans beauty pageant, good gay news from around the world, and so so so so much more!
FDA Will Allow Gay Men to Donate Blood Under Amended Restrictions
After weeks of discussion on the subject, the agency has finally announced it will replace the current lifetime ban with a one-year restriction period for men who sleep with men.
FDA Upholds Status Quo Banning Blood Donations From Gay Men
The FDA is the one politicizing the issue, not the blood organizations and medical associations that support lifting the lifetime ban.
FDA To Consider Adjusting Restrictions on Gay Blood Donors
A change to FDA policy matters not just because it is based on sound science and will potentially increase blood donations — it would be a powerful and tangible step away from a culture that criminalized homosexuality and AIDS for decades.
Five Things You Should Know about The U.S.’s Criminalization of HIV
As various states prepare to analyze their criminal laws, here’s a quick breakdown of the relationship between HIV and the law in the United States.
“United in Anger” Shares History of ACT UP Through Original Footage
“The birth and life of the AIDS activist movement from the perspective of the people in the trenches.”
Tomorrow ACT UP! And OWS Join Forces, Ask Lawmakers to Give Wall Street the FiST
By which they mean a Financial Speculation Tax (Fi.S.T.)