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AIDS

Herstory

The True Story Behind ACT UP and Sandra Bernhard’s Character on “Pose”

I realized that even though I’d vaguely heard or read about the lesbians of ACT UP, I didn’t really know enough about the specifics. Who were these women? What was their history?

By Carmen Phillips|June 24, 2019|5 Comments
Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: Entire HIV/AIDS Council Has Been Fired and Other Stories for Lord Please Make It Stop

Look up, Inca knots, criminalized poverty in the US, Erica Garner, trans and NB fitness trainers neat!, and other stories for your last AAA of 2017!

By Laneia|December 29, 2017|4 Comments
Politics + Activism

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.

By Adrian|May 17, 2017|8 Comments
News + Politics

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.

By Kaitlyn|December 23, 2014|22 Comments
News + Politics

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.

By Adrian|December 11, 2014|7 Comments
News + Politics

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.

By Adrian|December 1, 2014|11 Comments
Politics + Activism

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.

By Helen|July 21, 2014|8 Comments
Film Herstory

“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.”

By gabby|July 9, 2012|11 Comments
News + Politics

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.)

By Jamie J. Hagen|April 24, 2012|2 Comments

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