AIDS
Philly Nonprofit Offers Free Self-Test Kits to Encourage HIV Testing at Home
For more than 40 years, local non-profit AccessMatters has been working to equalize access to sexual and reproductive healthcare for teens and adults in the […]
The Path to a Cure: Temple HIV Treatment Milestone Was 5 Years in the Making
Temple University researchers are one step closer to eliminating HIV in humans. This month, a team of interdisciplinary researchers led by professor Kamel Khalili released the results of […]
NextUp: The Philly Brain Researcher Working to Eliminate HIV
“NextUp” is a weekly NextHealth PHL feature that highlights the local leaders, organizations and research shaping the Greater Philadelphia region’s life sciences ecosystem. Email qmuse@phillymag.com with […]
Mazzoni Center Announces Lydia Gonzalez Sciarrino as New Executive Director
Nearly a year after the resignations of CEO/executive director Nurit Shein and board president Dr. Jimmy Ruiz, the board of the Mazzoni Center announced on […]
LGBTQ&A: Tiommi Jenae Luckett
Tiommi Jenae Luckett is a transgender activist and HIV awareness advocate. We chat with the fearless social justice champion on Arkansas, living with HIV, and […]
LGBTQ&A: Kevin Trimell Jones
Kevin Trimell Jones is the new national executive director of the Urban Coalition for HIV/AIDS Prevention Services. We speak with the Penn grad about living […]
LGBTQ Event of the Week: LGBTQ Home for Hope’s Community Day
For hosting a charitable event that unites community and various identities, this week’s LGBTQ event of the week is the LGBTQ Home for Hope’s Community […]
Meet the Activist Who Protested Mazzoni With an HIV Meds Strike
Last Friday afternoon, after Mazzoni Center’s board of directors publicly reaffirmed its support of CEO/executive director Nurit Shein following a walkout by half of the […]
LGBTQ Event of the Week: 2017 Transgender HIV Awareness Day
For its civic timeliness and community-building vibe, this week’s LGBTQ event of the week is 2017 Transgender HIV Awareness Day. Recognize this significant day of […]
Award Recipients Announced for the 18th-Annual Black-Tie GayBINGO
The AIDS Fund recently named the honorees who will be recognized at the 18th-Annual Black-Tie GayBINGO, a fund-raiser centered on HIV/AIDS emergency services and public […]
It’s National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
February 7th is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD), a day dedicated to coalition-building and increasing information surrounding HIV/AIDS prevention, care, and treatment in the […]
GoFundMe Launches to Pay for Burial Services for Community Advocate
Gayborhood community leaders and nonprofit organizations are mourning the untimely death of HIV-prevention advocate Chris Collins, 37, on Tuesday morning. The cause of death has […]
LGBTQ Event of the Week: AIDS Law Project’s “Boo at Bahdeebahdu”
For its frightful theme and extravagant philanthropy, this week’s LGBTQ event of the week is the AIDS Law Project’s “Boo at Bahdeebahdu”. The lavish costume […]
LGBTQ Event of the Week: Action Wellness Celebrates Its 30th Anniversary
For its ceremonious and remarkable goodwill, this week’s LGBTQ event of the week is the Action Wellness 30th-Anniversary Celebration. Formerly known as ActionAIDS, the prolific […]
People Aren’t Taking This Miracle AIDS Drug, And That’s a Big Problem for Philly
The eyes of Damon Jacobs were slowly filling up with tears. It was a warm and busy day in late June, and at a national […]