HIV-Related Activism and Non-Profits
H.I.V. Groups Warn of Privacy Risks in How C.D.C. Tracks Virus Samples
The New York Times, February 9, 2024
The CDC revised its guidelines for tracking the genetic signatures of viruses collected from people newly diagnosed with HIV, a controversial practice called molecular surveillance used by state and local health departments to curb infections. The agency stopped short of adopting more significant changes that some advocates had pushed for, such as allowing health agencies to opt out in states where people can be prosecuted for transmitting HIV.
The New York Times, February 9, 2024
The CDC revised its guidelines for tracking the genetic signatures of viruses collected from people newly diagnosed with HIV, a controversial practice called molecular surveillance used by state and local health departments to curb infections. The agency stopped short of adopting more significant changes that some advocates had pushed for, such as allowing health agencies to opt out in states where people can be prosecuted for transmitting HIV.
'This will shut us down': HIV prevention clinics brace for Gilead reimbursement cuts
NBC News, July 2021
HIV prevention clinics are facing a fiscal crisis owing to the vagaries of an arcane federal drug pricing law, with a bare minimum of $100 million annually expected to drain from the nonprofits starting in 2022. This devastating loss of funds, which is expected to shut down some clinics, comes just as the federal government has ramped up spending in an effort to essentially end the HIV epidemic by 2030.
NBC News, July 2021
HIV prevention clinics are facing a fiscal crisis owing to the vagaries of an arcane federal drug pricing law, with a bare minimum of $100 million annually expected to drain from the nonprofits starting in 2022. This devastating loss of funds, which is expected to shut down some clinics, comes just as the federal government has ramped up spending in an effort to essentially end the HIV epidemic by 2030.
AIDS and ACT UP: Sarah Schulman Puts Women and People of Color Back at the Heart of the Story
The Guardian, May 2021
Just weeks shy of the 40th anniversary of the CDC’s ominous first report of what became known as AIDS, the veteran AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP) activist has come armed with a 700-page magnum opus she hopes will set the record straight about one of the most consequential social movements of the 20th century.
The Guardian, May 2021
Just weeks shy of the 40th anniversary of the CDC’s ominous first report of what became known as AIDS, the veteran AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP) activist has come armed with a 700-page magnum opus she hopes will set the record straight about one of the most consequential social movements of the 20th century.
Dying to Entertain Us: Celebrities Keep ODing on Opioids and No One Cares
The Village Voice, July 2018
The overall reaction to the overdoses of Prince, Tom Petty, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Heath Ledger has amounted to nothing much when it comes to awakening Americans to the scope of the opioid crisis. By comparison, Rock Hudson’s 1985 death from AIDS, as well as Magic Johnson’s announcement in 1991 that he had HIV, utterly jolted the national conversation about that epidemic.
The Village Voice, July 2018
The overall reaction to the overdoses of Prince, Tom Petty, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Heath Ledger has amounted to nothing much when it comes to awakening Americans to the scope of the opioid crisis. By comparison, Rock Hudson’s 1985 death from AIDS, as well as Magic Johnson’s announcement in 1991 that he had HIV, utterly jolted the national conversation about that epidemic.
"Unpacking Michael Weinstein's Latest PrEP Denialism."
(POZ, October 2017)
After something of a lull, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) president Michael Weinstein has revived his ever-the-skeptic public campaign regarding Truvada as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), publishing a critical editorial on the HIV prevention method in the prestigious medical journal AIDS.
(POZ, October 2017)
After something of a lull, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) president Michael Weinstein has revived his ever-the-skeptic public campaign regarding Truvada as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), publishing a critical editorial on the HIV prevention method in the prestigious medical journal AIDS.
"Nevertheless They Persisted"
(POZ, September 2017)
In the face of potential budget cutbacks or continued flat funding, HIV scientists and advocates are waging a powerful war against the global epidemic. The 9th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Science in Paris saw myriad reasons for hope but also considerable cause for concern about the future of the global fight.
(POZ, September 2017)
In the face of potential budget cutbacks or continued flat funding, HIV scientists and advocates are waging a powerful war against the global epidemic. The 9th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Science in Paris saw myriad reasons for hope but also considerable cause for concern about the future of the global fight.
“The Audacity of New York's Hope to End AIDS”
(POZ, May 2015) Can the Empire State end its epidemic by the decade's end? And what exactly would it mean to do so? 
“The Normal Heart: From Stage to Screen.” (POZ, May 2014) After starring in the Broadway production of Larry Kramer’s play about the dawning of the AIDS crisis, Joe Mantello joined the cast of the upcoming HBO version as well.
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“Selling the End of AIDS.” (POZ, Oct. 2014) As slogans anti-cipating an end to the AIDS epidemic gain favor, skeptics worry that such promises are unrealistically ambitious and will backfire.
“Falling Through the Cracks.” (POZ, March 2013) We can strengthen two of the weakest links in the health care chain for people with HIV by linking people to and retaining them in care.
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“Sir Elton John Shares the Love for World AIDS Day 2013.”
(POZ, December 2013) A conversation with POZ. |
“Facing the Future of HIV Care.” (POZ, September 2011) How AIDS service organizations and HIV clinics are adapting fiscally to meet a changing health policy landscape.
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“Size Does Matter.” (HIV Plus, October 2003) The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s efforts to combat global HIV.
Welcome to Big Philanthropy, 21st century style. Not since the days of Carnegie and Rockefeller, who re-spectively gave away the equivalent of $3 billion and $6 billion before they died in 1919 and 1937, has a living donor distributed so much wealth to do so much good. A product of the January 2000 merger of Gates's two previously distinct foundations, the Gates Foundation is named after Gates and his wife, Melinda French Gates. The foundation has $24 billion in assets, making it the largest foundation in the United States. It distributed a cool $1.1 billion in 2001'twice as much as the second-place donor, the Lilly Endowment'and $1.157 billion in 2002. To date, it has given a cumulative $6.2 billion.
Welcome to Big Philanthropy, 21st century style. Not since the days of Carnegie and Rockefeller, who re-spectively gave away the equivalent of $3 billion and $6 billion before they died in 1919 and 1937, has a living donor distributed so much wealth to do so much good. A product of the January 2000 merger of Gates's two previously distinct foundations, the Gates Foundation is named after Gates and his wife, Melinda French Gates. The foundation has $24 billion in assets, making it the largest foundation in the United States. It distributed a cool $1.1 billion in 2001'twice as much as the second-place donor, the Lilly Endowment'and $1.157 billion in 2002. To date, it has given a cumulative $6.2 billion.
- POZ, March 2015: “A Near-Failing Science Grade for the Non-Medical HIV Workforce.” Will improving the scientific literacy of non-medical employees in the HIV field help turn the tide in the epidemic?
- HIV Plus, October 2008: “Art for Everyone, Art Forever.” Profile of Visual AIDS, an archive organization devoted to artistic work by HIV-positive individuals.
- HIV Plus, July 2007: “Bond of Brothers.” One man’s project to tell the stories of fellow black men living with HIV.
- HIV Plus, April 2007: “Prison Break.” A non-profit’s efforts to work with correctional institutions to combat HIV and care for those living with the virus who are incarcerated.
- HIV Plus, February 2007: “Women With Cameras.” A profile of an art-therapy group for women living with HIV.
- Gay.com, June 2006: "An eyewitness expert recalls the early days of AIDS."
- Gay.com, Dec. .2005: "Is AIDS Activism Dead?"
- HIV Plus, August 2004: “Sticking Point.” The plight of needle-exchange programs.
- HIV Plus, August 2004: “Coming Home.” Programs helping HIV-positive inmates adjust to life on the outside.
- The Advocate, Dec. 2003: "The Fire Under Fierstein." Profile of Harvey Fierstein.
- Gay City News, Sept. 2002: "A Housing Works Win."
- Gay City News, Aug. 2002: "Homeless With AIDS--A System Build On No Permanent Solution."