This year’s Biomedical HIV Prevention Summit was a risk. I’m sure some thought we were crazy. Honestly, I had concerns, especially in this political environment. Thank you to the over […]
Leadership Is Hard
Leadership is hard, especially during these challenging times. All we want to do is end an epidemic that has confronted our nation and the world for over 40 years. Unfortunately, […]
Bragging About NMAC
Give me a moment to brag about NMAC’s Center to End the HIV Epidemic in America and the amazing work they are doing to train the field. NMAC believes the […]
Remembering Kirk Myers-Hill
This week, we lost one of the great ones. Not one of the good ones. One of the great ones. Kirk Myers-Hill embodied the essence of #BlackBoyJoy. Kirk embodied the […]
Braidwood vs Becerra
In the case of Braidwood vs. Becerra, US District Judge Reed O’Connor dropped another hurdle in the war against HIV prevention. He ruled that the Religious Freedom Act gives businesses […]
Fighting for Older Americans Living with HIV
Last week Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) sent a letter to the House Appropriations Committee asking the Administration on Aging to study how to better target Older Americans Act funding in […]
Finding Myself
I’m not going to lie. The pressure of work, especially what’s happening in Tennessee and Texas, has taken its toll. Communities highly impacted by HIV are weaponized as part of […]
The Importance of Trans Visibility
The Importance of Trans Visibility Each year on March 31, the world observes Transgender Day of Visibility (TDOV) to raise awareness about transgender people. It is a day to celebrate […]
National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
I will never fully understand what it means to be Native American/Alaska Native in America, but that does not imply I cannot stand in solidarity with Native people and support […]
A Letter to Walgreens
Stefano Pessina Executive Chairman Walgreens 200 Wilmot Road Deerfield, IL 60015 Dear Chairman Pessina, Walgreens’ decision to not dispense abortion pills in 21 states, including four states where it remains […]