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Yes, HIV-positive people can safely breastfeed

On a recent episode of +Talk, two experts relay the real facts about breastfeeding when living with HIV.

Exclusive: We kiki with Q from 'RuPaul's Drag Race'

The season 16 fashionista discusses her early life, her journey on Drag Race, opening up about living with HIV — and looks ahead to what's next.

In honor of Juneteenth 2024, meet The Normal Anomaly

This Black, queer-led organization is addressing the intersectional challenges their communities face, including HIV.

The science behind U=U has been liberating people with HIV for years

A look back on how research and radical activism have worked together to harness the power of U=U.

On Anal Sex Day, crack up with The Bottom's Digest

Eating, cleaning, breathing — the hilarious Alex Hall is here to help the bottom brigade.

Mean Girls' Daniel Franzese on playing an HIV+ character

The actor opens up about his groundbreaking role on the HBO series Looking.

HIV-positive Air Force, Navy servicemembers victorious in lawsuit

The settlement will see that the two are commissioned as officers "in recognition of the status and military careers they qualified for and earned years ago."

Happy national foreskin day!

The unofficial holiday is embraced by ONE Condoms, which reports that 79 percent of people with foreskin have difficulty using condoms.

LGBTQ+ patients twice as likely to face discrimination: survey

Going to the doctor can be scary.

Nashville PD Must Pay HIV-Positive Man Denied a Job

The city's police department will always be forced to update outdated hiring policies.

Listen to Dr. Levine: Take syphilis seriously

Dr. Rachel Levine, the transgender Assistant Secretary for Health, has a warning everyone in our community should heed.

Sexual assault survivor Stephen Hart uses theater to heal

The HIV activist is planning to relaunch his acclaimed play, Shadowed Dreamer.

HIV+ man banned from jail work program gets last laugh

Not only was the man blocked from working in a kitchen, his HIV status was disclosed without his permission.

Our country's dark history of persecuting people with HIV

A look back on the criminalization of HIV in the U.S. reveals its connection to systemic racism, classism, and homophobia.

This president wants to kill gay people by public stoning

And "doing so would not be a crime," says the Burundi leader who also recently had several HIV activists arrested.

35 Years of World AIDS Day

A look back at how this annual commemoration — launched in1988 — brought the public’s attention to a pandemic’s reality.

7 Uplifting Films To Celebrate Trans Awareness Week & Where To Stream Them

From love stories to vampy teens, these films celebrate trans joy.

​Houston, We Have a Problem — With Discriminating Against HIV+ People

An insurer based in Texas’s largest city is accused of creating dangerous obstacles for people living with HIV.

The Most Amazing HIV Allies & Advocates of 2023

We celebrate some of the HIV community's greatest heroes who are smashing stigma and working to eliminate the epidemic once and for all.

Magic Johnson Is Now a Billionaire, Forbes says

Former NBA star, business magnate, and longtime HIV survivor and advocate Magic Johnson has now surpassed the billion-dollar mark.