TODAY & TOMORROW in New Orleans CHLP Executive Director S. Mandisa Moore-O'Neal and Staff Attorney Jada Hicks are presenting at the American Bar Association's HIV Law & Practice Conference. Click for details: hivlawandpolicy.org/events/aba-202…
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An Interview With Francisco Ruiz, New Head of the U.S. Office of National AIDS Policy

People are crazy about Francisco. There’s a good reason why.
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🎉🌟 Exciting News Alert!! 🌟🎉We're thrilled to congratulate our esteemed member organization, AIDS United, on its inaugural #AdvisoryCouncil ! 🙌🌈💪Sending our heartfelt wishes for success as they embark on this important journey! #HIV 🚀💖
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Francisco, Congratulations on your appointment as Director of ONAP HIV.gov - I look forward to briefing you on an opportunity for @Potus to issue an Executive Order to End #HIVCriminalization in the Armed Forces #StopCriminalizingourTroops Department of Defense 🇺🇸 The Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation Ben Ashmore

The U.S. People Living With HIV Caucus Congratulates Francisco Ruiz, MS on his Appointment as Director of The White House Office of National AIDS Policy.
Link to full release:hivcaucus.org/post/hiv-caucu…

Another battle won in the Fight against #stigma of #HIV in Department of Defense 🇺🇸 advocate.com/military/milit… The Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation #HIV isNotaCrime See ME HIV

CHLP attys recently met with a PACHA working group to discuss public health surveillance that leads to systems of criminalization that have a disproportionate impact on Black, Latine, LGBTQ+ ppl, and pregnant ppl & parents.
#Team2Dream #HIVAdvocates
Read: hivlawandpolicy.org/news/chlp-pres…

In our report Bad Blood 🩸we analysed laws that #criminalise blood donations by people living with #HIV using a global policy guidance and #HumanRights law framework, informed by scientific data assessing risks of transmission via blood transfusion. hivjustice.net/publication/ba…

One of the most heinous of all of the AHA's horrendous provisions – proscribing the death penalty for someone living with HIV who engaged in same-sex sex and where HIV is passed on – did not “pass constitutional muster” and was struck down. hivjustice.net/news/ugandahiv…

From its inception to becoming a program of ETAF, LIFEBEAT's journey embodies a legacy of music industry pioneers, superstar support and dedication to HIV/AIDS awareness. Join us on May 8th for our New York Dinner as we celebrate this new chapter

Tickets: l8r.it/BGY7

'It's important in the field of #HIV , #SHRH and digital health, to ask ourselves, is this [health] technology accessible or does it put marginalized communities at-risk.' Thank you Allan Maleche of KELIN for raising these important questions.

Alex McClelland of the Canadian Coalition to Reform HIV Criminalization gives a breakdown of molecular #HIV surveillance and shares a 'Molecular HIV Surveillance: A global review of human rights implications' co-authored by PWN-USA and HIV Justice Network: hivjusticeworldwide.org/en/mhs/

Congratulations to Francisco Ruiz, MS, for being selected as the new Director of the The White House's Office of National AIDS Policy (ONAP).

Read the White House's message at brnw.ch/21wIClL

Our ED Edwin Bernard (He/him) recently joined GNP+
co-ED Florence Riako Anam in Washington DC to envision the HIV response in 2031 alongside brilliant US HIV policy leaders at a meeting convened by Emory University
& O'Neill Institute + supported by The Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation Broadway Cares & Gilead Sciences

Global Fund Concerned by Uganda's Constitutional Court Ruling on the Anti-Homosexuality Act - Updates - The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria theglobalfund.org/en/updates/202…

#STI Epidemic wreaking havoc across USA was avoidable. Poor health policies took syphilis from near eradication to full-on public health crisis.

In my article, healthcare disrupters, Drs. .d. d. d., drph, mph, Joseph Cherabie MD, MSc 🏳️‍🌈 (He/They) & Laura Bachmann tell our way forward.

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Living with a virus shouldn't be a crime. Despite disclosure of HIV status, using protection, and medical suppression, Maryland's outdated 1989 law criminalizes HIV-positive individuals

Read more from Melanie Reese, Ronald Johnson, and Carlton R. Smith: thebaltimorebanner.com/opinion/commun…

Today! The Safety of LGBTQ+ Ugandans is very important, as the Constitutional court in Uganda delivers, the Anti - homosexuality verdict.

Thanks to this case’s John Doe and Lambda Legal for forcing this change. But it’s long past time for all employers, public and private, to update any and all outdated hiring policies to reflect the reality that: “HIV is not a disqualifying condition for employment.” #HIVAdvocates

Reflecting on the unforgettable memories from last year's New York Dinner as we prepare for this year's event. Click the link if you still need to purchase your tickets: …ate.elizabethtayloraidsfoundation.org/event/the-eliz…

#ElizabethTaylorAIDSFoundation #ETAF #ElizabethTaylorAIDSFoundation NewYorkDinner