We conducted a systematic literature review of all peer-reviewed articles published in English before October 2018 that assessed the effects of discrimination on the health of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in the United States.
Canada: Federal Conversion Therapy Ban Given Mandate By Trudeau Government
UNAIDS: Accelerating the Pace to the Finishing Line in 2030 by Fighting Inequality and Injustice
Brazil: Study reveals how stigma and discrimination impact people living with HIV and AIDS
Facebook ads push misinformation about HIV prevention drugs, LGBT activists say, ‘harming public health’
Chemsex is an emerging issue in the Middle East and eastern Europe
Awareness of U=U increasing, but HIV-negative MSM still less likely to believe in its accuracy
Two recent US studies find growing awareness and acceptability of the Undetectable = Untransmittable (U=U) message among men who have sex with men (MSM). However, a misunderstanding of transmission risk remains, with many still believing that HIV-positive partners can transmit the virus sexually, despite having an undetectable viral load.
US: Open Letter to Facebook
The advertisements are targeting LGBTQ Facebook and Instagram users, and are causing significant harm to public health. The signers of this letter, including members of Facebook’s LGBTQ Network of Support, request that Facebook and Instagram remove the advertisements and also publicly address the misinformation that the platforms allowed to spread.
US: HHS hands out free HIV prevention drugs. Do you qualify?
France: Inside the Rising Chemsex Response in Europe
US: HHS Launches Ready, Set, PrEP Campaign
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) medication has been shown to reduce the risk of new HIV infection by as much as 97% when taken consistently. However, experts from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases recently released an analysis on the state of the HIV epidemic which indicates that PrEP is “vastly underutilized.”