Men who have sex with men and transgender individuals (MSM/TG) carry a disproportionately high burden of HIV, including in South Africa. However, there are few empirical population-representative estimates of viral suppression and the HIV care cascade including HIV testing among this population, nor of factors associated with these outcomes.
First Ever COVID-19 Conference Alongside International AIDS Conference
AIDS 2020 starts July 6
LGBTQ+ people left out by exclusionary COVID-19 aid practices
Uganda: “I also need to be happy”: Anna Morena’s story
OPINION: The coronavirus pandemic risks an LGBT+ mental health crisis
US: Sexual Orientation Change Efforts, Adverse Childhood Experiences, and Suicide Ideation and Attempt Among Sexual Minority Adults
UNAIDS Executive Director sets out HIV/COVID-19 landscape at opening of PCB meeting
UNAIDS: COVID-19 could affect the availability and cost of antiretroviral medicines, but the risks can be mitigated
The objective of this report is to assess the situational landscape during mid-May 2020 surrounding the value chain of the production and distribution of generic antiretroviral medicines in low- and-middle-income countries and to provide recommendations on mitigating the risks of potential disruptions.
El Salvador: Coronavirus lockdown leaves LGBTQ Salvadorans even more vulnerable
In the months since the coronavirus pandemic began in China, it has affected the whole world and El Salvador is no exception. Apart from not acquiring this virus and taking necessary sanitation measures, there are also concerns over the violation of human rights and the lack of support for the most vulnerable people who have been affected by the country’s mandatory lockdown.
US: LGBTQ Clinics Sue Trump Administration Over Discrimination In Trans Health Care
The last few days have involved a bit of whiplash for people in the LGBTQ community. Today, the Supreme Court issued a landmark decision. It ruled that protections against sex discrimination in employment cover people who are gay or transgender. But last Friday, the Trump administration issued a rule that asserts this - that sex discrimination in health care does not cover the discrimination of gay or transgender people - two branches of government saying pretty much opposite things. Here to help us explain all of this is NPR health policy reporter Selena Simmons-Duffin.