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Say "We Do" to LGBTI Health

By Jim Pickett, AIDS Foundation of Chicago

September 1, 2009 - 7:00am

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I don’t really care much about gay marriage. The issue that makes my heart race, is gay men’s health–LGBTI health–and I am frustrated so little attention is paid to health advocacy.

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Human Rights: When Officials Get Serious About HIV Prevention, This is Where They’ll Start

By Catherine Hanssens, Center for HIV Law and Policy

August 31, 2009 - 7:00am

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Stigma, discrimination, poverty, homophobia, racism, sexism, all fuel the spread of HIV and hurt those living with it. These issues are routinely cited as critical to ending the epidemic but rarely addressed in policies and prevention strategies.

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Brüno Walks the Line

By Sarah Seltzer, RH Reality Check

July 16, 2009 - 7:00am

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Is Brüno a punch in the face to American homophobia or does it perpetuate homophobic stereotypes in the name of satirizing them?

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In Jamaica and Globally AIDS Stigma Barrier to Progress

By Masimba Biriwasha, RH Reality Check, Africa & Asia

May 21, 2008 - 7:00am

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In Jamaica, as in many parts of the world, HIV and AIDS create a specter of fear and persecution leading to stigma, discrimination and, for many, the concealment of the disease.

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On "Jamaican-ness" and Gay Textbooks

By Danielle Toppin, RH Reality Check, Caribbean

November 12, 2007 - 8:13am

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A textbook that was allegedly proposed by the Jamaican Ministry of Education for inclusion in the home economics school curriculum made mention of same-sex unions and families, and a public outcry on the meaning of "Jamaican-ness" ensued.


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