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Virally Suppressed is a progressive blog and outreach movement centered around matters of HIV & social justice in America and across the globe.

• Documentary Watch: deepsouth

  By Drew Gibson on June 25, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  We mentioned a documentary a little while back calleddeepsouthabout the under-reported, under-funded and fast growing HIV epidemic in the American South. Well, exactly a month from now, the documentary will be premiering at the Landmark E Street Cinema during the… Read More ›

• Should I Stay or Should I Go? Liberalism in the Catholic Church

  By Drew Gibson on June 23, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  Our understanding of religion is invariably linked to the spiritual environment we grew up in. My views on the validity and worth of other faiths is governed in large part by the attitudes passed down to me by clergy and… Read More ›

• A Year Later, Breivik Awaits Sentencing in Oslo for Mass Murders

  By Drew Gibson on June 22, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  11 months ago, Norwegian Anders Breivik committed one of the most horrific massacres in the history of peace-time Europe. In an elaborately planned attack, the 33-year old Breivik set off explosives in Oslo’s government square killing eight people and, while… Read More ›

• Out of Sight & Out of Mind at the G20 Summit

  By Drew Gibson on June 20, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  This week at the G20 summit held in the resort heaven that is Los Cabos, Mexico, the leaders of the world’s 20 largest economies convened to discuss a whole host of issues, chief among them how to resolve the current… Read More ›

• In Burma, Hope & AIDS Medications Hard to Come By

  By Drew Gibson on June 20, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  Of the 240,000 people in Burma (Myanmar) living with HIV, roughly half are in desperate need of life saving ART medications. Most of them will never get them and for many of those who do, it will have come too… Read More ›

• Why is Ernie Trying to eat Rubber Ducky’s Face Off? A PSA About Bath Salts

  By Drew Gibson on June 18, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  Let’s make something perfectly clear from the outset: bath salts and “Bath Salts” are not the same thing. The former can be dropped into a tub of hot water and will infuse your bathroom with delicious top notes of vanilla… Read More ›

• When the Legend Becomes Fact: The Middle Class in America

  By Drew Gibson on June 17, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  Middle class—two words that are impregnated with more meaning and baggage than any other in the American lexicon. From our nation’s inception, that middle class was what set us apart from the stuffy Old World attitudes of Europe or (later… Read More ›

• Keep The Promise 2012: Marching With Wyclef

  By Drew Gibson on June 15, 2012 • ( 3 )

  

  Wyclef Jean to Perform at the Keep The Promise 2012 March on Washington for HIV/AIDS. When I think of Wyclef Jean, the first celebrity that comes to mind for comparison is…Paul Newman. Stay with me here. I realize that one… Read More ›

• Tell Us What You Think

  By Drew Gibson on June 14, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  We at Virally Suppressed have decided to climb down from our safe internet perch and enter the world of print, if only for a minute. We are creating posters for the website that will be featured at HIV testing sites… Read More ›

• Detropia : The American Dream Deferred

  By Drew Gibson on June 13, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  It is just incredible how many talented independent filmmakers we have working today. A week or so ago, we spotlighted Lisa Biagiotti’s documentary about HIV and inequality below the Mason-Dixon line, deepsouth, and today we’d like to turn your attention… Read More ›