I had to upload the trailer to what looks to be a remarkable film about the HIV epidemic in an area of the US that rarely gets press, but badly needs it. deepsouth is a new documentary about the struggles… Read More ›
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It’s Petition Time Y’all!
Hey, I know what you were just thinking to yourself: “Gosh. I’ve just got a terrible urge to advocate for something and maybe even sign an e-petition, but I have no idea where to look.” Well, look no more my… Read More ›
Holding HIV Down
What does it mean to suppress something? Like so much of our language, the word itself comes from Latin: suppressus, from supprimere. It meant to hold down—to push under. The word sounds violent and malicious, like leaning your weight upon… Read More ›
Out of Africa: The Origins of HIV
By Drew Gibson It would be tempting to describe the southeast corner of Cameroon as a land that time forgot, but it would also be a disservice to the people still living there. You see, in order to forget something,… Read More ›
Groping Our Way Through The Darkness
By Drew Gibson For the foreseeable future our national discourse will be dominated by incessant chatter about the upcoming presidential election in November. There will be debates and stump speeches with candidates promising things they can never deliver. We will… Read More ›
Isentress Distress
I am not a doctor. Nor am I a pharmacist or a nurse. Heck, I’m not even technically a social worker until (and if) I graduate from the University of Maryland-Baltimore SSW next year. However, I have been a citizen… Read More ›
The Routinization of Destigmatization: H.R. 4470 and HIV testing
By Drew Gibson About two weeks ago, a bill was introduced in the US House of Representatives as is common practice in Washington. This bill—H.R. 4470—was introduced by Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) and has been called the Routine HIV Screening… Read More ›
Women & HIV in Baltimore
A recent article in The Baltimore Sun[1]brought to light a recent study that showed 6 major American cities (Baltimore, New York, Atlanta, Newark NJ, Raleigh-Durham NC and Washington DC) had rates of HIV prevalence for black women that were more… Read More ›
Zero New Infections
Listed Below is a summary of the Baltimore HIV/AIDS Strategy Targets for 2015 with regards to reducing the number of new HIV infections in Baltimore City over the next three years: • Lower the annual number of new infections by… Read More ›
Your Part in Getting To Zero
The idea of “getting to zero,” may mean many things to many people. For some, it represents the hope that one day there will be an end to discrimination and prejudice based on a person’s HIV status. For others, like… Read More ›
Virally Suppressed - Muckraking For The Modern World 