Founded in 1978, ILGA, the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association is now a association of over 700 groups in over 110 countries campaigning for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex (LGBTI) rights. To raise awareness on the extent of State Sponsored Homophobia in the world, ILGA produced a world survey of laws prohibiting same sex activity between consenting adults.

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PITTSBURGH (PA, USA) – Women represent more than half of those infected with HIV worldwide. In sub-Saharan Africa the figure reaches 60% and such a high rate of infection occurs in a context where women’s fertility rate is also high compared to the developed world. Pregnancy is therefore a critical issue when reseearching and responding to the HIV epidemics but little is known about the impact of pregnancy on HIV transmission and results are contradictory.
However, for the first time, a research team has investigated in a large study the impact …

In a recent posting I suggested that the possibility to show your HIV status online proves “how much has been accomplished in stamping out stigma”. A reader objected that “Actually, no. This is a move to culturally pressured disclosure so that people with HIV can be further minoritized and excluded, and presumed HIV-negative people can couple with potentially dangerous self-satisfaction.”
A search on the Fridae.com website which allows for publicly showing one’s HIV status returns 280 profiles (110 of them Caucasian) stating being HIV negative at the last test (a period …

Anthony Fauci, NIAID Director, speaks on the accomplishments and futures challenges of HIV/AIDS research

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HAART for HIV Prevention, an Overview
(reproduced with permission)

Despite the interesting results of an HIV vaccine trial in Thailand (RV144), HIV prevention is still limited to a small number of options many of which are not bullet-proof. Biomedical interventions based on vaccines and microbicides are still a long shot away. Conversely, treatment is working well in bringing HIV-infected people back to a normal life and potentially reducing the risk of HIV transmission by reducing their viral load. The use of antiretroviral drugs as a means …