CPT Post: Black AIDS Awareness Day

So Monday was the annual African-American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. Most of what that actually means is: Everyone running around telling Black people that all they need to do is “get tested” or “know your status.” A time honored favorite of … Continue reading read more »

American Prospect: Best HIV/AIDS Reporting This Year!

It is hard to find good reporting on the domestic AIDS epidemic in the US that isn’t sensational, or focuses nearly entirely on individuals who contract HIV–as if it’s only their fault and that there are no policy decisions that … Continue reading read more »

Saliva HIV Tests Showing False-Positives in NYC

If you’ve taken an HIV test, and have taken the 20 minute tests, you know there are two kinds: The finger prick test, and then the cheek-swab test. Well, NYC Department of Health has recently suspended use of the latter … Continue reading read more »

Teen Sex

I love it when people do clever anti-propaganda. Take a look at the original government PSA to get parents to talk to their kids about sex: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPnI9XAOzvE&feature=related] Pretty stale and stupid, right? Now take a look at this ad, which … Continue reading read more »

Non-Shock of the Week: Housing Improves Health for HIV+ & Other News

This was a big news week for people interested in HIV/AIDS domestically, which is usually rarely covered (and certainly not well) in the press. (For those of you new to this blog, I do a lot of work in HIV/AIDS … Continue reading read more »

Letter to the New York Times on HIV and Gay Youth Editorial

(originally published on www.preventionjustice.org)  Today the New York Times published a batch of letters responding to their editorial on rising HIV rates in young gay men. Since they didn’t publish my letter written as CHAMP staff, I thought I’d do … Continue reading read more »

NYT Article on Gay Youth and HIV Draws Mostly Misinformed Analysis

(originally written for Prevention Justice.org: The blog of Community HIV/AIDS Mobilization Project) Want the good news or bad news first? I’ll give you the bad news. Sex columnist Dan Savage whose syndicated column Savage Love is read weekly by millions … Continue reading read more »

Open Letter to the Left and the AIDS Movement

[NOTE from Kenyon: I got this letter over a list belong to, and know Suzy's work in the HIV/AIDS world pretty well. I thought this might be an interesting addition to conversation many folks doing work on HIV/AIDS and the … Continue reading read more »