Tag Archives: HIV/AIDS
Photo of the Day: The really naked truth about budget cuts to HIV/AIDS programs
Tweet If there was ever a reason to take your clothes off for a Republican, this is it! Three women were arrested yesterday after a direct action protest in which they, along with several men, got completely nude in House Speaker John Boehner’s office. “Three women AIDS activists saying they wanted to highlight the ‘naked [...]
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Condom searches are being used to profile sex workers
TweetYou may remember the feminist blogosphere talking about laws that said carrying condoms could get you arrested. A new report from Human Rights Watch examines the issue: sex workers and people profiled as sex workers, especially trans women, are being targeted by the cops with condom searches in Prostitution Free Zones. This puts sex workers at [...]
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What We Missed
Tweet Via. In his newly-released budget plan, Paul Ryan tells the 99% to go fuck themselves. Parents of transgender youth make an It Gets Better video. A new report by the National Women’s Law Center shows that women are paying way more than men for health insurance — one billion dollars more for those getting [...]
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Quick hit: New Nigerian law would criminalize merely supporting gays and lesbians
TweetEarlier this year, the Ugandan parliament re-opened debate on its now internationally infamous “Kill the Gays” bill. Now, we can add Nigeria to the list of countries proposing to ban being gay. The Guardian reports that a new bill making it illegal to marry someone of the same sex, or to witness such a wedding [...]
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Today is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: 5 Things You Can Do