IT'S NATIONAL GAY MEN'S HIV/AIDS AWARENESS DAY

A message from the Centers For Disease Control: 
On National Gay Men’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, we honor the remarkable history of gay men’s leadership in the fight against the HIV epidemic. Three decades ago, extraordinary community and public health prevention efforts led to dramatic declines in new HIV infections among men who have sex with men. Yet infection rates are now increasing among young gay and bisexual men, particularly men of color. We must not allow another generation to be devastated by this disease. Together we can, and must, revitalize the passion and dedication that helped turn back the HIV epidemic among gay men during its darkest days. Research and surveillance data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention remind us that gay and bisexual men remain at the epicenter of the U.S. HIV epidemic. HIV prevention, education and testing for men who have sex with men remain top CDC priorities.  





Just in time for tomorrow's HIV Awareness Day, the first-ever in-home testing kit is now available online.  The kit will be on the physical shelves of drugstores next month.  If you don't want to spend $40, virtually all major cities offer free and confidential testing. (Via Box Turtle Bulletin)
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