http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2014/04/01/two-spirit-organizations-applaud-obamas-selection-director-national-aids-policy-154276Indian Country Today Media Network, Staff
On March 24, President Obama announced the appointment of Douglas M. Brooks as the new director of the White House Office of National AIDS Policy.
The National Confederacy of Two-Spirit Organizations likewise applauded the appointment of Brooks, who has been on the frontline of the fight against HIV/AIDS for more than 20 years [. . .]
In 2011, American Indians and Alaska Natives were twice as likely to develop a case of Hepatitis C compared to the white population. These co-factors indicate higher HIV risk than what is documented in surveillance reports. [. . .] According to CDC, 72 percent of recently diagnosed cases of HIV/AIDS are Native males and of that, over 83% are Native men who have sex with men or the male-bodied Two-Spirit individuals.
