Stigma Takes Center Stage at HRC Panel

[SandraJane]

Stigma Takes Center Stage at HRC Panel


Posted by Will O'Bryan | July 22, 2012 1:31 PM


http://www.metroweekly.com/aids2012/2012/07/stigma-takes-center-stage-at-hrc-panel.html


Saturday evening, ahead of today's opening of the XIX International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2012) here in D.C., the Human Rights Campaign hosted an event focusing on stigma's role in the fight against HIV/AIDS, looking not only at the U.S., but to the Caribbean and Latin America.

Chad Griffin, HRC's new executive director, welcomed about a hundred researchers, advocates and activists to the Equality Center in HRC's D.C. headquarters, saying, "As the HIV/AIDS pandemic continues to ravage our communities, there needs to be continued emphasis on issues and concerns related to men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender individuals, which we'll explore in depth in our panel discussion this evening. At a time when gay and bisexual men account for three out of five new HIV infections in this country, there is no time for us to waste. The disease is also taking its toll on our young people, especially in communities of color. ... We must do the work of educating the public about what HIV is and what it isn't, in order to tear down the stigma that serves as a barrier of people living their healthiest lives.

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HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN


Addressing Stigma in Transgender and other HIV-Vulnerable Communities


Retrived from the Internet on July 23, 2012 by SJ


http://www.hrc.org/equalitytalks#.UA4hGKDjTs2


HRC, International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care and Pan American Health Organization present a panel discussion on strengthening the response to stigma in transgender and other HIV-vulnerable communities.

The panel was held Saturday, July 21, at HRC's DC headquarters in advance of the 19th International AIDS Conference.