Category Archives: Stigma

Paul Kawata on Stigma, HIV/AIDS, and Prop 8

A fellow colleague in the struggle, Paul Kawata - Executive Director of the National Minority AIDS Council, shared a personal experience at a HIV/AIDS summit that demonstrated the impact of stigma on HIV/AIDS. Please read his story — Why the Prop 8 Decision Should Be … Continue reading

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HBCU Study Suggests More Accessible Testing Sites

A study on students at Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCU), led by Dr. Nanetta Payne of Jackson State University, was published in the December 2006 issue of the Journal of the National Medical Association. A posting on Medical News Now … Continue reading

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Community Openness on HIV/AIDS?

In your community, how safe is it to openly discuss HIV/AIDS? Are prevention messages common? Do you have People Living with HIV/AIDS openly discussing their experiences of HIV/AIDS? Are the discussions around HIV/AIDS addressing all communities — i.e. heterosexual, gay, lesbian, … Continue reading

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Understanding HIV/AIDS Stigma

I was listening to a local radio show, Love in the Islands on Isle 95 Radio in the Virgin Islands, and one woman caller asked about how to deal with her boyfriend who is seeing a man. Another woman caller … Continue reading

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