DEC01 World AIDS Day: COVID-19 and the precedent of HIV

My hope this World AIDS Day is that the world will learn from the precedents the HIV epidemic laid out. Because if we learn from these precedents, we can save lives and the COVID-related death toll will come nowhere near that of HIV.

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JUN05 A long-term survivor’s hope: End the HIV epidemic

HIV Long-term Survivors Day, a day set aside to recognize the accomplishment of surviving and the needs of those of us who are thriving and aging with HIV. There are many unique things that we who are long-term survivors need to continue surviving, but there is one that we want for everyone: to end the HIV epidemic in the United States.

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APR02 AIDSWatch was a massive success

AIDSWatch is the largest constituent-driven HIV advocacy event in the country. AIDSWatch 2020 was held virtually and more than 2,500 people attended all or part of the day.

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JUN05 Long-Term Survivors Thrive with HIV!

As we open Pride month, I am thankful for so many things, particularly your support. Today marks 38 years since the CDC first reported on a few mysterious cases of an unknown disease among gay men that we have since come to know as AIDS. Fittingly, this annual reminder of all those lost to this epidemic, also marks HIV Long-Term Survivors Day, a day to remember the countless people whose indomitable spirits and valuable lives have endured.

Posted By: Jesse Milan, Jr., J.D. - Wednesday, June 05, 2019 comments (0)  | add a comment Read More

DEC19 Our Top Blogs and Articles from 2017

Looking for some holiday reading? Check out these pieces from the past year!

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OCT04 Continuing Forward: Leadership For Now

I got a call in May 2016. “Jesse we are searching for the interim President & CEO of AIDS United…. Are you interested?” Without missing a heartbeat, I thought to myself, “You must do this – now!” My life changed immediately. I could never have predicted all the other changes coming in 2016. For all of us living with, working for, and affected by HIV in America, 2016 was a year of unexpected change.

Posted By: Jesse Milan, Jr, President & CEO, AIDS United - Wednesday, October 04, 2017 comments (0)  | add a comment Read More

JUN28 Science Alone Can't Create a Just World

I often talk about what it was like testing HIV-positive in 1992, when the only treatment available was AZT. Today, I consider the bounty of treatments available and the many more in development. I think of what science has done for me, this field, and for so many others like me. Yet science alone can’t create a just world. In its purest form, science can be cold, calculated, and simply focused on what can be proven true or false. Science has delivered both cures and bombs, has been used for both good and bad. While science has the potential to fix much of what ails us — it won’t work for the advancement of us all without being firmly steeped in and led by our values.

Posted By: Michael Kaplan, President & CEO, AIDS United - Tuesday, June 28, 2016 comments (0)  | add a comment Read More

JAN15 State of the Union: President Obama’s Vision for the Future

On Tuesday, President Obama delivered his final State of the Union Address to a joint session of Congress. Instead of the usual mapping out of proposals for the year, the President spoke on his larger vision and aspiration for America’s future. He focused much of his speech on the importance of creating opportunity for everyone in a rapidly changing economy, making technology work for ordinary Americans, keeping America safe, and new ways to pursue a less partisan vision that improves the United States’ standing in the world.

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DEC01 World AIDS Day 2015: Making the Promise a Reality

This World AIDS Day, help us make the promise a reality. Please consider a tax-deductible year-end gift or monthly pledge to AIDS United. By investing in our work, we can continue to advance our mission of ending the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the United States.

Posted By: Michael Kaplan, President & CEO, AIDS United - Tuesday, December 01, 2015 comments (0)  | add a comment Read More

JUL16 AIDS United: Making the Promise a Reality

For almost three decades, AIDS United has supported community-driven responses to the HIV epidemic around the country that reach the nation’s most disproportionately affected people, including gay and bisexual men, communities of color, women, people living in the Deep South, people struggling with substance abuse, those living in poverty, and people living with HIV/AIDS.

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