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World AIDS Day 2025 – Where We Are Today

World AIDS Day is recognized each year on December 1

Observed each year on December 1 since 1988, World AIDS Day is an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV.

The annual event, the first-ever global health day, serves as an expression of support for people living with HIV, and to commemorate those who passed from the virus. Continue reading “World AIDS Day 2025 – Where We Are Today”

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Trump Administration: U.S. Will No Longer Commemorate World AIDS Day

World AIDS Day is recognized each year on December 1

For the first time since 1988, the U.S. government will not observe World AIDS Day.

Recognized each year on December 1, it is a day when people mourn for those we’ve lost to the disease, express support for the ongoing efforts to end the epidemic, and raise awareness among the general public.

Not this year. Continue reading “Trump Administration: U.S. Will No Longer Commemorate World AIDS Day”

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World AIDS Day 2022 – Rock The Ribbon

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While the coronavirus has hogged the spotlight for nearly three years, World AIDS Day is still recognized every year on December 1. Because it’s important to remember this 40-year health threat is still with us. Founded in 1988, World AIDS Day was the first ever global health day. Continue reading “World AIDS Day 2022 – Rock The Ribbon”

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World AIDS Day 2021 ‘End Inequalities, End AIDS’

World AIDS Day has been observed on December 1 since 1988.

While the coronavirus has hogged the spotlight now for nearly two years, World AIDS Day is still recognized every year on December 1. Because it’s important to remember this 40-year health threat is still with us. Founded in 1988, World AIDS Day was the first ever global health day. Continue reading “World AIDS Day 2021 ‘End Inequalities, End AIDS’”

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Biden’s World AIDS Day Proclamation Includes LGBTQ+ Community

President Joe Biden signs presidential proclamation for World AIDS Day

In a proclamation recognizing December 1 as World AIDS Day, President Joe Biden acknowledges the disproportionate impact the disease has on communities of color, adolescent girls and young women, and the LGBTQI+ community. Continue reading “Biden’s World AIDS Day Proclamation Includes LGBTQ+ Community”

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News Round-Up: December 2, 2020

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Some news items you might have missed: • InstaHunks: Bremen Menelli (above) proves that being fully clothed can be sexy, too. Follow him on Instagram here. • OUT: Noted lesbian-centric website AfterEllen, which has become a bastion for TERFs (trans-exclusionary radical feminists), has disappeared from the interwebs. • White House: In the final World AIDS Day proclamation of his presidency, Donald Trump made no mention of the disease’s impact on LGBTQ people who make up 69% of all HIV cases in the U.S. • Washington Blade: White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany falsely said Wednesday that Donald Trump was the first to adorn the White House with a red ribbon commemorating World AIDS Day, dodging a question from the Washington Blade on why he omitted any reference to LGBTQ people from his proclamation. Both former President Obama and former President George W. Bush hung red ribbons on the White House during their administrations to mark World AIDS Day.

• Washington Post: 69-year-old Craig Buescher was in good health and believed the virus wouldn’t be that bad if he came down with it. While he doesn’t know how he ultimately contracted the virus, it was, in fact, quite bad. Nine days in the hospital, as he struggled to breathe, convinced him that not only did he need to be more careful to avoid the virus, but also that he should persuade others to do the same. • Politico: Donald Trump’s own Attorney General, William Barr, has publicly affirmed that there was no evidence of large-scale fraud during this year’s election. “To date, we have not seen fraud on a scale that could have affected a different outcome in the election,” Barr said, according to the AP. • New York Times: Donald Trump has discussed with advisers whether to grant pre-emptive pardons to his children, to his son-in-law, and to his personal lawyer Rudolph W. Giuliani, and talked with Mr. Giuliani about pardoning him as recently as last week. • Instinct Magazine: After fifteen years and over one hundred Real Housewives, the city that started it all has given the franchise their first out lesbian Housewife. Real Housewives of Orange County Braunwyn Windham-Burke has come out as a lesbian, proclaiming proudly “it feels so good to be living my truth.”

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Podcast: World AIDS Day 2020

World AIDS Day was the first-ever global health day, observed for the first time in 1988. Held on the 1st day of December each year, it is an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV, show their support for people living with HIV, and to commemorate people who have died. Being diagnosed with HIV today means something very different than it did 20 or 30 years ago. HIV is no longer a death sentence. However, people’s attitudes can make living with HIV really difficult. Some things from the 1980s and 1990s are worth revisiting, but HIV stigma isn’t one of them. It’s time to end HIV stigma. During this episode of The Randy Report, I take a look into the history of the day, how the world looks at the ongoing epidemic, and where we are today in terms of treatment. What is on the horizon in terms of HIV treatment? Check out these links to find out more: www.WorldAIDSDay.org www.HelpStopTheVirus.com

And if you’re at a loss for what to do to be a part of this World AIDS Day, I suggest a donation to Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS which has been at the forefront of the epidemic since the mid-80s. Take a listen, and feel free to share this show. Together we can make a difference.