Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders (GLAD) have filed a complaint with the New Hampshire Commission for Human Rights (NHCHR) against a Nashua, N.H., doctor for discriminating against a patient with HIV. According to GLAD attorney Bennett Klein, his client, Mario Poulin of Nashua, was scheduled for a minor urologica
As the United States prepares to observe World AIDS Day 2000 on Dec. 1, the head of New England’s largest organization addressing the epidemic expressed concern about the gay community’s blasé attitude. In an interview Nov. 28, Larry Kessler, executive director of the AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts (AAC), said
The Harvard AIDS Institute hosted African dignitaries and U.S. leaders for “Africa Now!” a summit to define African priorities for AIDS held Nov. 12-14. The conference, held at the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in Cambridge, marked the first time that key African leaders have met in the United States
For a few days in July, the world’s eyes turned to Durban, South Africa . The International AIDS Conference brought new attention to the struggles of millions of HIV-infected people in countries that often cannot afford basic medical care, let alone $15,000-a-year drug cocktails. One of the most dramatic events of the
A recent article written by two local Jesuit priests has generated continuing controversy over whether or not the Catholic church supports the use of condoms to prevent the spread of AIDS/HIV infection. The debate stems from an April 2000 article, “Prophylactics or Family Values?” published in the L’Osservatore Romano,
Never one to mince words, activist/author/playwright Larry Kramer released what is anticipated to be a highly controversial article in the October issue of Poz magazine. “Be Very Afraid” contains the text of a speech he read during a memorial service July 27 for AIDS activist/columnist Stephen Gendin. Kramer challenges
San Francisco Public Health Department (SFDPH) statistics leaked to news media that show a possible increase in HIV infections among gay men in that city have stirred up a controversy among AIDS activists and the health community. “S.F. HIV Rate Surges; alarming incidence of new infections raises fears of scourge to co
The opening of the 13th International Conference on AIDS in Durban, South Africa , got off to an bumpy start last week after the country’s president, Thabo Mbeki, declared in his opening speech that poverty, not AIDS, was the major cause of death in Africa. Since late last year, Mbeki has drawn condemnation from the me
Once loud, brassy and never without opinion, activist-author-playwright Larry Kramer, who turned 65 June 25, is still outspoken, but his roar has faded somewhat. Co-founder of Gay Men’s Health Crisis in New York, and founder of ACT UP, the AIDS protest organization, Kramer himself has survived HIV since 1987 and possib
With 1,700 active HIV positive members and adding another one every day, the Boston Living Center (BLC), has expanded its space in Boston’s Back Bay through a $650,000 capital campaign. Located at 29 Stanhope St., the center now also occupies the adjoining building at 21-23 Stanhope St. While its membership continues t
After days of lengthy testimony tied in with state budget debates, the Massachusetts state Senate passed an amendment that would give the public health commissioner new authority to set up needle-exchange programs at sites where it was deemed necessary. Sponsored by state Sen. James Jajuga, D-Methuen, the amendment wou
Researchers reported Jan. 31 that patients who have been infected with HIV for several years can, within a controlled setting, suspend their treatments with physician-scheduled “drug-holidays” in hopes of manipulating the patient’s immune system to develop a better response to the virus. Researchers presented their fin
The beginning of Black History Month on Feb. 1 arrives with some dismal but not surprising news for gay men of color: a report issued just weeks ago from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta found that men of color now account for a greater proportion of AIDS cases among men who have sex with
The beginning of Black History Month on Feb. 1 arrives with some dismal but not surprising news for gay men of color: a report issued just weeks ago from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta found that men of color now account for a greater proportion of AIDS cases among men who have sex with
Fourteen tireless “unsung heroes,” including a United Nations director, will be honored during the AIDS Action Committee’s (AAC) 12th annual Community Recognition Awards Feb. 5 at the Sheraton Boston Hotel. The prestigious Jonathan Mann Distinguished Leadership Award, named for the international AIDS advocate who died
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