An unnerving new report delivered at the 14th International AIDS Conference in Barcelona, Spain , shows that a shockingly high percentage of bisexual and gay men ages 15 to 29 infected with HIV are unaware of their sero status. Of those who tested positive in the study, 77 percent overall reported that they were unawar
More than 1,500 cyclists pedaled into Boston June 23 after a 350-mile trek that began June 20 in Bear Mountain, N.Y., in an effort to raise AIDS funding as part of the 9th annual Northeast AIDS Ride. Organizers and beneficiaries say they are pleased with the event, even though the number of participants is nearly half
P.O.V., the PBS series that showcases point-of-view documentaries by independent filmmakers, launches its 15th season this month with an extraordinary story about a religious Mormon family man dying from AIDS-related illness coming to terms with the fact that he is gay. The Smith Family reports on how a pillar of the
Inez Diaz Folsom of Beverly, Mass., lost her son Mark to AIDS in 1996. And although the pain of that loss can never be matched, she now feels like in some ways she s lost him a second time. Folsom travels the Greater Boston area speaking to school students about homophobia and HIV/AIDS. She always carried her most prec
Participants in Boston s 17th annual AIDS Walk warm up for the 10K walk at the MDC Hatch Shell June 2. About 10,000 walkers raised more than $1 million for the AIDS Action Committee and other AIDS organizations. The second annual 5K run drew 600 participants. AIDS Action Executive Director Mike Duffy expects pledge mo
For the past seven years the Pridelights Foundation has brought together straight and gay people at community events and fundraisers in an effort to wipe out homophobia, and handed out money to organizations that share that mission. The AIDS Action Committee (AAC) has for nearly two decades provided services to a diver
From its founding in July 1978, Boston s Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) has been in the front lines of the battle for gay rights. For nearly 25 years the nonprofit legal organization has taken on cases throughout New England that range from opposing odious and outmoded sodomy laws to gaining marriag
The statistics speak for themselves: For years, the HIV/AIDS infection rate among blacks has far exceeded that of any other ethnic group. Despite this, much of the black community, particularly many black churches, has been slow to respond. And although there s much speculation as to why, things are beginning to change
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