(First aired October 13, 2011)
A stat that gets me every time: “If current diagnosis rates continue, 1 in 6 gay and bisexual men will be diagnosed with HIV in their lifetime, including 1 in 2 black/African American gay and bisexual men, 1 in 4 Hispanic/Latino gay and bisexual men, and 1 in 11 white gay and bisexual men.”
One of the most important things you can do is get tested and know your status; here’s a tool that can help you find a nearby testing site. Note that the option for selecting your gender isn’t quite right, but the wealth of testing locations in their database is still helpful.
If you’re in a donating mood, you can also support the work of some organizations doing excellent things for those affected by HIV/AIDS, including GMHC, AIDS United, Planned Parenthood, Lambda Legal and amfAR. (And please add your favorites; there are so many!)
We’ve been fighting this fight for upwards of 30 years. We’re not stopping now.
This was such a great message.
History repeats.
i still can’t believe rey ran around the galaxy wearing ugg boots, somewhere in force heaven™ padmé is screaming.
“sometimes its fun to just sit”
this is EXACTLY why representation matters
i think sometimes trauma survivors fall into this place where it’s very hard to believe that anything that happened to you was that bad. and the only proof you have that it was that bad is that you’re suffering. and so healing can be really scary and difficult because it means giving up the only tangible evidence you have that you were traumatized in the first place
In whats happening to our society right now: its sad that you cant even trust the same guys who are out there to protect us
On extrajudicial killings (via willbegreatsomeday)
Same could be said for my sexual assault.
Struggling with mental illness after a traumatic event most likely caused by mental illness. Sexual Assault Survivor.
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