AIDS
Teyana Taylor to Headline Philly FIGHT’s Hip Hop for Philly Concert
Local AIDS-fighting nonprofit Philadelphia FIGHT announced today that Harlem-born songstress Teyana Taylor will perform at the third annual Hip Hop for Philly concert on June 27th […]
Philanthropy Friday: AIDS FUND
Every Friday we spotlight a local LGBT nonprofit in Philadelphia. This week: AIDS Fund, whose “mission is to raise awareness about the ongoing HIV/AIDS epidemic in […]
Piper Kerman to Speak at AIDS Education Month Event
Philly HIV/AIDS nonprofit Philadelphia FIGHT has released the itinerary for its 21st annual AIDS Education Month (AEM). Taking place throughout June, the schedule includes all kinds of […]
How Philly Doctors Are Saving the World
For our latest Top Doctors cover story, we went beyond the doctor’s office to the labs where Philadelphia-based researchers work to eradicate diseases that claim […]
SeniorLAW Center to Honor LGBT/AIDS Activist David Fair in First-Ever “6 Over 60” Awards
You’ve likely seen the lists recognizing the hard-earned (but usually warranted) accomplishments of young folks, whether its “30 under 30,” or the even more head-slapping “25 under 25,” […]
PHOTOS: Wall to Wall Legends at Dining Out for Life Host Restaurant in Philadelphia
Last Thursday night, diners across the region headed out to their favorite restaurants for the 25th anniversary of Dining Out for Life (DOFL). ActionAIDS‘s annual […]
Top LGBT HIV/AIDS Resources in Philadelphia
The Attic Youth Center 255 South 16th Street 215-545-4331, atticyouthcenter.org The Attic creates opportunities for LGBTQ youth to develop into healthy, independent, civic-minded adults within […]
Magazine Cover Printed With HIV+ Blood to Combat Stigma
A men’s magazine out of Germany called Vangardist has printed the cover of its latest issue with ink infused with HIV-positive blood. The point of their decision […]
PHOTOS: Community Leaders Remember AIDS Victims at Ceremony in LOVE Park
G Philly and I were honored to be included in an event hosted by ActionAIDS yesterday, where community leaders gathered to read aloud 5,000 names […]
Here Are the 200 Restaurants and Food Trucks Participating in Dining Out for Life 2015
ActionAIDS‘s 25th annual Dining Out for Life (DOFL) takes place in Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley on April 30th, with nearly 200 restaurants and food trucks in the region taking […]
GALAEI Gets a New Home in North Philly
Later this spring, GALAEI, the only organization for Philly (and all of Pennsylvania)’s gay and lesbian Latino community, will move from its digs on Chestnut […]
New Studies Show PrEP “Extraordinarily Effective” in HIV Prevention
The Human Rights Campaign is speaking out about early results of two new studies that show using Truvada for Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) is “proving extraordinarily effective […]
PHOTOS: Even on a Cold Winter’s Night, Glamsino Royale Was Hot, Hot, Hot
Sure, the wind chill felt like it was -20 outside, but inside the Hotel Palomar, the ActionAIDS crew kept Thursday night super hot: Their now-annual […]
Coming Soon to A Smart Phone Near You: HIV Testing?
Need STI (sexually transmitted infection) testing? In the future, there’ll be an app for that, or that’s the goal of Samuel Sia, a Columbia researcher who developed a […]
DO THIS: ActionAIDS Fundraiser “Glamsino Royale” Comes to Hotel Palomar
Full disclosure: last year when I attended Glamsino Royale, the casino benefit thrown by ActionAIDS, I had a little too much fun. Evidence is provided below […]