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As everybody knows, condoms are one of the best and easily accessible methods for safe sex.
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There is a new article on Buzzfeed about 7 common myths related to HIV. |
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The other day I was having a look at some reviews on TripAdvisor when a pop up from Expedia appeared on another window.
This internet-based travel website company is actually very useful and so is its sister website HotWire, where they offer a list of secret hotels that you can choose from and it doesn’t reveal which one it is until you’ve paid.
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Beauty is in the details, we all know that. |
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Today I’m going to talk about two new campaigns created by the Greater Than AIDS organisation, a leading public information response to the HIV virus in the US that focuses on the most affected communities and is supported by big sponsors such as Elton John Aids Foundation and MAC AIDS Fund among many others.
This time, WE>AIDS came up with two additional campaigns to assist people affected by HIV:
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Sia is cool. She is experiencing an incredible moment in her career and she is collaborating with many major artists of the moment, like Katy Perry, Diplo, Demi Lovato and others. |
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These are really tough days for the LGBT community in Russia, therefore Coca-Cola, the main sponsor of Sochi's Olympics, is now having a really bad times with gays.
All Out, the international gay-rights organization, is putting Coca-Cola under a lot of pressure for some months already. |
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Dear Sean Cody,
I love your site and have been a loyal viewer. |
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Mechai Viravaidya was born in Thailand in 1941 from a mixed couple with a Scottish mother and a Thai father.
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Yesterday we opened our new online store, where you can buy new DAA T-shirts, clothes and accessories from earlier 'Fashion against AIDS' collections (our 5 year global collaboration with H&M) and -for all you designer fashion lovers out there- goodies from fashion houses such as Hermès, Balenciaga, Marni, Prada, Rick Owens and lots more! |
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Unfortunately, homophobic abuse is still something that we didn’t get over and every now and again new cases come up in the news from around the world in regards to this matter.
When we live in a big city like London or New York, it is very easy to go unnoticed and the crowd in general is a lot more varied in terms of style and freedom of expression.
In smaller towns, however, the story is very different.
Since everybody knows each other and it’s a lot more complicated to hide from the curious eyes of the gossiping and bored to death neighbours, LGBT people may face more discrimination just for the fact that they act different or look different.
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A research team has recently discovered a chemical that can stop the death of the brain tissue that causes Alzheimer’s and could also potentially treat Parkinson’s, Huntington’s and other diseases that make the infected forget their own families.
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Today is the celebration of the second International Day of the Girl, declared by the United Nations.
It is there to raise awareness of inequality that girls in some countries have to face for the simple reason that they’re girls and not boys.
Some of these differences could be education as some girls are not allowed to study because it is considered unnecessary for them; legal rights, health care, discrimination, violence or forced child marriage.
Since this international day is still so young, I’ll focus on giving examples of few girls that for their hard-work, courage or drive would deserve a standing ovation on this day.
Let’s start with one of the most famous girls in history: |
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In 2005 I.B. lost his job as jewel manufacter in Greece given his HIV+ status. |
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Less than 20 weeks before the kick-off of the Winter Olympics in Sochi and things still look the same in regards to the infamous anti-gay laws in Russia. This time, Sergey Markov, a Russian political scientist, journalist and social activist has had his say in regards to the LGBT hate wave that started earlier this year. |
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Miley Cyrus, the 20-years-old artist and performer who until some years ago used to play as Hannah Montana for Disney and sing " Jolene" with Dolly Parton in front of a frenzied crowd of children, is now becoming a 'real' woman. |
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On September 26 Guido Barilla, chairman of the largest pasta brand in the world carrying his family name, stated that his company would never show gay families in his ads since their pasta is just for traditional families. |
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During a recent UNAIDS meeting in Panama, deputy executive director Luis Loures stated that the efforts in fighting HIV/AIDS are now so dramatically efficient that "2030 is a viable target to say that we have reached the end of the epidemic".
To be honest, when you hear that 3 million people are infected by the HIV virus every year and 1.7 million people die because of AIDS, you do not think we are near to the end. |
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Last week researchers from the Western University of Canada announced the positive outcomes of their study on a vaccine for HIV. |
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