Many Shades of Gay
Posted on July 26, 2012 by A&U in Features
Ever see an HIV-related outreach campaign and not find yourself or the diversity of your community represented in the photographs or the vernacular of the copy or the overall vibe? Now, you can become a digital poster child for HIV/AIDS awareness by creating your own avatar in all your fabulous complexity, tailored for wherever you [...]
Closing the Gap
Posted on July 18, 2012 by A&U in Cover Story
From His Infamous “Kumar” Role To His Eminent White House Gig, Social Activist And Actor Kal Penn Mellows Out With A&U’s Dann Dulin As He Helps Pull Generations Together And Reveals How A Laugh Can Be Serious Photographed Exclusively for A&U by Adam Bouska @kalpenn Wrap the rod before pleasing the bod #WorldAIDSDay @kalpenn “Don’t [...]
Beach Community
Posted on December 30, 2011 by A&U in Features
South Beach AIDS Project Addresses HIV/AIDS with a Holistic Approach by David Volz The South Beach AIDS Project (SoBAP) is approaching the fight against HIV/AIDS from a wider angle. Over the past few months, SoBAP has been testing people for syphilis and, over the next few weeks, will start testing for a range of sexually transmitted [...]
Bio Logic
Posted on October 14, 2011 by A&U in LifeGuide, Treatment Horizons
A bacterium with a live biotherapeutic grows into a microbicide candidate by Chael Needle LifeGuide [Treatment Horizons] The development of female-initiated HIV prevention methods—female condoms, antiretroviral treatment as prevention, vaginal and rectal microbicide candidates—has been guided by the idea that the empowerment of women and girls is key to improving their health. Effective safer sex methods [...]
To Cut or Not to Cut
Posted on August 22, 2011 by A&U in Left Field, Noteworthy
Circumcision is being touted as an hiv prevention method, but much of the research is driven by ideology. Left Field by Patricia Nell Warren Recently the old circumcision controversy exploded to a new level. The spark: introduction of ballot measures banning the practice in two California cities. In San Francisco, non-therapeutic circumcision of a minor [...]
San Francisco AIDS Foundation
Posted on June 15, 2011 by A&U in Features, Noteworthy
A giant red ribbon has been pinned to the Earth. On the side of Twin Peaks, looming over San Francisco, the symbol of AIDS awareness stands guard like a sentinel, shines like a beacon. It’s capable of a different kind of broadcast than the radio towers that rise above it. Assembled as part of San [...]
