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4 Things We Must Do to Fight Medical Mistrust After the COVID-19 Pandemic Ends
It’s long been time to put Black experts at the center of public health, make public health visible and relatable to people, and truly understand and address medical mistrust.

Black Trans Lives Matter: How the Ballroom Community Is Creating Opportunities To Save Itself
Instead of only mourning the tragic murders, we need more programs to support the lives of Black and Brown transgender and gender nonconforming people.

White People, It’s Time to Resign. I did.
Diversity and inclusion trainings haven’t worked.

HIV Organizations Putting out Statements Supporting #BLM: Show Me the Receipts
Your former and current Black employees often swap battle stories in private.

Dr. King’s Fear of the White Moderate Still Applies to HIV and LGBTQ Organizations
Advocate D. Rashaan Gilmore explains how white-led HIV organizations in the U.S. engage in movement capture—e.g., the co-opting of Black racial justice efforts—under the guise of ending the HIV epidemic.

How to Help Black Transgender Women With HIV Achieve Viral Suppression
One New York-based provider who works specifically with trans and gender non-conforming patients outlines what needs to change in the health care world to get Black trans women the care they deserve.

We Must End HIV-Based Family Separation at the Border
In this op-ed, a group of family physicians and HIV specialists revisit the cruel reality happening at the U.S. border for people living with HIV.

People With HIV Need Care Providers to Use Non-Stigmatizing Language
Even in the medical and research communities, stigmatizing language lives on, and it can have negative repercussions in the lives of people with HIV.

Five Ways to Improve Diversity and Inclusion in Your HIV Service Organization
Many HIV service organizations need to grow and change, and that means becoming more reflective of the communities they serve, from bottom to top. Here's some advice on how to get there.

Eliminate Education Requirements at Your AIDS Service Organization
If you're a manager or director at an AIDS services nonprofit, here are some clear steps you can take to open up the leadership pipeline to low-income communities of color.