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Activists Boycott Hershey Candy To Support HIV-Positive Teen Rejected From School

AP | PETER JACKSON | Posted 04.06.2012

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HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Amid the Easter weekend surge in candy sales, AIDS activists Friday stepped up their calls for a boycott of Hershey candy to protes...

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FACE OFF: Two Experts Debate Condoms In Porn Controversy

Posted 03.08.2012

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In August of 2011, the adult film industry in Southern California voluntarily shut down production when a performer tested positive for HIV. Less t...

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First The City, Now The County

AP | Posted 02.28.2012

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LOS ANGELES -- Supporters of a measure requiring adult film actors to wear condoms on shoots in Los Angeles County say they've already collected most ...

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IT'S OFFICIAL: Condoms Are Now Required In Porn

AP | JOHN ROGERS | Posted 03.25.2012

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LOS ANGELES — Actors in adult movies filmed in Los Angeles will be required to use condoms under an ordinance signed into law by Mayor Antonio V...

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Ron Jeremy On Condoms In Porn: 'It Ruins The Fantasy'

The Huffington Post | Kathleen Miles | Posted 01.19.2012

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In light of a Los Angeles City ordinance that would make condoms mandatory in pornographic films, porn stars are speaking out, and producers are threa...

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Bareback Mountain... Out of a Molehill

David Groshoff | Posted 03.06.2012

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David Groshoff

Apparently, the self-described "largest provider of HIV/AIDS medical care in the U.S.," the Los Angeles-based AIDS Healthcare Foundation, wants to lead us back to the days of Bowers v. Hardwick. AHF wants to criminalize for-profit videos depicting unprotected sex.

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Historic Rose Parade Featured AIDS Healthcare Foundation Tribute to Elizabeth Taylor

Karen Ocamb | Posted 03.04.2012

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Karen Ocamb

It was the first time in the parade's 123-year history, and the first time in the 30 years since HIV/AIDS was identified, that a float acknowledged those who died of AIDS and the advocates who helped them.

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30 Years Later, The AIDS Patient Has Changed

| Christina Jewett | Posted 12.01.2011

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This article comes to us courtesy of California Watch By Christina Jewett The profile of HIV and AIDS patients in California has shifted signifi...

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WATCH: Former Porn Actress Pleads For Condom Use In Films

AP | By SHAYA TAYEFE MOHAJER | Posted 10.16.2011

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LOS ANGELES -- If a health advocacy group gets enough petition signatures, Los Angeles residents could be asked to vote on whether porn producers must...

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LA County Won't Mandate Condoms In Porn

AP | By SHAYA TAYEFE MOHAJER | Posted 08.23.2011

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LOS ANGELES -- An appeals court has ruled that courts can't compel public health officials to require and enforce condom use in porn. The June 16 rul...

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Global AIDS Funding and China

Anand Reddi | Posted 05.25.2011

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Anand Reddi

The Global Fund provides funds and support to the hardest-hit countries that lack the resources to address their epidemics. However, one of the largest recipients is the second largest economy in the world: China.

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Financing Global Health Aid and Protecting Wall Street: Enact a Financial Speculation Tax

Anand Reddi | Posted 05.25.2011

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Anand Reddi

A 0.005% financial speculation tax -- a "pinprick" for international banks -- would be an important stream of revenue for domestic and global development initiatives.

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Truth and Reconciliation: President Obama's Global Health Initiative and HIV/AIDS -- Raising the Bar

Anand Reddi | Posted 05.25.2011

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Anand Reddi

Eradication of HIV is possible if the world community remains fully committed to funding cost-effective antiretroviral treatment initiatives. Treating our way out is indeed possible.

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United States Global Health Policy: HIV/AIDS Treatment Funding At Risk Under President Obama

Anand Reddi | Posted 05.25.2011

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Anand Reddi

The diminishing commitment by the G8 towards HIV/AIDS treatment funding is a major topic at the Vienna AIDS conference. Sadly, the perception that HIV/AIDS is no longer an emergency is misinformed.

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Condoms In Porn: California Considers New Safety Requirement

AP | SHAYA TAYEFE MOHAJER | Posted 05.25.2011

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LOS ANGELES — California's worker safety board voted Thursday to further study a proposal that would require porn actors to wear condoms during ...

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A Post-Thanksgiving Cornucopia: World AIDS Day, The Birth of (RED)WIRE, Milk and Prop 8

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mike Ragogna

The new online digital magazine (RED)WIRE will sponsor a series of unique performances by artists such as U2 and Sheryl Crow, in its bid to help fight AIDS.

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Out Of The Closet: Palin's Favorite Consignment Store Served With 'Cease And Desist' (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Anya Strzemien | Posted 05.25.2011

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**Scroll down for video** UPDATE: The AIDS Healthcare Foundation, which runs the charitable Out Of The Closet thrift store chain in California and Flo...

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