By increasing HIV status awareness among disproportionately affected African-Americans, we can take full advantage of our new biomedical understanding of the value of treatment as prevention. This approach improves health outcomes for the individual, and for the greater community.

Santa Claus -- hundreds of him, in fact -- came to San Francisco's Castro District in a Speedo. The neighborhood's annual "Santa Skivvies Run" was...

A world without AIDS. Have you thought about it? What will you do when you learn the disease has been defeated? Who will you call to talk about it? It will not have happened in time for so many; who will you remember?

In many ways, the advent of the AIDS epidemic was the impetus of what would eventually become the vibrant LGBT movement that lives on today. Today we honor that beautiful camaraderie as we mark National Gay Men's HIV/AIDS Awareness Day.

Now more than ever we have the tools at our disposal to truly end AIDS. But our nation, and indeed the entire world, must summon the strength and the resources to stop this disease once and for all.

As Pride celebrations across the country reach full swing, we invite you to take a moment for some campy fun. Make and share an avatar at Many Shades of Gay. It's simple and easy, and your efforts will help us change the way we think about HIV testing in our community.

This slideshow includes images from some of our most iconic public health campaigns over our 30-year history. It is a powerful reminder of how far we've come, and that we still have a lot of work to do in realizing the day when HIV is no more.