Inclusive spaces for queer people of color
Rocky Butler, founder and CEO of 9 Colors Initiative, aims to fight the misinformation…
HIV
An EPIC new place for sexual health care
Meet the Team: (from left to right) Katelyn Rosario, medical receptionist, Kellie Bonsor,…
Make It Out Foundation’s founder on Gen Z and sexuality
Twenty-five-year-old Da’juh Sawyer is a community activist and founder and CEO of The…
Sex, stigma, self-hate, and racism, a deadly combination in the Black community, part 2
Many Black people in the LGBT+ community refer to themselves as SGL, or same gender…
How racism and fear of Black health leadership is killing us, part 1
J. Carl Devine, director of the Banyan Tree Project, and Leisha McKinley-Beach, a…
Health equity advocates discuss HIV prevention in Latinx community
Jessica Estévez, co-founder of Estrategia Group, and Galo Cruz, a medical case manager…
Stigma and sexual health in our community, part 2
Dr. Kemesha Gabbidon, a University of South Florida researcher and Precshard Williams,…
Stigma and sexual health in our community, part 1
Dr. Kemesha Gabbidon, a University of South Florida researcher and Precshard Williams,…
NAACP’s The Black Church & HIV initiative gives online tools for church leaders
The Black Church & HIV: The Social Justice Imperative was created to develop a…
Leisha McKinley-Beach’s 30-year battle against AIDS, racism in the South, part 2
Leisha McKinley-Beach, a national HIV consultant, is involved in Pinellas County’s…
Leisha McKinley-Beach: 30 years in the battle against AIDS in the South, part 1
Leisha McKinley-Beach, a national HIV consultant, is involved in Pinellas County’s…
Metro and EPIC offer vital resources to combat HIV in Pinellas
Black people make up 42 percent of HIV diagnoses in the United States alone, more than…
A story of compassion: When HIV/AIDS hits home
Dr. Katurah Jenkins-Hall is a licensed clinical psychologist and associate pastor of New…
Equality Florida’s Nadine Smith on how stigma has developed in the Black church
Stigma directed at the gay community and an unwillingness to speak honestly about human…
Florida’s laws threaten health outcomes, increase stigma around HIV
BY J.A. JONES, Staff Writer STATEWIDE — Advances in technology and treatment have…
HOPWA program helps HIV/AIDS patients pay for housing, but lack of affordable rentals still a problem
BY J.A. JONES, Staff Writer TAMPA BAY — Stigma is clearly on view in the fight to…
HIV in St. Pete: What you need to know now
BY J.A. JONES, Staff Writer ST. PETERSBURG – As Florida battles COVID-19, Pinellas…
Raising Awareness of HIV Prevention
Micah Madir, EPIC prevention and outreach specialist, encourages everyone to know their…