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New York Governor Hochul Marks World AIDS Day by Signing the LGBTQ+ and HIV Long Term Care Bill of Rights

November 30, 2023

[November 30, 2023, New York] SAGE, the world’s largest organization for LGBTQ+ elders and older people living with HIV, commends New York Governor Kathy Hochul for signing the New York [...]

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Nearly 50% of all Americans now living with HIV are over the age of 50

Nearly 50% of all Americans now living with HIV are over the age of 50

June 15, 2022

Nearly 50% of all Americans living with HIV are over the age of 50, according to SAGE USA, an LGBTQ-elder advocacy group. It’s a striking figure, but it’s also encouraging. Jimmy Thomason is the [...]

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I lived unapologetically as a Black gay man in the 70s. Now I’m aging with pride & dignity.

I lived unapologetically as a Black gay man in the 70s. Now I’m aging with pride & dignity.

February 25, 2022

The year: 1969. Man landed on the moon, the Beatles gave their last concert on top of the Apple building in London, and we mourned Judy Garland’s death. But most notable for me was the Stonewall [...]

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10 ways to build back LGBTQ human infrastructure better

10 ways to build back LGBTQ human infrastructure better

January 8, 2022

In 2021 the U.S. House of Representatives passed a $1.75 trillion human infrastructure bill — the Build Back Better Act. It contains 10 concrete provisions that it will directly benefit the LGBTQ [...]

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OPINION: We have groundwork to end the HIV epidemic. Now it’s time to execute

OPINION: We have groundwork to end the HIV epidemic. Now it’s time to execute

December 29, 2021

Tez Anderson is founder and executive director of Let’s Kick “ASS”  (AIDS Survivor Syndrome), a nonprofit dedicated to HIV long-term survivors. In 2014, he started HIV Long-Term [...]

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Newly Passed California Law Recognizes the Needs of Older People Living With HIV

Newly Passed California Law Recognizes the Needs of Older People Living With HIV

August 20, 2021

This past July marked the 40-year anniversary of The New York Times story noting a rare cancer found in several dozen “homosexuals.” That cancer, of course, was Kaposi’s sarcoma, and the cause [...]

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California bill aims to improve services for HIV+ seniors

California bill aims to improve services for HIV+ seniors

January 26, 2021

At the height of the AIDS epidemic in the mid-1980s, John Laird joined with five other gay men to launch the Santa Cruz AIDS Project in order to support people living in the seaside city who were [...]

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New Initiative Launches for Older People Living with HIV/AIDS

New Initiative Launches for Older People Living with HIV/AIDS

December 9, 2020

Because more than half of people living with HIV/AIDS in the US are aged 50 and up, HIV has become an aging issue. Medical advancements over the last two and a half decades have allowed [...]

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SAGE Amplifies the Intersection of Aging and HIV/AIDS on World AIDS Day

SAGE Amplifies the Intersection of Aging and HIV/AIDS on World AIDS Day

December 1, 2020

SAGE, the world’s largest and oldest organization dedicated to improving the lives of LGBTQ+ elders, is commemorating World AIDS Day by elevating the experiencing older people living with [...]

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Retirement Guide For LGBTQ+ Americans

Retirement Guide For LGBTQ+ Americans

October 27, 2020

After he was diagnosed with HIV during the height of the AIDS epidemic, Ed Miller started living his life in two-year increments. “In the beginning, they would just say ‘you could have a couple [...]

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Puerto Ricans with HIV/AIDS vulnerable 3 years after Hurricane Maria

Puerto Ricans with HIV/AIDS vulnerable 3 years after Hurricane Maria

September 21, 2020

Ricky Martin a few days ago shared on his official Instagram account an image with former Vice President Joe Biden where he promoted the Democratic presidential candidate’s plan for Puerto Rico. [...]

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AMA COVID-19 daily video update: Challenges of being older and HIV positive amid the pandemic

AMA COVID-19 daily video update: Challenges of being older and HIV positive amid the pandemic

September 18, 2020

Featured topic and speakers Watch the Full video HERE. In recognition of National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day, AMA Chief Experience Officer Todd Unger (he/him/his) talks with three experts [...]

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SAGE Teams Up with Fellow Changemakers to Launch HIV & Aging Policy Action Coalition (HAPAC)

SAGE Teams Up with Fellow Changemakers to Launch HIV & Aging Policy Action Coalition (HAPAC)

June 12, 2020
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AIDS Services Know How to Love in a Plague

AIDS Services Know How to Love in a Plague

April 17, 2020

America has much to learn from the food and buddy programs born in crisis Part of the STILL HERE, STILL POSITIVE SPECIAL REPORT (Editor’s note: This story is part of Still Here, Still Positive: A [...]

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They survived the HIV crisis. Now New York’s aging gay population is confronting another plague.

They survived the HIV crisis. Now New York’s aging gay population is confronting another plague.

April 3, 2020

NEW YORK — Alone again, Diedra Nottingham spends her days flipping through photo albums of dead friends. She hasn’t left home for weeks, fearing “death by touch,” she said. [...]

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The isolation and memories of HIV hit LGBTQ+ + adults hard at locks

The isolation and memories of HIV hit LGBTQ+ + adults hard at locks

March 30, 2020

STROUD, England / MEXICO CITY, March 30 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A lockdowns have been issued worldwide to stop the spread of coronavirus, LGBTQ+ + groups are scrambling to support older [...]

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Coronavirus leaves LGBTQ+ seniors particularly vulnerable to isolation

Coronavirus leaves LGBTQ+ seniors particularly vulnerable to isolation

March 18, 2020

During the height of the HIV/AIDS crisis, D.C.’s Salon Roi remained open while other shops shut down due to the epidemic. But coronavirus has forced former owner Roi Barnard to put down his [...]

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