Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterPuerto Ricans With HIV/AIDS Are Suffering After Maria Carmen Cruz, the mayor of the Puerto Rican capital of San Juan, said the government is doing everything it can to get medical help to people with HIV/AIDS. She said they “stocked up” medications and other supplies before Hurricane Maria hit, but quickly ran through most of … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterLanding in the queerguru office this morning was a new extraordinary short film from the documentaries division of The Guardian Newspaper in London. We intended to take a quick glimpse and come back and watch it later, but it was one of those remarkable stories that begged for our immediate attention, and so we viewed it … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterSince SIR ELTON JOHN created the Elton John Aids Foundation 25 years ago they have raised more than $400 million to challenge discrimination against people affected by the epidemic, prevent infections, provide treatment and services, and motivate governments to end AIDS. It’s a remarkable achievement and we think the Sir Elton does not always … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterWe so need any good news we can get here these days, so here’s an excellent new development from the UK’s Department of Health and Social Care. The have just announced that PrEP, the daily antiretroviral medication that makes it virtually impossible to get HIV through sex, will be available anyone of English public who … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterTo mark WORLD AIDS DAY Tilda Swinton gives her support to the groundbreaking work of ICCARRE and Dr Jacques Leibowitch, the French immunologist at the forefront of a series of trials looking at the effects of reducing HIV medication in the treatment of patients. During two clinical trials involving 94 patients taking the standard “triple … Continue reading