NAPWA Blog

What’s new about Gay men being disproportionately impacted by HIV?  Unfortunately that’s an old story you don’t see written about anymore in the traditional media.  

Which is why we at NAPWA (the National Association of People With AIDS) launched National Gay Men’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Day on September 27th.  We need to face the continuing, old epidemic with new tools to raise awareness.  This blog, twitter, Facebook, You Tube and other social networking sites can keep HIV within the gay community on people’s minds; encourage testing and responsible behavior; and, help guide those who need care to the appropriate source.

We’re in this together and we’ve linked with aids.gov to help you develop the right new media tools.  Click here to read how.   Never forget those who’ve died.  And remember, until there’s a cure, there’s only us.

As tens of thousands of LGBT Americans and their allies converge on Washington next month to march for equal rights,  they also will remind the nation and the LGBT community that the AIDS epidemic is not over as well as remember the more than half a million Americans who have died from the disease.

The Equality To End AIDS rally and vigil will take place Saturday, October 10, the day before the massive Equality March.  Equality To End AIDS will be held from 5:30 to 8:30 pm on the Ellipse, in front of the White House, and feature an inspiring roster of speakers and performers (mostly HIV+), culminating in a candlelight vigil.  For more info, click here!

Urge Your Senators to Sign Letter in Support of Ryan White Program Extension!

Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) is circulating a letter among his Senate colleagues to Senators Harkin and Enzi asking them to pass an extension of the Ryan White Program, with the community consensus recommendations, before the program expires on September 30, 2009. Please call your two Senators and urge them to sign this letter, and then spread this message through your networks to generate additional grassroots calls and emails. You can reach your Senators through the Capitol Switchboard, 202-224-3121.

Please note that only Senators can sign this letter. Ryan White Program advocates should contact their own Senators and urge them to sign on. Advocates should not contact Sen. Lautenberg’s office directly.

CAEAR Coalition will regularly update the “Take Action” page of the web site to show which Senate offices have signed the letter. Please contact us if you have questions or need anything else from our end to make these requests, 202-789-3565 or info@caear.org.