A transgender veteran from New York, who tragically took her own life earlier this year, has been identified as Elisa Rae Shupe, a prominent advocate for equality. Shupe made history by securing a landmark court victory that advanced transgender rights in the United States. In a 2015 op-ed for The New York Times, Shupe reflected…

In the early hours of March 30, a 21-year-old student was assaulted by a stranger near the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The perpetrator slammed the victim to the ground while making derogatory remarks about the LGBTQ+ community. The police investigated the incident as a hate crime and have since apprehended a suspect. Police and eyewitnesses say…

A high-ranking Army reservist has been caught with his pants down, literally, after an adult X account linked to him was made public. The since-deleted account, maintained by Army Reserve Lt. Col. Adam Harmon, 44, was revealed by the New York Post. On the alt account, reportedly in use for six years, Harmon shared X-rated images…

Wow, what an interesting meeting – good and bad. The good part was the content, after all, as our leading HIV research meeting, CROI never disappoints, and this time there was indeed a lot of interesting content. The not-so-good part , however, is the state of shock that many HIV clinicians and researchers are in. Due to…

The study estimates that if funding cuts proposed by five major donors, including the United States and the United Kingdom, are not eased, there could be 4.4 million to 10.8 million new HIV infections and 770,000 to 2.9 million AIDS-related deaths among children and adults worldwide between 2025 and 2030. Those most affected are likely…

The antiviral drug letermovir (Prevymis), which targets cytomegalovirus (CMV), was associated with reduced inflammation, improved CD4 /CD8 T cell ratios, and better physical function in HIV patients who were receiving effective antiretroviral therapy, a study showed at the 2025 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections in San Francisco. Based on the findings, letermovir “may be the most…

New findings from a phase 1 study investigating two formulations of once-yearly intramuscular (IM) lenacapvir for HIV preoperative prophylaxis (PrEP) were discussed at the 2025 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections. The results, published simultaneously in The Lancet, represent a major advance in the fight against HIV and could open new avenues for long-term prevention….

1. What is U=U?  U=U is an abbreviation for the following phrase: Undetectable viral load = Unable to transmit the virus This means that if a person living with HIV achieves an undetectable HIV viral load through antiretroviral therapy (ART), they will not transmit HIV even if they do not use condoms or take preventive…

A study presented at the 2024 HIV Drug Therapeutics Conference in Glasgow suggests that two broadly neutralizing antibodies (bnAbs), teropavimab and zinlirvimab, could be effective partners alongside lenacapavir in long-acting HIV treatments. The results emphasize the significance of screening for antibody sensitivity in HIV, while also proposing that people with partial resistance might still benefit…

Briggs and researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Biochemistry have discovered the mechanism behind a crucial step in the HIV life cycle. In collaboration with teams from Heidelberg University and Yale University, they revealed that the mysterious “spacer peptide 2” (one of the HIV viral components) plays a key role in transforming immature HIV-1…

Luca Guadagnino, a renowned director behind Call Me by Your Name and Challengers, now brings us into a new romantic world in Queer, adapted from the deeply personal work of William S. Burroughs. The result? A unique, striking film that stands out in its own right. Set in 1950s Mexico, the film follows William Lee…

For his first short film as director, Frédéric Lavigne hits hard and right in the heart with the hyper sensitive Coeurs perdus .  Paris, 1992. Julien (Guillaume Soubeyran) is a science thesis student. A bisexual who doesn’t really accept himself, he logs on to a gay phone line from time to time to have anonymous encounters. It is through…