Laurindo Garcia is a human rights activist, the founder of the B-Change Foundation and he is also a person living with HIV. He asks us to imagine the possibilities if science were to develop a tolerance vaccine.
Supporting people living with HIV In Tanzania
Kyle Evans spoke with Rashid Jumbe from Stay Awake Network Activities (SANA), an that provides testing services, condoms and lubricants, support networks for people who are HIV positive.
Rampant stigma holding back effective delivery of HIV services
Richard Burzynski from UNAIDS speaks with JOY 94.9’s Matt McDonell on the stigma and discrimination that is impeding progress in the global AIDS response. Richard speaks of the need to tailor solutions for individual countries and communities and create policies that meet the needs of their population. He encourages LGBT activists to join forces with…
Opening dialogue with youth about HIV on Bougainville Island
Blossum Gilmour from Care International speaks from the front line of HIV service delivery on remote Bougainville Island in Papua New Guinea. With a focus on young people, Care International’s programs are encouraging community based dialogue – not just to educate youth on safe sex and HIV but also to teach skills in negotiating safer…
Loti from Peru on homophobic bullying by teachers in schools
Loti speaks of homophobic bullying in schools where a recent study has found that teachers are often the root cause of school-based bullying from sexuality.
The Agitator – Mark S. King
As Australia’s only Gay & Lesbian radio station JOY 94.9 prepares to cross live to 20thInternational AIDS Conference AIDS 2014, we are joined in the studio by international HIV agitator, AIDS activist and award winning columnist Mark S. King. His blog “My Fabulous Disease” provides up-to-date commentary on the global HIV response. Diagnosed HIV positive in 1985, Mark’s openness about…