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He currently "PrEP"), offered as part of a comprehensive HIV- White House An­ Lesbian, Dies Of Cancer lives in Harlem, New York, and is an integral part prevention package, including risk-reduction of the community, singing in church show choirs counseling. nounces HIV/ AIDS Dr. Sally Ride, 61, died on July 22,2012 after a 17- and volunteering at the Services & Advocacy for Grants month battle against pancreatic cancer, her com­ GLBT Elders (SAGE) Harlem office. In the past The FDA stressed that TDF-FTC should be used "in pany (Sally Ride Science, the educational venture year, George has donated his time and face to combination with safer sex practices to prevent On July 19, Health and Human Services (HHS) she founded after leaving NASA, aimed at promot­ SAGE, illustrating that you don't have to stop sexually-acquired HIV infection in adults at high Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced nearly ing math and science for girls) confirmed. being active when you get older. A featured risk," and stressed that "Truvada [the brand $80 million in grants to increase access to speaker at the opening of the country's first inno­ name for TDF-FTC] is not a substitute for safer sex HIV/AIDS care across the United States. The fund­ The announcement of Ride's death noted that she vative LGBT senior center - The SAGE Center - practices." The FDA's action comes two months ing will ensure that low-income people living with is survived by her partner of 27 years, Tarn George spoke on behalf of thousands of New York after an independent scientific advisory commit­ HIV/AIDS continue to have access to life-saving O'Shaughnessy. O'Shaughnessy is the COO and City LGBT elders who need the programs, services tee overwhelmingly recommended the use of TDF- health care and medications. Executive Vice President of Sally Ride Science and and advocacy that SAGE provides. FTC for PrEP, and a week after The New England a Professor Emerita of School Psychology at San Journal of Medicine published two studies show­ "The entire administration is dedicated to fulfill­ Diego State University. Heather Carter ing that TDF-FTC reduced the risk of HIV infection ing President Obama's goal of an AIDS free gener­ Heather Carter developed the LGBT youth suicide among heterosexual women and men in Africa. ation and today's announcement is one more step Ride made history on June 18,1983 as a prevention program, in that ongoing effort," Secretary Sebelius said. crewmemberon the space shuttle Challenger, OUTLoud, through fi- I Some have raised concerns about PrEP related to "These grants will help make a real difference in breaking the gender barrier for U.S. spaceflight. At nancial potential side effects, risk compensation the lives of Americans living with HIV/AIDS, espe­ the time, she was also the youngest astronaut to support (the idea that people will stop using con­ cially those in underserved communities." go into space at 32 years old. She will also be re­ provided *"' doms if PrEP becomes available), and the membered as the first lesbian astronaut. by The ^ / development and transmission of drug- Approximately $69 million will be sent to 25 states Raynier resistant strains of HIV. Certainly, PrEP is a and territories through the Ryan White AIDS Drug She was married to fellow astronaut Steven Haw- Institute biomedical intervention, and people who Assistance Program (ADAP), and based on esti­ ley in 1982, but they divorced in 1987 with no and Foundation elect to use it will need to be clinically moni­ mates provided by the states, will eliminate any children. in 2007. Since that tored. However, reviews of five major clinical tri­ waiting lists. time, OUTLoud has als involving about 6,000 participants by the White House Presents grown from one Forum for Collaborative HIV Research found no The more than $10 million remaining will be dis­ training presenta­ greater risk of side effects, no risk compensation, tributed to Ryan White community-based health "Champions of Change" tion and minimal and no clinically significant development of drug clinics nationwide to expand access to 14,000 exposure to a menu resistance in participants. new patients for essential medical and support On Thursday, July 19, the White House honored or­ of training modules services for people living with HIV/AIDS. A portion dinary people who are doing extraordinary things and recognition across Recent press coverage has emphasized the cost of this funding was made available through the across the country to ensure safety, dignity and Washington State and of TDF-FTC as a concern about its scalability. Last Affordable Care Act. equality forthe lesbian, gay, bisexual, and trans­ beyond. Ms. Carter serves on J year, the Centers for Disease Control and Preven­ gender (LGBT) community, as demonstrated by a statewide committee to over­ tion estimated that the medications would cost These funds will also support states and commu­ their inspiring video entries in the LGBT Pride see the implementation of HB $8,030 per person per year. While the cost of PrEP nities in their ongoing efforts to pursue the goals Month Video Challenge. 1163, Washington's anti-bullying law. In partner­ in the U.S. would be substantial, private insurers of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy, particularly ef­ ship with the Suicide Prevention Resource Center, and state Medicaid departments are open to pro­ forts to increase access to HIV care and reduce The Champions of Change program was created she is also a member in a community of practice viding coverage, given that it is not expected that HIV-related health disparities. After these awards as a part of President Obama's Winning the Fu­ focused on LGBT youth suicide prevention, and most people who used PrEP would take it for the are made, an additional $6 million in supplemen­ ture initiative. Each week, a different sector is she provides trainings throughout Washington rest of their lives, while HIV treatment (invariably tal funding will be made available this year to highlighted and groups of champions, ranging State and the country on the issues of LGBT youth involving more medications) is lifelong, once initi­ states that demonstrate ongoing need. from educators to entrepreneurs to community suicide and bullying and bias based harassment. ated. Low-cost generic medications could enable leaders, are recognized forthe work they are doing access in resource-constrained countries. The pri­ "With these funds, we're putting the National to serve and strengthen their communities. New Drug Approved to oritization of highly vulnerable populations with HIV/AIDS Strategy into action/' said HRSA Admin­ Help Prevent AIDS substantial risk for HIV (e.g., men who have sex istrator Mary K. Wakefield, Ph.D., RN. "These in­ JJKahle with men, sex workers, and injection drug users) vestments allow us to further improve access to JJ Kahle is a Spanish teacher at The Blake School could increase the cost effectiveness of PrEP Re­ lifesaving drugs, and increase access to HIV care July 16 could be known as another major turning in Minneapolis, and also serves in their Office of cent modeling of PrEP implementation coupled and treatment for Americans living with HIV." The point in the fight against HIV/AIDS. The U.S. Food Equity and Community Engagement in the role of with scaled-up treatment - focusing on the gen­ grants are funded by the Health Resources and and Drug Administration approved a supplemen­ GLBTQ Support and Advocacy. JJ is the faculty ad­ eral adult population in Botswana and serodiscor- Services Administration (HRSA), an agency within tal new drug application for the previously ap­ visor for the Gay Straight Alliance and The Justice dant couples in South Africa (couples in which one HHS, through the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program proved antiretroviral medication tenofovir League (social justice student group) at her partner is HIV-infected and the other HIV-nega­ and the Bureau of Primary Health Care. school. She lives in South Minneapolis with her disoproxil fumarate/emtricitabine (TDF-FTC), to tive) - predicts that PrEP could significantly re­ partner, Judy, and their children. reduce the risk of acquiring HIV by uninfected men duce HIV incidence and prevalence, saving The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster occurred on January 28,1986. The Chad Frye disaster is a never-ending story. outlookeolumbus.eom HONORARY CHAIR Dr. E. 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