Hey LGBTQ+ Community! – Live, work, or play in Akron? Then do THIS! Now! (Please?) By Ken Schneck ● BIPOC ● September 13, 2021 The Greater Akron LGBTQ Needs Assessment recently launched. It is a first-of-its-kind survey. And it needs you!
Meet the Ohio nun who has been working on the frontlines of HIV/AIDS work for decades By Ken Schneck ● Faith ● August 27, 2021 Not every nun lists their pronouns in their e-mail signature. But not every nun is quite like Sister Susan Zion.
Art, Archives & History CONVERGE in Massive New LGBTQ+ Ohio Exhibit By Ilona Westfall ● Community ● July 13, 2021 “CONVERGE” features 70 works of art from over 60 artists ranging in age from young adults to our LGBTQ+ elders.
AIDS Walk Ohio Aims to Raise Funds for HIV Programs (with Your Help!) By Lisa Galek ● Community ● April 16, 2021 Yes, HIV is still out there. But events like AIDS Walk Ohio are doing their best to eradicate it.
Dayton Man’s Arrest Shines Light on Ohio’s Outdated Laws on HIV Criminalization By Ken Schneck ● Policy/Legislation ● April 1, 2021 Ohio is one of 32 states that have HIV-specific criminal laws and/or sentence enhancements applicable to people living with HIV.
Your Questions Answered on COVID Vaccine Rollout, Misinformation, Distrust, and Intersection with HIV By Ken Schneck ● BIPOC ● January 26, 2021 To get all the latest info, we spoke with Dr. Chad Braun, Chief Medical Officer at Equitas Health.
Slavic Village Effort Takes HIV Prevention to the Neighborhood Level in Hopes of Reversing Trend By Rachel Dissell (She/Her) ● BIPOC ● January 21, 2021 Cleveland’s Slavic Village neighborhood has seen an increase in new HIV diagnoses since 2015. A project there aims address that.
Despite Rising HIV Infections, Less Than 1% of PrEP Prescriptions Go to Black Women; One Ohio Pharmacist Wants to Change That By Ken Schneck ● Health & Wellness ● December 18, 2020 “I can count on one hand the number of prescriptions for PrEP that I write for Black women,” says Dr. Olivia Nathan. “This has to change.”
‘What’s Your Status?”: How COVID-19 Is Changing the Interactions on Meet-Up Apps in the LGBTQ+ Community By Peter Kusnic ● Health & Wellness ● December 2, 2020 Users of meet-up apps attempt to navigate the tricky terrain of making new connections during a pandemic
Turning to HIV/AIDS Clinical Trial Network to Help Build Black Clevelanders’ Trust in COVID-19 Studies By Rachel Dissell (She/Her) ● BIPOC ● October 27, 2020 COVID-19 vaccine trials, striving to recruit people of color, look to Cleveland’s HIV/AIDS clinical trial network as a model.