Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Press Releases”
Published: August 1, 2016
(Durban, South Africa) – The Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF) and the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) announced last week the first two recipients of The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Fund. The inaugural recipients are the International HIV/AIDS Alliance (The Alliance) and the Global Forum on MSM & HIV (MSMGF). These partners will administer small …
Published: July 18, 2016
Durban, South Africa – In an official press conference today at the 21st International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2016) in Durban, researchers and community representatives discussed the impact of discriminatory laws and policies in many parts of the world that hinder access to HIV prevention, treatment, and care for the populations most at risk of HIV infection – men who have …
Published: July 8, 2016
MSMGF Unveils e-Learning Platform for Health Professionals Serving Gay and Bisexual Men CPR* is a new e-learning hub assembled by the MSMGF (The Global Forum on MSM & HIV) and made possible with support from the Levi Strauss Foundation and the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It offers continuing education opportunities for all health professionals including healthcare providers, community and …
Published: June 20, 2016
Advocacy Entry Points and Follow-Up to the United Nations High-Level Meeting to End AIDS Political Declaration As MSMGF reported last week with NSWP, IRGT, GATE, and the Global Platform to Fast-Track the HIV and Human Rights Responses Among Gay and Bisexual Men and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men (The Platform), United Nations member states adopted a very weak …
Published: June 9, 2016
Several United Nations Member States Commit to Engage Key Populations During the United Nations High-Level Meeting to End AIDS New York, New York — As we reported yesterday with our partners NSWP, IRGT, GATE, and the Global Platform to Fast-Track the HIV and Human Rights Responses Among Gay and Bisexual Men and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men, the …
Published: June 6, 2016
URGENT PRESS STATEMENT (Please share with any/all of your media contacts.) Health GAP (Global Access Project) l Global Forum on MSM & HIV l International Women’s Health Coalition l Housing Works l Pangea Global AIDS Foundation l AVAC For Immediate Release: June 6 2016 Nadia Rafif, MSMGF, nrafif@msmgf.org, +1 510 646-5832 Matthew Kavanagh, Health GAP, matthew@healthgap.org, +1 202 486-2488 Nicole Rajani, …
Published: June 3, 2016
On May 27th, new draft language was released for the 2016 Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS, which is scheduled to be finalized in New York City next week (Wednesday, June 8 to Friday, June 10) at the United Nations. The Global Network of Sex Work Projects (NSWP) and MSMGF (The Global Forum on MSM & HIV) together with the …
Published: March 31, 2016
Dear Friends of MSMGF, We are very excited to announce the publication of our 2015 Annual Report. This year the format is a dramatically different than previous years for two main reasons. First, the look of the report reflects our new brand identity and modernized website. More importantly, this year marks our 10-year anniversary so we have highlighted our most …
Published: March 29, 2016
“Unfinished Business: HIV Among Gay and Bisexual Men and Other Men Who Have Sex With Men” March 29, 2016 (Oakland, California)- MSMGF (The Global Forum on MSM & HIV) is organizing a Side Event to the upcoming Civil Society Hearings in the lead-up to the United Nations High Level Meeting on HIV and AIDS (HLM) in New York. Titled: Unfinished …
Published: December 10, 2015
New Global Review Examines Prevalence of Violence against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender People and Impact on Access to HIV Services Released today on International Human Rights Day, a disturbing and sobering report from MSMGF examines levels of violence against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people around the world, revealing a high frequency of brutal attacks across all regions. The …
Published: November 23, 2015
MSMGF and Hornet Use App-based Technology to Modernize Global HIV Prevention Messaging Blue Ribbon Boys is a progressive, sex-positive, HIV viral suppression campaign that encourages dating/hook-up app users to protect their sexual health. It’s a forward-thinking partnership between MSMGF (The Global Forum on MSM and HIV) and the gay app, Hornet. It’s particularly innovative because it is inclusive of all …
Published: November 11, 2015
MSMGF Begins to Plan for the Next 5 Years by Looking 25 Years Ahead (September 23, 2015)-The global landscape for HIV and MSM is dramatically and rapidly changing. Reductions and disparities in funding for community based programs led by MSM or serving MSM are evident. Incidence of HIV among MSM in many parts of the world remain unabated; criminalization, stigma, …
