MSMGF Releases Strategic Plan for 2016-2021: Community Action, Sexual Health and Rights

Published: July 19, 2016

Immediately following, an all-day meeting to discuss the future strategic direction of the organization, MSMGF’s (the Global Forum on MSM & HIV) International Steering Committee and Board of Directors released their new Strategic Plan for 2016-2021 titled: Community Action, Sexual Health & Rights. Over the past 10 years, MSMGF has worked closely with partners from around the world to develop …

UN High-Level Meeting Zero Draft: 5 Critical Priorities for Key Populations in the Global HIV Response

Published: April 22, 2016

On Monday, the UN Mission co-facilitators Zambia and Switzerland released the Zero Draft of the political declaration for the United Nations High-Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS (HLM). In the days since, civil society organizations have provided extensive feedback to defend and strengthen points critical to the many communities affected by the global HIV response. In particular, MSMGF contributed to and supports …

Advocacy Next Steps for the United Nations High-Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS

Published: April 14, 2016

Ensuring a Bold Response to the Political Declaration Zero Draft   MSMGF has provided recommendations on several key advocacy entry points to influence the document drafts that lead-up to the High-Level Meeting (HLM) in June. These include: April 15 – Release of the Zero Draft Political Declaration The UN Mission co-facilitators Switzerland and Zambia have indicated that they will release …

Unfinished Business: Taking Bolder Action to Address HIV Among Gay and Bisexual Men and Other Men Who Have Sex With Men

Published: April 11, 2016

Last Tuesday, April 5th, MSMGF held the Civil Society Hearings Side Event, Unfinished Business – Taking bolder action to address HIV among gay and bisexual men and other men who have sex with men, at the United Nations in New York City in close consultation with the Global Platform to Fast Track the HIV and Human Rights Responses Among Gay, …

MEDIA ALERT! SIDE EVENT on HIV & AIDS at the United Nations in New York: April 5th, 3PM-6PM

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 …

Your Chance to be Heard on an International Stage!

Published: March 10, 2016

MSMGF is excited to announce opportunities for ANYONE to tell their personal story. MSMGF is excited to announce a video testimonial project and we encourage everyone to participate. As we move closer and closer to the High Level Meeting in New York and the International AIDS Conference in Durban we need your powerful voice to help keep the focus on …

Presenting: Generations Black LGBTIQQ History Experience 2016: Friday, February 26th

Published: February 24, 2016

(San Francisco, California)- The 5th Annual Generations Black LGBTIQQ Experience will take place on Friday February 26th from 6 to 9pm at the SOMArts Cultural Center, located at 934 Brannan Street, San Francisco CA 94103 Highlighting Black LGBTIQQ History, Generations is a celebration and empowering experience of the LGBTIQQ (lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender/intersex/queer/questioning) history of our African Diaspora. The free event open to …

MSMGF and Hornet Launch Blue Ribbon Boys HIV Viral Suppression Campaign

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 …

New Video Highlights Critical Elements of the MSMIT (MSM Implementation Toolkit)

Published: November 11, 2015

MSMIT: Practical Guidance for Comprehensive HIV and STI Programs for Men Who Have Sex With Men (October 27th, 2015) Last month, the world achieved a major milestone in the fight against the HIV epidemic among men who have sex with men (MSM).  The lack of guidance on how to implement HIV-related services targeting this community was addressed by a group …