HIV cases remain high among queer and trans people of color

The HIV epidemic is far from over. Local and national efforts to end HIV manifest largely in the form of biomedical treatment and prevention education. One such effort is a large-scale federal government initiative called Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE). EHE programs exist in local governments as well, including Philadelphia. Philly’s EHE method consists of four main tenets: diagnosing, treating, preventing and responding.

But for many LGBTQ+ people of color in Philadelphia, HIV infections are rapidly spiking, according to José de Marco, an organizer for the AIDS activism group ACT UP. “We’re noticing,” de Marco said, “why are infections going up in certain communities and being lowered in our white counterparts – white queer men, their numbers are going down. You start looking at why; no one’s having sex any differently than anyone else is.”

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