In an elevator with strangers, Will Wilson regaled me with the story of recently losing his job as a tour bus guide when an insolent child called him a “fag.” Suffice it to say Wilson lost his temper in response. This somewhat disturbing story was humorous in its telling, though two men in the elevator shuffled their feet and cast sideways glances, apparently uncomfortable with such talk...
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UPDATE: 12/19, Congress sent President Obama the final appropriations bill for fiscal year 2012, which reinstates the ban on federal funding for syringe exchanges. The AIDS Foundation of Chicago strongly opposes the ban and released this statement in response.
UPDATE: 12/15 10:30 a.m. Overnight, the House released an omnibus spending bill that reinstates the ban on...
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Keri Peters (at left) poses with another Occupy Chicago protestor at a recent protest.
It was probably just a matter of time before the Occupy political movement and the AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC) crossed paths.
The Occupy Wall Street movement has spread like a prairie fire throughout the United States and beyond -- from the streets of Oakland, Calif.,...
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An incident last month in which an Oak Park man allegedly bit a police officer upon arrest has again raised questions about Illinois' HIV criminal transmission law, among the harshest of such laws in the country.
According to the Chicago Tribune brief , a 36-year-old man allegedly bit a police officer on Nov. 18 when he was arrested for felony retail theft. He was also charged with aggravated...
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Watch When Will We See an AIDS-Free Generation? on PBS. See more from PBS NEWSHOUR.
On World AIDS Day, the AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC) was all over the news, framing and contributing to the conversation about the ongoing epidemic.
In an interview ( above ) with PBS NewsHour, AFC President David Ernesto...
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The AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC) applauds President Barack Obama's historic announcement to scale up domestic resources and expand global goals in the fight against HIV/AIDS.
To commemorate World AIDS Day, Obama participated in a panel discussion on Dec.1, at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., which...
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Tomorrow is World AIDS Day and big hopes are pinned on President Barack Obama to lead the United States forward in the fight against HIV/AIDS -- at home and abroad.
Obama is scheduled to meet with a panel of dignitaries and celebrities, including President George W. Bush, President Bill Clinton, Bono, Alicia Keys and others. No question...
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A disappointing setback in microbicide research was announced on Black Friday, as a gel intended to protect women from HIV was dropped from an important study because it didn't prove to be effective.
The vaginal microbicide gel was the second "arm," or experiment, to be dropped from the the VOICES (Vaginal and Oral Interventions to Control the Epidemic) trial in Africa. Both the gel and...
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As a journalist and an author, Jonny Steinberg has covered a wide swath of issues in his homeland of South Africa.
But when he delved into the HIV/AIDS epidemic in his 2008 novel “Sizwe’s Test: A Young Man’s Journey Through Africa’s AIDS Epidemic,” it was Steinberg’s most intimate work.
“For that book to succeed, I really had to understand what...
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POZ , the well-known HIV magazine, has unveiled its annual “The POZ 100” — a top 100 list of things, people and ideas from the past year.
And, lo and behold, the AIDS Foundation of Chicago made the list three times.
In alphabetical order, Julie Davids (no. 27), David Ernesto Munar (no. 68) and Jim Pickett (no. 74) were all recognized for their leadership in the...
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