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September 27 is Natnal Gay Men's HIV/AIDS Awarens Day

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NATNAL GAY MEN’S HIV/AIDS AWARENS DAY 2021

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A number of days each year are dited to llg attentn to the importance of HIV and STD ttg, g out, gay rights, and other issu that are important to the LGBTQ muny. 17 – Internatnal Day Agast Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia.

NATNAL GAY MEN’S HIV/AIDS AWARENS DAY (NGMHAAD)

27 – Natnal Gay Men’s HIV/AIDS Awarens Day.

September 27 is Natnal Gay Men’s HIV/AIDS Awarens Day (NGMHAAD), a day to regnize the disproportnate impact of HIV on Gay, Bisexual, and other men who have sex wh men (MSM), and to raise awarens about the importance of expandg accs to HIV ttg, preventn, screeng, and treatment servic. Gay and Bisexual Men face multiple HIV preventn challeng, such as racism, discrimatn, homophobia, and stigma, that put them at higher risk for HIV and prevent them om accsg qualy health re that allows them to be aware of their stat and take steps to improve their health. The factors are even more proment for Gay and Bisexual Men of lor.

From 2008 to 2019, Black Gay and Bisexual Men and Hispanic/Lato Gay and Bisexual Men experienced a 2% crease and 18% crease rpectively new HIV diagnos, pared to a 34% crease among whe Gay and Bisexual Men. In 2019, Black Gay and Bisexual Men and Hispanic Gay and Bisexual Men livg wh HIV had lower rat of viral supprsn, 62% and 67% rpectively, pared to whe Gay and Bisexual Men livg wh HIV (74%). In addn to racial dispari, many Gay and Bisexual Men experience challeng achievg and matag viral supprsn due to disproportnate levels of homelsns, stigma, and a lack of mental health and culturally petent re that may prevent them om accsg treatment and necsary meditns.

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8 male PrEP ers per 1, 000 Gay and Bisexual Men Wyomg, pared to 110. 4 male PrEP ers per 1, 000 Gay and Bisexual Men Massachetts. The regnal dispari may be due to a lack of awarens or accs to PrEP and stigma healthre settgs agast Gay and Bisexual Men – creatg more barriers to re.

This NGMHAAD, AIDSVu is highlightg the importance of public health strategi to crease accs to HIV ttg such as self-ttg ks and HIV crimalizatn efforts that addrs the tersectnaly of issu that Gay and Bisexual Men face. To learn more about how the HIV epimic impacts Gay and Bisexual Men, explore our rourc:.

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