An HIV/AIDS non-profit in Kenya will launch a survey to find out how many gays there are.

Full Obama remarks at AIDS bill signing

REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT
AT SIGNING OF THE RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS
TREATMENT EXTENSION ACT OF 2009

Diplomatic Reception Room

11:58 A.M. EDT

THE PRESIDENT: Good morning, everybody.

AUDIENCE: Good morning.

THE PRESIDENT: We often speak about AIDS as if it’s going on somewhere else. And for good reason — this is a virus that has touched lives …

Obama signs HIV/AIDS bill extension; implements lifting of AIDS travel ban

(Washington) President Barack Obama signed an extension of the Ryan White HIV/AIDS bill this morning.

The legislation provides care, treatment and support services to nearly half a million people, most of whom are low-income.

Obama also announced that the Department of Health and Human services has finally crafted a new regulation spelling …

White House wants input on HIV/AIDS

White House wants input on HIV/AIDS

HIV-AIDS ad with Hitler raises stink

IL saves HIV/AIDS funding

UN says 50 million women in Asia risk HIV

(United Nations) An estimated 50 million women in Asia are at risk of becoming infected with the HIV virus from their husbands or long-term partners, according to a U.N. report published Tuesday.

The report produced by the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS, known as UNAIDS, and its partner organizations said …

San Jose’s Billy DeFrank Center embarks on ambitious fundraising campaign

For 28 years, the Billy DeFrank LGBT Community Center has been the go-to place for Silicon Valley’s diverse gay community.

But on Tuesday, interim executive director Paul Wysocki sent out a desperate plea: the DeFrank Center will close its doors unless it raises $50,000 by Sept. 1.

“Our government funding has ended, and in today’s economy, we can’t count on corporate support,” read a weekly newsletter that is e-mailed to supporters. “Our current income from memberships and events no longer meets even the most basic level of Center operations.”

The DeFrank Center has three main programs: support services for youth, another for seniors, and an HIV/AIDS testing program. But funding for the HIV testing from Santa Clara County and for the senior program from the city of San Jose have dried up as both the county and the city struggle with their own budget deficits.

The Center has cut expenses and now has an annual budget of $310,000, down from $800,000 a few years ago.

Wysocki became interim executive director four months ago after former executive director Aejaie Sellers and former board President PJ Matarese were ousted amid internal power struggles over the center’s long-term vision and escalating financial problems.

“I have a lot of empathy for Barack Obama,” said Wysocki. “You inherit a situation where a lot of things were done poorly.”

See San Jose’s Billy DeFrank Center embarks on ambitious fundraising … San Jose Mercury News -

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