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Gay USA: Feb. 26-Mar. 5 2010

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Efforts to repeal the ban on out gays and lesbians in the military gains some steam; there is good news for gay and lesbian parents in Louisiana and California, though the victory in Louisiana is under attack and there is a threat to gay foster parents in Arizona; a gay BBC presenter, Ray Gosling, faces murder charges for the mercy killing of his lover with AIDS twenty years ago; an out lesbian speed skater wins gold at the Olympics--and we'll show you the LGBT Pride House in Vancouver.

GRITtv: World AIDS Day: Access Saves Lives

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According to UNAIDS estimates, there are now 33.4 million people living with HIV, including 2.1 million children. During 2008, some 2.7 million people became newly infected with the virus and an estimated 2 million people died from AIDS. Around half of all people who become infected with HIV do so before they are 25 and are killed by AIDS before they are 35. Avert.org is raising consciousness this World AIDS Day for the need for universal access to lifesaving HIV/AIDS treatment, prevention and care.

GRITtv: Nov. 30, 2009

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We are joined by Rick Rowley, Han Shan, Margrete Strand and Eddie Yuen to discuss the alliances built in Seattle 10 years ago and where the movement is now. Lori Wallach fills us in on the World Trade Organization. David Solnit joins us from San Francisco to fill us in on where the movement is going now. Excerpts from Rick Rowley and Jill Friedberg's film "This Is What Democracy Looks Like," shot during the Seattle protests. And for World AIDS Day, video from Avert.org, raising consciousness for the need for universal access to lifesaving HIV/AIDS treatment, prevention and care.

GRITtv: Rural South Suffers Stigma of HIV

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From RH Reality Check, this video looks at the state of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections in South Carolina. Much of the state is poor and rural and suffers from a lack of both proper health care funds and proper education for the population. Activists in the state note that the stigma and the lack of information are still as bad in parts of South Carolina as they were in 1981, when the virus first hit the American consciousness. Activists are calling for a massive public health initiative to slow the spread of HIV and to treat people who have already contracted the virus.

ACT UP Oral History Project Series 1: Changing the Definition of AIDS

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In this opening installment, ACT UP activists talk about how ACT UP changed the definition of AIDS. Using excerpts from the ACT UP Oral History interviews, the series provides an overview of the ACT UP Oral History Project.

The Activist Studio: HIV/AIDS

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Host Ashara Ekundayo welcomes Ru Johnson of the Colorado AIDS Project and Bernadette Berzoza of Sisters of Color United for Education to discuss HIV/AIDS and social justice issues involved with the disease.  Produced by Free Speech TV, The Activist Studio brings together community activists and non-profits to discuss their issues, campaigns, challenges and success stories.

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