Could bananas really be the key to stopping the spread of HIV? Some researchers believe they could be. They’ve discovered that BanLec, a type of lectin naturally found in bananas, binds to the sugary envelope that encases the HIV virus, thus blocking its entry into the body. It was even more effective in preventing the […]
It’s time to end the criminalization of HIV in America. That’s precisely what Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton argued in a speech given at the “HIV Is Not a Crime” convention, held in Huntsville, Alabama earlier this month. In her address, she pledged to “enforce civil rights laws to fight HIV-related discrimination, stigma, and injustice,” […]
The L.A. Times has an interview with Derrick Burts, the 24-year-old male porn star who contracted HIV recently. Burts, who has worked in gay and straight porn, as Derek Chambers and Cameron Reid respectively, discovered in early October through the adult industry’s AIM Healthcare Foundation that he had contracted the virus. Burts believes that he […]
