NMAC’s Love Letter to Black Women: An Interview With Toni Newman Posted in: News, Press

Getty Images/Flashpop In 2021, TheBody developed a series devoted to Black women and how they’ve been excluded from conversations around HIV prevention, including pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). While working on articles on that series, I learned that medical racism was developed to hurt Black women (and it does) and realized that if the U.S. eliminated all of the bad things that target Black women, those efforts would protect everyone else in the country as well. I was recently reminded… Continue reading

NMAC Congressional Round Table on Trans Health and Safety Posted in: Press

With trans rights under assault across the country, NMAC led an emergency roundtable on Capitol Hill on July 27, 2023, with members of Congress and nationally-known medical professionals and policy experts to demand urgent action to protect trans Americans. The session was hosted by Congressional Equality Caucus Co-Chair Mark Takano (D-CA) and Congressional HIV/AIDS Caucus Co-Chair Barbara Lee (D-CA). It was also attended by Congresswoman Sara Jacobs (D-CA). In addition to the members of Congress,… Continue reading

LAWMAKERS AND ADVOCATES CONVENE EMERGENCY TRANS RIGHTS ROUNDTABLE ON CAPITOL HILL Posted in: Press

For Planning PurposesContact: Chip Lewis, 202.853.1846, clewis@nmac.org With trans rights under assault across the country, NMAC – one of the nation’s leading LGBTQ+advocacy organizations – will lead an emergency roundtable on Capitol Hill with members ofCongress and nationally-known policy experts to demand urgent action to protect transAmericans. WHEN: Thursday, July 27th, 12 PMWHERE: Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2045 WHAT: Historic roundtable about the unprecedented legislative attacks on the transgendercommunity, including the 220 bills specifically…

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Tennessee blocked $8 million for HIV, now ends up with $13 million, stunning advocates Posted in: Press

The state on Thursday passed $9 million in state funding for HIV prevention, surveillance and treatment, adding to $4 million in federal funds from the CDC. By Benjamin Ryan In a turnaround that has stunned and pleasantly surprised HIV advocates, Tennessee has gone from blocking $8.3 million in annual federal funds for HIV prevention, surveillance and treatment to including a new allotment of $9 million in the state budget approved Thursday to combat the virus. This…

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Episode 74 – Toni Newman, Best-Selling African American Transgender Author and Director of The Coalition for Justice & Equality Across Movements at NMAC Posted in: Press

On this episode of She Dynasty, Valerie’s got a very special guest – and on a very special day! Toni Newman, Best-Selling African American Transgender Author, joined us on International Trans Day of Visibility, to share her amazing personal and professional journey! Tap the play button to hear about Toni’s experience going from a scholarship student and self-proclaimed “sissy boy,” to being a proud trans woman, the Interim CEO of the Black AIDS Institute and…

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