amfAR Launches MSM Initiative

New initiative from the Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR) to provide grants and support advocacy efforts in developing countries

June 26, 2007 - As the HIV/AIDS pandemic enters its second quarter-century, HIV is spreading rapidly among men who have sex with men (MSM), particularly in resource-limited countries. After the terrible price paid by gay men in the 1980s and ‘90s, it seems unthinkable that such a scenario could be repeated today. Yet discrimination, denial, and criminalization of male-male sex are again fueling this major health crisis, just as they did at the dawn of the HIV/AIDS era.

But there is hope. Grassroots organizations are forming in parts of Africa, India, Southeast Asia, and other developing regions where the epidemic is reaching crisis proportions. With sufficient funding and support, these organizations can shift community attitudes, drive policy changes, and mobilize the necessary resources to reverse the alarming spread of HIV among MSM.

In an effort to help these organizations grow and become more effective, and to reduce rates of HIV infection and transmission among MSM in resource-limited countries, amfAR has launched a new MSM initiative.

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