MPact Global Action for Gay Men’s Health and Rights (formerly known as MSMGF or The Global Forum on MSM & HIV) was founded in 2006 by a group of activists concerned about the disproportionate HIV disease burden shouldered by men who have sex with men. MPact works at the intersection of sexual health and human rights, and is linked to more than 120 community-based organizations in 62 countries who are leading innovative solutions to the challenges faced by gay and bisexual men around the world.

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• September 4 There Might Be an Alternative AIDS Conference in 2020 – The Body
• August 8 What happened to PEPFAR’s $100M Key Population Investment Fund? – Devex
• July 26 HIV Activist, Journalist Mark S. King Delivers Video Coverage from AIDS 2018 in Amsterdam – The Body
• July 25 The criminalization of LGBT people supports the HIV epidemic – ECOM
• July 24 Gay guys from around the globe talk sex and personal safety in Amsterdam – Queerty

Bay Area, U.S. and Global Human Rights Advocates Demand 2020 International AIDS Conference Be Removed From U.S.

July 23 – July 27

• July 23 Gay Men From Around the World Share Struggles and Solutions at International AIDS Conference – The Body
• July 17 WORLD Surrogacy law, World Cup, message to Trump & Putin – Windy City Times
• July 13 Mobile Apps for Sexual Health #OutWithIt – Crowd 360
• July 8 Ending the HIV Epidemic Requires Ending Laws that Criminalize LGBT People – Hornet Stories

Gay Men’s Advocacy Organization Moving Beyond just HIV, as Global Focus Turns to Larger Issues of Sexual Health and Human Rights

June 26 – July 13

• April 24 Choice Of Bay Area For AIDS Conference Exposes Tension Among Activists – Kaiser Health Network
• April 24 Will Youth Visibility Come of Age at AIDS2018? – ICASO
• April 23 How Do You Come Out as Gay When the Word Isn’t Available in Your Native Language? – Hornet Stories
• April 22 Travel policies make U.S. unsafe for AIDS conference, activists say – NBCNews
• April 20 Choice Of Bay Area For AIDS Conference Exposes Tension Among Activists – California Healthline
• April 13 Democrat Cory Booker branded ‘anti-Christian bigot’ for asking Trump nominee about his homophobic views – PinkNews
• April 10 Lawmakers urged to block Trump’s anti-LGBT Secretary of State nominee Mike Pompeo – PinkNews
• April 9 Civil and Human Rights Groups Urge Senate to Reject Pompeo – The Leadership Conference
• April 9 Why Decriminalization Matters: Around the World, LGBT People Are Being Denied the Right to Exist – Hornet Stories
• April 9 Progressive Groups Pressure Senate to Reject Pompeo – Politico
• March 21 2020 AIDS Confab Site Sparks Controversy – Bay Area Reporter
• March 13 U.S. Networks of People With HIV Oppose U.S. Location for 2020 International AIDS Conference – The Body
• February 22 Hornet Launches Global #DecriminalizeLGBT Campaign – PRNewswire
• February 14 An Interview With Global Forum on MSM& HIV Executive Director George Ayala – LGBT Foundation via Medium
• February 13 WORLD NEWS Costa Rica election, PrEP news, HIV outbreak – Windy City Times
• February 9 MSMGF Applauds the Australian Government’s New Policy on PrEP – Erie Gay News
• February 7 #DecriminalizeLGBT Is a Campaign Dedicated to Fighting the Laws That Criminalize Us – Hornet Stories

• November 1 ‘Science Speaks’ Highlights Recent Pieces On Mexico City Policy, TB, HIV Prevention – Kaiser Family Foundation Blog
• October 31 What we’re reading: The global gag rule gets a check-up, TB in India, and reconsidering HIV prevention – Science Speaks: Global ID News

Will the U.N. “Leave No One Behind” and Improve LGBTI Health and Well-Being?

July 5 – July 25

• June 5 Nederland moet Indonesië interpelleren over holebifobie en transfobie – Zizo Online
• May 25 Years of Progress to End AIDS Now Threatened – Erie Gay News
• May 22 A Human Rights Analysis of HIV in the Yogyakarta Principles – Sexuality Politics Watch Blog
• May 20 Holding UN Member States Accountable: #EndAIDS by 2030 – Equal Eyes
• April 21 Trump Policies Snag First HIV-Positive Gay Asylum Seeker – A&U Magazine
• April 20 Setting Advocacy Priorities: PEPFAR Country Operational Plans 2017 – HealthGap
• April 20 Setting Advocacy Priorities: PEPFAR Country Operational Plans 2017 – AVAC
• April 4 World: Trans model on GQ cover, Dutch attack, Quebec’s pro-LGBT move – Windy City Times
• April 3 Key population networks call for strengthening engagement in grant-making and implementation – AIDSPAN
• March 17 Too Little Data and Old Strategy on Prevention for MSM in Africa: Time for Change – TheBody.com
• March 5 Hội thảo Sử dụng bộ công cụ MSMIT để thiết kế chương trình can thiệp toàn diện cho nhóm MSM – Vietnam Department of HIV/AIDS