MPact Global Action for Gay Menβs 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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2021 Press
- July 14 Gay Man Killed in Mexico When He Revealed HIV Status – Positively Aware
- June 29 Gay Man in Mexico Murdered After Disclosing His HIV – Poz Magazine
- June 29 In Mexico, an HIV Positive Man’s Death Sparks Protests for Reform – The Body
- June 28 Health and Human Rights – Poz Magazine
- June 27 A Young Gay Man Killed in Cancun After Opening Up About His HIV Status – Gay Times
- June 22 Man Killed in Cancun over HIV Status – HIVPlusMag
- June 21 Leaderless for More than a Year, the U.S. Effort to Fight Global AIDS Faces a Foggy Future – The Body
- June 8 Remembering Marco Castro-Bojorquez, Mexican-American Filmmaker and HIV Activist – The Body
- June 7 AIDS Epidemic Anniversary Marked by Congresswoman Lee – LA Post-Examiner
- June 4 Hearing Civil Society’s Voice on the High Level Meeting on AIDS – UNAIDS
- May 21 Was the CDC’s Guidance on Ditching Masks too Hasty – Especially for Folks Living with HIV? – The Body
- May 19 Positive Leadership Matters – or Why I Became an Executive Director – Poz Magazine
- April 7 HIV Activist Andrew Spieldenner on His New Job and the Year Ahead – HIVPlusMag
2020 Press
- December 18 Amazing People Living With HIV: Heartland Hero Devin Hursey – HIV Plus Mag
- December 8 Panel Examines Impact of COVID-19 on LGBT Activism in the Americas – South Florida Gay News
- September 15 ViiV Healthcare Announces New Research Report, βHere as I Am,β on Socio-Economic Forces Affecting Access to HIV Care for Latinx Gay and Bisexual Men – BusinessWire
- September 4 Sex During COVID: Tips for Gay and Bisexual Men – ΩQNotes
- July 17 Masturbation Recommended as Best Way to Avoid COVID Infection During Sex – Out & About Nashville
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- June 4 Mitigating the Impact of COVID-19 on Key Populations – UNAIDS
- May 22 HIV Advocates Hail New Long-Lasting PrEP Option – Dallas Voice
- May 20 Injectable PrEP May Be On Its Way and Its Even More Effective than Pills – Gay Star News
- May 20 – Estudo Aponde Que PrEP Injetavel e Mais Eficaz do Que Comprimidos – Observatoriog
- May 20 Report Shows Pandemic’s Affect on LGBTQs Around the World – Bay Area Reporter
- May 15 UNAIDS Calls on Governments to stop arbitrary and discriminatory arrests of LGBTI PeopleΒ – UNAIDS
- May 4 Instan a Proteger, Apoyar Y Respetar Los Derechos Humanos De La Comunidad LGBTI Durante Emergencia Sanitaria Por COVID-19 – ZonaDocs
- April 29 HIV2020 Global Conference Will Now Take Place OnlineΒ β Poz Magazine
- April 27Β Tips for Health Professionals serving LGBTI Communities During COVID-19 β Linkages
- January 6, 2020 –Β Positive ResponseΒ – Poz Magazine
2019 Press
- November 18 George Ayalaβs Global Impact β Poz Magazine
- September 20 New Survey Examines HIV, Health, and Human Rights of Gay Men Worldwide β QNotes
- September 20 Support for the HIV2020 Conference in Mexico Continues to Grow β Poz Magazine
- September 4 Ativistas se unem por uma alternativa para a ConferΓ©ncia Internacional sobre o HIV/AIDS β Midia Ninja
- August 6 Advocates Unite to Plan an Alternative to AIDS2020 β Poz Magazine
- July 24 WORLD Russia Items, Northern Ireland Reform, Malaysia Police β Windy City Times
- June 28 Episode 11: MPact, The Point of Pride β A Shot in the Arm PodcastΒ
- June 25 Why We Need Pride in the Face of Worldwide Oppression, Violence & HIV β TheBody.comΒ
- June 24 Activists: State Department βhas abandoned full support of LGBTI peopleβ β Washington Blade
- June 14 A Global Leader in Gay Menβs Health β SFBayTimes
- February 18 AIDS 2020 vs HIV 2020 β Poz Magazine
2018 Press
HIV Activists Announce Alternative 2020 Conference in Mexico City
December 10 β December 12
- September 4Β There Might Be an Alternative AIDS Conference in 2020 β The Body
- August 8Β What happened to PEPFARβs $100M Key Population Investment Fund? β Devex
- July 26Β HIV Activist, Journalist Mark S. King Delivers Video Coverage from AIDS 2018 in Amsterdam β The Body
- July 25Β The criminalization of LGBT people supports the HIV epidemic β ECOM
- July 24Β Gay guys from around the globe talk sex and personal safety in Amsterdam β Queerty
Bay Area, U.S. and Global Human Rights Advocates Demand 2020 International AIDS Conference Be Removed From U.S.
July 23 β July 27
- July 23Β Gay Men From Around the World Share Struggles and Solutions at International AIDS ConferenceΒ β The Body
- July 17Β WORLD Surrogacy law, World Cup, message to Trump & PutinΒ β Windy City Times
- July 13Β Mobile Apps for Sexual Health #OutWithItΒ β Crowd 360
- July 8Β Ending the HIV Epidemic Requires Ending Laws that Criminalize LGBT PeopleΒ β Hornet Stories
Gay Menβs Advocacy Organization Moving Beyond just HIV, as Global Focus Turns to Larger Issues of Sexual Health and Human Rights
June 26 β July 13
- April 24Β Choice Of Bay Area For AIDS Conference Exposes Tension Among ActivistsΒ β Kaiser Health Network
- April 24 Will Youth Visibility Come of Age at AIDS2018?Β βΒ ICASO
- April 23Β How Do You Come Out as Gay When the Word Isnβt Available in Your Native Language?Β β Hornet Stories
- April 22Β Travel policies make U.S. unsafe for AIDS conference, activists sayΒ βΒ NBCNews
- April 20Β Choice Of Bay Area For AIDS Conference Exposes Tension Among ActivistsΒ β California Healthline
- April 13Β Democrat Cory Booker branded βanti-Christian bigotβ for asking Trump nominee about his homophobicΒ viewsΒ βΒ PinkNews
- April 10 Lawmakers urged to block Trumpβs anti-LGBT Secretary of State nominee MikeΒ PompeoΒ β PinkNews
- April 9 Civil and Human Rights Groups Urge Senate to Reject PompeoΒ βΒ The Leadership Conference
- April 9 Why Decriminalization Matters: Around the World, LGBT People Are Being Denied the Right to ExistΒ β Hornet Stories
- April 9 Progressive Groups Pressure Senate to Reject PompeoΒ βΒ Politico
- March 21 2020 AIDS Confab Site Sparks ControversyΒ β Bay Area Reporter
- March 13 U.S. Networks of People With HIV Oppose U.S. Location for 2020 International AIDS ConferenceΒ β The Body
- February 22Β Hornet Launches Global #DecriminalizeLGBT CampaignΒ βΒ PRNewswire
- February 14 An Interview WithΒ Global Forum on MSM&Β HIV Executive Director GeorgeΒ AyalaΒ β LGBT Foundation via Medium
- February 13Β WORLD NEWS Costa Rica election, PrEP news, HIV outbreakΒ β Windy City Times
- February 9Β MSMGFΒ Applauds the Australian Governmentβs New Policy on PrEPΒ βΒ Erie Gay News
- February 7Β #DecriminalizeLGBT Is a Campaign Dedicated to Fighting the Laws That Criminalize UsΒ β Hornet Stories
2017 Press
- November 1 βScience Speaksβ Highlights Recent Pieces On Mexico City Policy, TB, HIV PreventionΒ β Kaiser Family Foundation Blog
- October 31Β What weβre reading: The global gag rule gets a check-up, TB in India, and reconsidering HIV prevention βΒ Science Speaks: Global ID News
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Will the U.N. βLeave No One Behindβ and Improve LGBTI Health and Well-Being?
July 5 β July 25
- June 5Β Nederland moet IndonesiΓ« interpelleren over holebifobie en transfobieΒ βΒ Zizo Online
- May 25Β Years of ProgressΒ to End AIDS Now ThreatenedΒ β Erie Gay News
- May 22Β A Human Rights Analysis of HIV in the Yogyakarta PrinciplesΒ β Sexuality Politics Watch Blog
- May 20Β Holding UN Member States Accountable: #EndAIDS by 2030Β β Equal Eyes
- April 21 Trump Policies Snag First HIV-Positive Gay Asylum SeekerΒ β A&U Magazine
- April 20Β Setting Advocacy Priorities: PEPFAR Country Operational Plans 2017Β β HealthGap
- April 20Β Setting Advocacy Priorities: PEPFAR Country Operational Plans 2017Β β AVAC
- April 4Β World: Trans model on GQ cover, Dutch attack, Quebecβs pro-LGBT moveΒ β Windy City Times
- April 3Β Key population networks call for strengthening engagement in grant-making and implementation β AIDSPAN
- March 17Β Too Little Data and Old Strategy on Prevention for MSM in Africa: Time for Change β TheBody.com
- March 5Β Hα»i thαΊ£o Sα» dα»₯ng bα» cΓ΄ng cα»₯ MSMIT Δα» thiαΊΏt kαΊΏ chΖ°Ζ‘ng trΓ¬nh can thiα»p toΓ n diα»n cho nhΓ³m MSM β Vietnam Department of HIV/AIDS