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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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, “Here as I Am,” 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 – َQNotes
- 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 People – 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 Online – Poz Magazine
- April 27 Tips for Health Professionals serving LGBTI Communities During COVID-19 – Linkages
- January 6, 2020 – Positive Response – Poz Magazine
2019 Press
- November 18 George Ayala’s Global Impact – Poz Magazine
- September 20 New Survey Examines HIV, Health, and Human Rights of Gay Men Worldwide – QNotes
- September 20 Support for the HIV2020 Conference in Mexico Continues to Grow – Poz Magazine
- September 4 Ativistas se unem por uma alternativa para a Conferéncia Internacional sobre o HIV/AIDS – Midia Ninja
- August 6 Advocates Unite to Plan an Alternative to AIDS2020 – Poz Magazine
- July 24 WORLD Russia Items, Northern Ireland Reform, Malaysia Police – Windy City Times
- June 28 Episode 11: MPact, The Point of Pride – A Shot in the Arm Podcast
- June 25 Why We Need Pride in the Face of Worldwide Oppression, Violence & HIV – TheBody.com
- June 24 Activists: State Department ‘has abandoned full support of LGBTI people’ – Washington Blade
- June 14 A Global Leader in Gay Men’s Health – SFBayTimes
- February 18 AIDS 2020 vs HIV 2020 – Poz Magazine
2018 Press
HIV Activists Announce Alternative 2020 Conference in Mexico City
December 10 – December 12
- 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
2017 Press
- 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