World AIDS day

HIV remains a growing problem for Florida, but survivors are seeking to erase the stigma surrounding the disease celebrate the lives they live and honor those who died in the path toward progress.

Thursday’s goal is to look back on those who have passed due to the disease, reflect on what progress has been made and provide education to the community that HIV is still a very real threat.

Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo explained the state plans to expand access to HIV testing and treatment.

Housing instability has been a major issue facing many people living with HIV since the beginning of the epidemic.

The new strategy, which declares racism a “public health threat,” was released on the annual commemoration of World AIDS Day.

OneBlood’s Susan Forbes says the Orlando portion of the study housed in the LGBT+ Center still needs about 120 gay and bisexual men between the ages of 18 and 39 to enroll.

World AIDS Day is Wednesday and the Florida Department of Health in Pinellas and other counties are providing an opportunity for people to get free HIV tests.

World AIDS Day has been celebrated every Dec. 1 since 1988 as a day of remembrance for those whot have died of and those who are living with the disease...