MSMGF News
MSMGF statements, press releases, and media coverage.
Forum Notes
Statements and Press Releases
- [July 17, 2010] Groundbreaking Johns Hopkins—World Bank Survey Reveals Devastating Global HIV Epidemic among Gay Men, Global Health Leaders Call for Urgent Action Against Homophobia and Anti-Gay Legislation (pdf)
- [June 30, 2010] Global Health Leaders to Sound Alarm on Dual Crises of HIV, Discrimination among Gay Men During Vienna Press Conference (pdf)
- [June 24, 2010] World’s Largest Conference on Health and Human Rights of Men Who Have Sex with Men to Address Worsening Global AIDS Crisis among Gay Men (pdf)
- [May 21, 2010] MSMGF Outraged at 14 Year Imprisonment of Monjeza and Chimbalanga in Malawi (pdf)
- [May 18, 2010] The Global Forum on MSM & HIV (MSMGF) Condemns Ruling against Same-Sex Couple in Malawi (pdf)
- [May 17, 2010] Homophobia in the Age of AIDS - Letter from the MSMGF's Executive Officer on the International Day Against Homophobia (IDAHO)
- [April 20, 2010] The Global Forum on MSM & HIV (MSMGF) supports worldwide advocacy efforts to depathologize transgender identities (pdf)
- [April 1, 2010] Gates Foundation Supports Global Forum on MSM & HIV in New Worldwide Prevention Campaign Targeting Men Who Have Sex with Men (pdf)
- [March 17, 2010] The Global Forum on MSM & HIV (MSMGF) calls for greater inclusion of MSM advocates in country-led HIV planning and decision-making bodies (pdf)
- [March 5, 2010] Open letter to the HIV and public health community in Uganda urging organizations providing HIV-related services to speak out against the Anti-Homosexuality Bill (pdf)
- [February 23, 2010] The Global Forum on MSM & HIV to Celebrate New Oakland Headquarters with Open House; Local government and non-profit leaders to join international AIDS advocates for downtown event (pdf)
- [February 5, 2010] The Global Forum on MSM & HIV Applauds Congressional Resolutions against Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill, Public Statements by President Obama and Secretary Clinton (pdf)
- [January 27, 2010] The MSMGF calls on new administration in Honduras to condemn extreme levels of violence against gay community
- [December 16, 2009] The MSMGF Calls on Rwanda to Oppose Efforts to Criminalize Homosexuality (pdf)
- [October 26, 2009] Read the MSMGF's sign-on letters regarding the recent Anti-Homosexuality Bill in Uganda. Letters were addressed to the Obama administration in the US, leadership at key international HIV/AIDS support mechanisms, and the Museveni administration in Uganda. A third letter was also developed for those who wished to sign-on as individuals. Several organizations wished to add their support to this letter as well; their names are listed at the bottom.
- [August 24, 2009] MSMGF Press Release:
UK Backs the Global Forum on MSM & HIV in Launch of International Advocacy Campaign
- [June 24, 2009] MSMGF Press Release: Advocacy Coalition Unveils New Strategy to Fight Global AIDS Epidemic (pdf)
- [January 15, 2009] MSMGF Statement: Jail sentences for gay men in Senegal undermine human rights and the fight against AIDS (pdf)
- [November 25, 2008] The Global Forum on MSM and HIV's letter to Son Excellence, Honorable Président du Sénat, Gervais Rufyikiri of Burundi regarding proposed discriminatory legislation in the Burundian penal code (pdf)
- [October 6, 2008] MSMGF Statement: The MSMGF condemns hostility towards LGBT community in Sarajevo;
Calls for Government Accountability to Human Rights Statutes (pdf)
- [June 5, 2008] MSMGF Statement: The MSMGF Condemns the Arrests of Ugandan LGBT AIDS Activists (pdf)
Media Coverage of the MSMGF
Print / Radio / Wire
- Gates Open
Px Wire: A Quarterly Update on HIV Prevention Research, April-June, 2010
- Gates Foundation Awards $1 Million for HIV Prevention Initiative
Philanthropy News Digest, April 5, 2010
- California: New AIDS Advocacy Group Comes to Oakland
The Body, March 22, 2010
- AIDS group opens Oakland office
Bay Area Reporter, March 4, 2010
- HIV-AIDS Office Opens in Oakland
KCBS-AM, March 2, 2010
- New AIDS advocacy group comes to Oakland
The Oakland Tribune, March 1, 2010
- New Oakland headquarters for Global Forum
Bay Area Reporter, February 25, 2010
- Twenty-five at 25: Honoring 25 of today's LGBT leaders working to ensure the fight against HIV rages on
HIVPlusMag.com,
Nov/Dec 2009
- Coalition Unveils New Global Strategy
HIVPlusMag.com, July 17, 2009
- The invisible worldwide HIV epidemic: MSM
Windy City Times, September 10, 2008
- AIDS Conference Challenges Stigma of Homophobia
IN Los Angeles, August 19, 2008
- Global AIDS Prevention Gives Short Shrift to Gays
Associated Press, August 12, 2008
- Many Nations Lack HIV Prevention For Gay Men
National Public Radio, August 8, 2008
Audio File (mp3)
- Homophobia Driving Localized Epidemics Among MSM in Global South (pdf)
Global Voice, August 8, 2008
- Reune foro mudial a hombres que tienen sexo con otros hombres
Anodis, August 8, 2008
- AIDS confab attendees demand end to stigma
Bay Area Reporter, August 7, 2008
- Early Lessons Forgotten, AIDS Conference Told
Washington Post, August 7, 2008
- Social exclusion for MSMs escalating new HIV infections
Africa Science News Service, August 6, 2008
- Social exclusion and lack of HIV prevention programmes for MSM with men escalating new HIV infections in major cities globally
Southern Africa HIV and AIDS Information Service, August 6, 2008
- HIV Ravaging MSM Populations in the Global South
Prachatai, August 6, 2008
- Poor Countries Neglect Gay Men in AIDS Fight
CaribWorldNews, August 6, 2008
- AIDS Conference Seeks End to Discrimination Based on Sexual Preference
Voice of America, August 6, 2008
Audio File (mp3)
- Global AIDS researchers renew focus on gay men
Globe and Mail, August 6, 2008
- The Invisible Men: Gay Men and HIV/AIDS
IN Magazine, August 5, 2008
- 'Homophobic attitudes' preventing action against AIDS
ABC News, August 3, 2008
- Mayoría de infectados de VIH, por falta de información
El Sol de Mexico, August 3, 2008
- Sexo entre hombres causa más contagios
La Jornada, August 2, 2008
- HSH, excluidos de políticas públicas sobre VIH/sida
Notiese, August 2, 2008
- Buscan facilitar acceso a salud a hombres que tienen sexo con hombres
Notimex State News Agency, August 2, 2008
- Exhorta ONUSIDA a luchar por derechos de minorías sexuales
Notimex State News Agency, August 1, 2008
- Forum Examines Service Gaps for Gay Men
HIV Plus, July 30, 2008
Electronic / Blogs
- Social exclusion and lack of prevention puts MSM at risk
HealthDev.net, September 16, 2008
- Men Who Have Sex with Men Remain Disproportionately Affected by HIV/AIDS in the U.S. and Worldwide
HIV and Hepatitis.com, August 8, 2008
- Gay Does Not Always Translate....
AIDS2008.com, August 7, 2008
- I heart Pato's Corpus!
AIDS 2008 Community Blog, August 3, 2008
- Malawi MSM survey reveals very high HIV acquisition and transmission risks
Aidsmap, August 3, 2008
- Waving the flag for gay men everywhere
AIDS2008.com, August 3, 2008
- Battling Homophobia is Key to Ending AIDS ... Worldwide
AIDS 2008 Community Blog, August 3, 2008
- Global Forum on MSM and HIV
UNAIDS, August 2, 2008
- MSM and the global HIV epidemic
Aegis, July 31, 2008
- MSM and the global HIV epidemic
UNAIDS, July 31, 2008
- Global HIV Prevention for MSM
The Body, Summer, 2008
