The global observance of World AIDS Day on December 1 serves as a reminder that San Antonio has what the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District describes in a report as, “a stubbornly high rate of new infections, and widespread stigma and lack of knowledge about HIV/AIDS.” Globally, there are an estimated 36.7 million people who…
Erotic Poetry Slam Set to Bring Awareness to World AIDS Day in San Antonio
Originally published in the San Antonio Current. To celebrate World AIDS Day, Unify San Antonio is bringing sexy back at their inaugural Erotic Poetry Slam on November 30 at Hustler Hollywood. Participants may bring their own original piece, read other people’s published works, or even read instructions on how to build a chair as long…
SA Observances to Mark World AIDS Day 2017
San Antonians will be among the millions of people around the globe who will be observing World AIDS Day on December 1. The observance, which was started in 1988, is billed as an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV, to show support for people living with HIV, and to commemorate…
Project Runway Designer Mondo Guerra in Conversation at McNay
Fashion designer Mondo Guerra, who appeared on two Project Runway television series, will be at the McNay Art Museum in San Antonio on November 30 where he will join San Antonio Express-News columnist Emily Spicer for a conversation on the eve of World AIDS Day. In 2010, Guerra finished as runner-up on Season 8 of…
Local observances mark World AIDS Day
World AIDS Day is December 1 and is marked with observances around the world including San Antonio. Globally there are an estimated 34 million people who have the virus. Since 1984, more than 35 million people have died of HIV or AIDS. According to Texas Department of State Health Services there were 5,477 people living…
SA sees slight drop in HIV infections
With World AIDS Day approaching on December 1, recent statistics from the Texas Department of State Health Services show a slight drop in HIV infections in Bexar County. In 2014, the latest year for which statistics are available, there were 329 new cases of HIV infections reported in Bexar County. That is down from 375…
World AIDS Day a reminder of high rates of HIV among S.A. gay and bi men
As the local observance of World AIDS Day approaches on December 1, it serves as a reminder that the number of those infected is rising in San Antonio, particularly among gay and bisexual men. Bexar County saw an 11 percent increase in HIV infection from 2012 to 2013, according to statistics released by the San…
The AIDS Lady speaks
The AIDS Lady Speaks December 5, 2014, 6:30 pm Second Baptist Church Community Center, 3310 East Commerce Street Free Anna De Luna had two selves. There was the successful actress, popping up in shows all over San Antonio. And then there was the activist, educating San Antonio’s youth about HIV. These two selves become one…