CEO of Hope & Help Center of Central Florida

It has been said that the first Pride was a riot, sparked by the Stonewall Uprising in 1969. The meaning of Pride Month has expanded and evolved since Stonewall and the subsequent first Pride Parade in 1970. Though Pride was established before the rise of HIV and AIDS, HIV awareness and advocacy have stood at the center of Pride since the early days of the illness.  Though HIV is no longer the death sentence it once was, there are still approximately 1.2 million people living with HIV in the United States and over 30,000 new infections every year. The continued prevalence of HIV […]