By Shelby Stewart ·Updated October 17, 2023
The HIV epidemic continues to ravage Black and brown communities across the nation. In 2022, there were 36,704 new HIV diagnoses, with 39 percent occurring in Black individuals and 29 percent in Latinx individuals. Among Black men, the impact is even more pronounced, constituting 42 percent of new diagnoses in 2021.
In a time marked by heightened violence against the queer community, it becomes
