For example, gay and bisexual men made up an estimated 2% of the U.S.
While the annual number of new diagnoses fell by 19% between 20, progress has been uneven. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there are 1.2 million people living with HIV (PLWH) in the United States, and approximately 40,000 people were diagnosed with HIV in 2015 alone. HIV disproportionately impacts segments of the LGBTQ community.Īccording to the U.S. Together, HRC and the HRC Foundation are committed to working with our friends, partners, members, and supporters to end the dual epidemics of HIV and HIV-related stigma. Insufficient funding for public health programs, ideological opposition to common sense prevention policies, and societal barriers like stigma and discrimination, have made it especially difficult for us to turn the tide against the epidemic.
While major scientific advances have made it easier than ever to prevent and treat HIV, there remains no vaccine or cure, and tens of thousands of people continue to contract HIV every year. HIV continues to be a major public health crisis both in the United States and around the world.
