In South Africa — a country often referred to as the murder and rape capital of the world—one group of women are especially at risk. Lesbians are increasingly the targets of a particularly heinous crime: "curative" or "corrective" rape, which perpetrators believe will change their sexual orientation. We travel to South Africa to meet several survivors, who are speaking out to confront sexual violence and discrimination. Corrective rape is a hate crime in which a person is raped because of … [Read more...]
SOUTH AFRICA, confronts sexual violence and discrimination
November 28, 2012 by Team Celebration
Filed Under: AFRICA, Videos, WOMEN GENDER EQUITY ISSUES, WORLD ISSUES Tagged With: A Celebration of Women, boys, confronts sexual violence and discrimination, contribute to suicide, corrective rape, gang rape, gay community, girls, HIV infection, lesbians, men, murder, mutilation, physical, post, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, psychological trauma, rape, sexual assault, South Africa, South African gay women, South African women, unwanted pregnancy, violence against women., violent sexual assault, women.
AIDS.gov – Public Engagement Using “Twitter Townhalls”
October 17, 2012 by Team Celebration
On March 20, 2012 @StopBullyingGov participated in its first Twitter Townhall hosted by the CDC and was joined in addition by the Anti-Defamation League. The “#VetoViolence” townhall on bullying was one of a series held by CDC on topic relating to youth violence. Widely promoted during the weeks prior, the chat attracted many users asking questions about bullying and attracted 207 visits to StopBullying.gov using dedicated campaign links.One of the challenges with social media in the federal … [Read more...]
Filed Under: AIDS - H.I.V., CONTRIBUTORS Tagged With: A Celebration of Women, AIDS, AIDS.gov, Bullying, Bullying Prevention Coordinator, Deborah A. Temkin, gay community, gay teens, HIV, lesbian, Ph.D, Public Engagement Using “Twitter Townhalls”, STIGMA
Billion for Freedom Gay-friendly Video Project, Sharon Love
September 22, 2012 by Team Celebration
Four Secrets to Inspiring 2.2 Million (Free for You) Would you like to achieve your greatest dreams & make a difference for equality? Hi, I'm Sharon Love. In 2010, I attracted over 2 million people to a gay-friendly facebook group in just over two weeks, without any funding, staff or advertising. Have your say on our Billion for Freedom Gay-friendly Video Project and get access to a quick master class online that can change your life and change the world. I'd really … [Read more...]
Filed Under: AMERICAN [U.S.A.], CANADIAN, FEATURED, FEATURED EVENTS, RELATIONSHIPS, WOMEN Taking ACTION, WORLD EVENTS Tagged With: A Celebration of Women, Billion for Freedom Worldwide, coaching session, complimentary consultation, Four Gold Key Secrets, Four Secrets to Inspiring 2.2 Million, FR*EE E-learning Master Class with Sharon Love, gay community, gay marriage, gay women, lesbian, lesbian friendly, lesbian women, OUTstandingLives.org, Same Sex Marriage with Sharon Love, same-sex marriage, Sharon Love, Woman of Action, women., world's biggest gay-themed facebook group
HIV: A Mad Mutation or the Wrath of God?
July 15, 2012 by Team Celebration
'Human immunodeficiency virus' (HIV) is a lentivirus (a member of the retrovirus family) that causes 'acquired immunodeficiency syndrome' (AIDS), a condition in humans in which progressive failure of the immune system allows life-threatening opportunistic infections and cancers to thrive. HIV infects vital cells in the human immune system such as helper T cells (specifically CD4+ T cells), macrophages, and dendritic cells. HIV infection leads to low levels of CD4+ T cells through three main … [Read more...]
Filed Under: AIDS - H.I.V., SELF CARE Tagged With: A Celebration of Women, Activation of the HTLV-1, AIDS, Bailes E, CDC, Chaudhuri RR, Dr. Gallo, Dr. Horowitz LG. Polio, gay community, green monket, Hahn BH, Hamilton, Harper’s Magazine, Heinrich J. Origin of AIDS Virus, Henry Kissinger, hepatitis B and AIDS, HIV, HIV: A Mad Mutation or the Wrath of God?, Ho DD, homosexuals, Hooper E., human immunodeficiency virus, IARC, Korber BT, Nahmias AJ, Peeters M. Pybus OG and Korber B, polio, RA, Sharp PM, The White House, type B, USA, viral disease, viral hepatitis, virus, WD., Weiss, women., Yusim K, Zaire, Zhu T, “The Health Century”
Engaging Businesses in Support of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy
July 23, 2011 by admin
Successfully achieving the National HIV/AIDS Strategy’s aggressive goals depends not only on Federal leadership, but also on new investments and new partnerships from all parts society, including the private sector. As my colleague Melody Barnes, the President’s Domestic Policy Adviser, noted in a prior post, we know that some of our biggest successes in fighting HIV/AIDS have come about because of private sector initiatives, so we have called on businesses and foundations to provide … [Read more...]
Filed Under: AIDS - H.I.V. Tagged With: A Celebraiton of Women, Business Responds to AIDS, CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, education, Federal leadership, gay community, HIV activities, HIV continue to work, HIV-related stigma, HIV/AIDS, James Albino, Lending financial support, Levi Strauss, National HIV/AIDS Strategy, prevent HIV-related stigma, private sector, Take Action, UN Millennium Development, volunteer support, What Businesses of All Sizes Can Do
