VIDEOS From AIDS2016: Inside the Massive HIV Treatment Access March

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http://msmgf.org/videos-aids2016-inside-massive-hiv-treatment-access-march/

"I am a gay man with health insurance living in the United States, which means I have access to HIV medications if I need them. In the global scheme of things, that makes me an enormously privileged person. My privilege is something that always strikes me square across the head when I attend the International AIDS conference.

In my striking – and humbling – new video from AIDS2016 in South Africa, I am bringing you inside a massive protest through the streets of Durban, and introduce you to activists who demand that HIV treatment is made available to people who need it, most particularly in Africa.

Meanwhile, in a bonus video report, I had a chat with PrEP advocate Jim Pickett from the Chicago AIDS Foundation about why Jim believes the international gathering should now be known as “the PrEP conference.” Jim also has some very choice words for an agency that is trying very hard to block a California bill that would provide education about PrEP to those who need it.

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Very, very worthwhile stuff!