HIV Prevention Policy USA

HIV prevention policy in the United States remains a central focus for public health leaders, lawmakers, and LGBTQ advocacy organizations working to reduce new HIV infections nationwide.

Policies surrounding federal funding, healthcare access, insurance coverage, and telehealth services play a critical role in expanding prevention tools such as PrEP and HIV testing.

JRL CHARTS LGBT Politics USA tracks the latest developments in HIV prevention policy, including legislative initiatives, public health campaigns, and advocacy efforts aimed at strengthening access to prevention resources and treatment programs across the country.

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18 04, 2018

FSC Lifts Adult Film Production Hold Over HIV+ Performer Alert

2026-03-12T12:44:26-07:00April 18th, 2018|Categories: LGBTQ News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

By: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer We have received word that PASS medical advisors have alerted the Free Speech Coalition (FSC) that the adult performer’s first-generation PASS contacts have now all returned clear from their HIV tests. The FSC and PASS Released the following statement: "Because of the earlier-than-expected turn-around in test results, the production hold [...]

5 04, 2018

Gay Hookup App Grindr Says It Will Stop Sharing HIV Status with Other Companies

2026-03-12T12:44:26-07:00April 5th, 2018|Categories: LGBTQ Politics|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

By: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer After the huge backlash the gay dating and social networking app, Grindr, which counts more than 3 million daily active users, announced that it would offer a feature reminding users to get tested for HIV. What followed is what sent Grindr into the lion's den as Buzzfeed exposed Grindr of [...]

26 02, 2018

The Trump ‘American Budget’ Propose Draconian Cuts In HIV, Hepatitis C Research, Treatment and Prevention

2026-03-12T12:44:26-07:00February 26th, 2018|Categories: LGBTQ Politics|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

By: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer President Trump's proposed "American Budget", proposes domestic HIV prevention funding to be cut $34.6 million while the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Global AIDS Program should be slashed by as much as $58 million. The draconian Trump 'American Budget' further would go after funding for the CDC’s overall discretionary [...]

6 02, 2018

Publix Reverses, Will Cover HIV Prevention Drug PrEP for Employees

2026-03-12T12:44:27-07:00February 6th, 2018|Categories: LGBTQ Politics|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

By: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer After major backlash for refusing to cover drugs used to prevent HIV/AIDS, PrEP, the Florida-based grocery chain Publix released a series of tweets on Tuesday Feb. 6 stating that the company has decided to add the coverage of PrEP for its 1,169 employees should they request it. Known for not [...]

1 02, 2018

Publix Grocery Chain Denies PrEP HIV Drug to Employees

2026-06-15T00:00:04-07:00February 1st, 2018|Categories: LGBTQ Politics|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

By: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer One of the America's largest supermarket chains faces backlash over the claims that one of its stores refused to cover the HIV prevention drug PrEP, for one of their employees through their insurance plan. Atlanta's director of the Fulton County PrEP Clinic David Holland, who also serves an assistant professor [...]

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